C8 2.0 HDi Throttle Position Sensor fault

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C8 2.0 HDi Throttle Position Sensor fault

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My auto gearbox has been slipping a bit between 1st and 2nd gear so I took my car to a Citroen garage who tried and failed to read any diagnostics from the Transmission Control Unit... ECU version not supported error :(

They claimed that "the slipping is nothing to worry about and that it will be fine" so, knowing they are wrong, I took the car to a transmission specialist who through their diagnostics got a Throttle Control Sensor fault, which fits my symptoms.

Anyhow, I have cleaned plenty of throttle bodies on petrol cars to fix this particular fault but I don't see anything that I would expect to look like a throttle body in my engine.

So does anybody know where the throttle body and Throttle Control Sensor are in a C8 2.0 HDi? I just want to test the sensor and clean the throttle body.
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Re: C8 2.0 HDi Throttle Position Sensor fault

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The throttle position sensor is connected to the accelerator pedal.
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Re: C8 2.0 HDi Throttle Position Sensor fault

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The throttle position sensor on a c8 is fastened to the wiper mechanism under the scuttle panel. A diesel does not have a throttle flap, and the faulty device is just a potentiometer that relays information from the cable inputs to the engine ECU .You would just replace it with another unit, but I doubt it will cause your clutch slipping issue.
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