..for new owners or old, to tighten that throttle cable. I've had my MY03 for about 4months and was checking my oil levels one day and noticed the SLACK on the throttle cable..

5 mins later.. car feels so much better. Throttle is how it should have came.

For those that don't know how to do it, all you need is a 12mm wrench and 5mins. Loosen both nuts that hold the cable in place and pull the cable towards the rear of the car just a bit. I'd guestimate about half an inch back? Just enough so the cable is pretty tight, then tighten both nuts back up. Enjoy

Question: Why is it so loose to start with?

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i would think vibrations and the constant pull on the throttle would cause it to lose its place and become "loose"

 

thanks for the tip

 

Good tip

 

actually, what's weird is..i was at the dealership today to pick up an MY04' brochure and tehre was an MY03' sitting in the showroom. I decided to see if the cable was loose cause my friend also said his was pretty loose(his is a 03 also)...and tehre in all it's glory...it had as much slack as my S did before i tightened it

*shrug*

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wow thanks for the tip

 

AP1...good tip, but remember guys test your throttle cable to make sure it NEEDS to be tightened. You should have about 1/2 of play in it. It shoulldn't be tight. Too tight of a cable can cause problems as well

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tenblade2001
AP1...good tip, but remember guys test your throttle cable to make sure it NEEDS to be tightened.

 

yup...you'd be running too rich and actually loose power. Good post though AP1.

 

thank you gotta have some sort of productive input while i'm here.

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