throttle sticking,need help

1. jpa214 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 176

   #1 22nd March 2006, 04:53

   hi there please can anyone help me,ive just bought a saxo vtr,and my throttle is sticking on it when i put my foot all the way down,and i have no idea what it is,also the butterfly sticks when doing it,please help
   any one
   jpa214
2. GreenSaxo Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2002 Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 12835 Cammed Saxo "desire" 16v

   #2 22nd March 2006, 05:14

   what is actually sticking mate????
   
   is it the cable? or the actual butterfly?
   
   know it may sound silly.. but it isnt the pedal getting stuck on the footwell mat?? ?
   
   Mark
3. BLUE_DEVIL Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Portsmouth United Kingdom (England) Posts: 631 54 reg Honda Civic Sport. 2.0L Sierra sapphire.

   #3 22nd March 2006, 05:22

   Is the return spring gunked up with cr*p an fluff?
4. jpa214 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 176

   #4 22nd March 2006, 13:47

   nah the pedals not gettin caught on the mat,ive tried lubricating the cable,,that didnt work and i also tried removing the tensioomier,think thats what its called but still the same,
   the butterflys sticking,
   any other suggestons?
   would that make the throttle stick if the spring is gunked up,ow would i go about cleaning it?
5. addictedtosax Established Member Joined: Jun 2005 Dalkeith (Edinburgh) United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 1162 MKII Saxo 1.1i

   #5 22nd March 2006, 21:27

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by GreenSaxo know it may sound silly.. but it isnt the pedal getting stuck on the footwell mat?? ? Mark

   this has happened to me before its fucking scary!
6. vtrchris64 Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Bridgend United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 1611 Clio 182 Cup

   #6 23rd March 2006, 03:44

   so if your throttle sticks wtf do you do then?
   
   must be scary
7. vtrchris64 Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Bridgend United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 1611 Clio 182 Cup

   #7 23rd March 2006, 04:53

   sry silly question i guess you just press the brakes lol
8. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #8 23rd March 2006, 04:55

   won't stop the car fully though...reminds me of that guy who was going like 130mph for 6 miles or whatever....why didn't he turn turn the engine off
9. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #9 23rd March 2006, 05:09

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by baz_saxo won't stop the car fully though...reminds me of that guy who was going like 130mph for 6 miles or whatever....why didn't he turn turn the engine off

   lol ye what a dumbass, he then said to the firemen after he crashed that he didnt want to be broken out as itll damage the car, and the firemen say "its a writeoff mate!"
   
   id love to see his face when he said that!
10. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

    #10 23rd March 2006, 05:11

    would rather flood the engine than fuck the car up by crashing!