thottle position sensor bad?

[sellpaint72]

hello, I have 95 camry with 2.2 engine with 177,000 miles just bought a month ago. Ran great until i took it on its first long trip to the beach and it started missing when idleing and at low rpm when going through the gears(5 speed) after it reached around 3000 rpm it ran fine. Replaced plugs,wires, checked for vacuum leaks and cleaned throttle body,Still ran the same with ac on or off.I unplugged the throttle position sensor and it runs perfect, the check engine light is now on, and was not before.Does this mean I just need to replace the tps or do I possibly have some other problem. Thanks for any input.

[Mike Gerber]

Since the check engine light is now on, I would start troubleshooting by reading the code stored in the ECU. You can do this with a piece of wire or a paper clip. The procedure is in the Toyota generation 3 factory service manual stickied at the top of the this forum.

Mike

[javatrooper]

The factory service manual also shows a very detailed check of the tps. If you have a good multimeter it just takes about 10 minutes to check and adjust it. At least you can know if it is good or not without buying the part.