Sloppy throttle wire

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drifty325i
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Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:19 am

Hey just a quick question, should the throttle wire be a bit loose and sloppy when the cars a idle? or should it be tight via the ajustment it has ?

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Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:42 pm

it should be tight but not to the extent of making it idle high though
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Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:37 pm

all the ones ive seen are quite slack within reason. Put a picture up if unsure, we like pic's winkeye
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Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:08 pm

i was told as long as the throttle opens fully when the pedal is flat to the floor, its fine? :?
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Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:09 pm

Year i think the slackness is within reason, and im dam sure it gets full throttle lol. ill check
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