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P0121 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2014

Throttle Position Sensor Does Not Agree With MAP


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0121
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1996 BMW 328i 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: WBACD4328T
P0121: 012 - Throttle valve potentiometer. Car came in with surging and very high idle. Trans was in limp mode. CEL and trans light were on. Customer replaced idle control motor to try and fix this problem, then brought it here when it didn't work. After clearing codes and all adaptations, the car will...
March 24, 2014
1996 BMW 328i 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: WBACD4328T
P0121: 012 - Throttle valve potentiometer. Car came in with surging and very high idle. Trans was in limp mode. CEL and trans light were on. Customer replaced idle control motor to try and fix this problem, then brought it here when it didn't work. After clearing codes and all adaptations, the car will...
March 25, 2014