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(Message started by: GreenFlash on Feb 13^th, 2006, 1:38pm)

Title: No response from throttle.
Post by GreenFlash on Feb 13^th, 2006, 1:38pm

Hi,

Having a off day with me car, starts up ok and ticks over like tiger sleeping but when you press the throttle ped down nothing!! ??? have played with the cables tugged, pulled and taken apart so on, have got the car now at 2000 revs ive taken her down the road and after a little time and no hills i reach 30mph i put the cruise control on and she drive as usual through the controls on the steering wheel with no problems and revs go up, have taken off and exposed the trottle housing and manualy rev the engine all ok, any help as you all know is more then greatly recieved.

thanks, not so GreenFlash at the mo :-/

Title: Re: No response from throttle.
Post by Simmo on Feb 13^th, 2006, 2:19pm

Does it not suggest that the cable may have become detached from the pedal?. If the Cruise control works that relies upon a separate cable coming from the motor at the front of the car. If you go to the top of this page,click on search and insert 'Throttle' that should bring up some links which may help you.

Title: Re: No response from throttle.
Post by leftofcentre on Feb 13^th, 2006, 6:20pm

or the cable has snapped somewhere between the pedal and the throttle valve?

Title: Re: No response from throttle.
Post by GreenFlash on Feb 14^th, 2006, 5:56pm

Hi,

Thanks for the replies :), seemed to have found the problem in the traction control unit - ive been up in Blackpool for the last week and the car has been parked on the sea front for a good few days and it was extreamly cold, some how the traction control was coming on while the car was stationary ( all cables ok ) thus no reponse from the throttle pedal. Ive taken it apart and cleaned plus a drop oil where possible and the problem has gone away ;D- But!! the car now response's so sharply it makes me think that the unit has not been working as good as it should have for some while, this could be something of a scheduled maintainance requirement ;) I will see how it goe's.