05 Sensors
Calibration
The sensor checklist before a first start and after a loom change.
5 min readUpdated 2026-08
Calibrate sensors before you chase fueling. Wrong TPS closed, wrong MAP transfer or a CLT on the GM curve when you fitted a Nissan NTC will waste a day.
015 V rails
Key-on, engine off. 5 V Sens 1 and 2 should be 4.95–5.05 V. If a rail is at 0 V, something is shorted — unplug sensors one at a time.
02MAP
Key-on, engine off. MAP should read local baro (≈ 90–102 kPa depending on altitude). A 3 bar sensor reading 200 kPa at key-on has the wrong transfer or a 5 V problem.
03TPS
Calibrate closed and WOT. Confirm 0–100 % sweep.
04CLT / IAT
Stone-cold engine: both near ambient. Hot soak: CLT at thermostat.
05Battery
Confirm the ECU battery voltage matches a meter at B18. Injector dead-time is voltage-based; a 1 V error is a lot of fuel at idle.
06AFR
Key-on, sensor at air: wideband should read free air (λ ≈ 1.5+ / AFR 20+ depending on controller). A stuck 14.7 is a narrowband or a dead analog scale.