325e Gas Pedal HARD???

[YAN-3]

anyone have a sticking throttle pedal? im looking to get my GF a 325e but the pedal is really stiff. the owner says he sprayed both the pedal and the throttlebody linlage however its still stiff, hard to press. anyone have this issue also, any fixes? thanks guys.

[SchnellerVert]

My vert has a stiff accelerator, I just tell the wife to think of it as excercise for a two pedal car due to lack of a clutch.

Honestly the throttle cable is probably binding or frayed in the housing. Spray some bicycle brake cable lubricant into the throttle cable. It has teflon which should help it slide.

[Jonathan M3]

Honestly the throttle cable is probably binding or frayed in the housing.

Guaranteed. Just replace the frayed cable, they're pretty cheap.

[YAN-3]

the part that goes from the pedal to the TB?

[dirty30]

35 41 1 154 285 ........ $37.05

-Ryan

[SchnellerVert]

the part that goes from the pedal to the TB?

Your kidding right?

[Midnight Sun]

Tell the guy who is selling it that it is a major problem. IE malfunction throttle body or the entire intake manifold is soo backed up with.... reciprocating backpressure that the engine will need at the very least a new carburator and possibly an entirely new intake and head.

Offer him 700.

[YAN-3]

thanks ryan

[SchnellerVert]

It's a 325e in Germany, they probably don't even want that. He could probably get it for free in a few months.

[YAN-3]

Your kidding right?

ahh.. what i ment was the cable from the pedal on.

[SchnellerVert]

You might want to get the liner to as that may have caused the fray to form.

[YAN-3]

thanks guys, ill grab one from the junk yard

[Jonathan M3]

You might want to get the liner to as that may have caused the fray to form.

The liner comes with the new cable.

[SchnellerVert]

The liner comes with the new cable.

Thanks didn't know that. Egg on my face for picking on Yan.

[YAN-3]

lol, its all good bro.