Hello,
I feel my throttle pedal is feel heavy is it normally? and how to make it more light so my foot will be easy to push the throttle pedal
I try spray the throttle cable with wd 40 and still heavy
any suggestion, without change the cable?
thank is advance
markus
M40 throttle pedal, feel heavy is it normally?
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markus_74
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The throttle on my M40 is very light.
When I bought this 318i about 8 years ago however the throttle was very tight. I removed the cable with a view to lubricate it but I saw that the wire cable itself is sheaved in a plastic.(Mylar maybe?) ....layer and this plastic layer had frayed through so I had no choice but to replace the cable.
When I bought this 318i about 8 years ago however the throttle was very tight. I removed the cable with a view to lubricate it but I saw that the wire cable itself is sheaved in a plastic.(Mylar maybe?) ....layer and this plastic layer had frayed through so I had no choice but to replace the cable.
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As above. Lubrication would have worked if done a few years ago, but the chances are, that by the time the problem is bad enough to cause concern, the cable itself will be worn.
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Just change the cable, mine was like that and was stretching when the pedal was pressed and killing acceleration.
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New cable time 
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Ok,thank you for the advice
