TPS senior calibration?

[ParanoidSVT]

Hey gang! So last week I noticed randomly when I fired up my truck it would file at 1500… wouldn’t do it all the time…

with this warm weather I thought it was funny.. I’d wait 2/3 min like normal, then drive up my street. By the time I got to top of the street it has back to 700 roughly..

Anyway, a few days later I throw a code (believe it or not on my way to get a inspection sticker, gods honest truth) I go to the auto parts store and they checked it said it was tps sensor code

so they ordered me a motocraft one

it’s about to come in so I looked on YouTube for the swap; being a 3.0 mine is located on the drivers side. Super easy to get to. I haven’t swapped anything out yet, because I don’t have the part

but also see in some of the comments on YouTube that some people need a “calibration” I can’t really find my answer I’m looking for, will I need a calibration? How’s the right way to calibrate it? Do I need to bring it to a shop to do this?

anyone here have any advice for me when swapping out my sensor? I’d like to do it tomorrow if it comes in, but concerned now about this “calibration” every video I’ve seen they unscrew it, and screw the new one on

any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you!!

2004, 2wd, 3.0

 

[ParanoidSVT]

I also have seen just swap it out and drive around it self learns, so I’m just confused, if I can just swap it out and drive around for it to learn I’m totally fine with letting it self learn

 

[SenorNoob]

IDK about your truck, but I've seen sensors with adjustable "ears" around the screws. You'd loosen the screws slightly and adjust for under 1v at idle. I highly doubt a Motorcraft sensor would be adjustable like this.

 

[ParanoidSVT]

Yeah mine doesn’t have adjustable ears

I’ve seen a few videos of guys just unplugging the sensor, unscrewing the screws, installing the new sensor and done

then I see posts of people saying they had to calibrate

I’ve also read just drive it around and it learns itself

 

[SenorNoob]

If it doesn't have adjustable ears, there is nothing to calibrate unless you want to alter PCM programming.

 

[ParanoidSVT]

So I should be good with just swapping it out and driving around for it to self learn?

 

[SenorNoob]

Yep

 

[ParanoidSVT]

Yep

You are the man!! Thank you! I have been so anxious over this, once it stops raining I’m going to swap it out