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Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
The Kia we run as a third car for the kids to drive has been acting up so I pulled the code to see what's up. Looks like a throttle position sensor, cool. Drop it off at neighborhood mechanic and they confirm diagnosis. The bad news - you can't just replace the TPS, Kia designed it so that you have to replace the whole throttle body. $800 part instead of $80. Lovely.
Makes me appreciate my 20 year old Jeep that much more.
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Sounds like something to call around the wrecking yards for. And check online it's possible the aftermarket sells the part and it is replacable, just Kia only sells the assembly.