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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: DC on 16 June 2008, 22:43:01

Title: sticky gas pedal
Post by: DC on 16 June 2008, 22:43:01

Has anyone experienced sticky gas pedal on a V6 (2.5 in my case). What’s the reason and how to cure it? Very annoying - can’t drive smoothly. Thanks

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: markey mark on 16 June 2008, 22:45:26

accelerater cable mate only thing it can be unless your throttle body is proper caked in black gunge !! :(

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: DC on 16 June 2008, 22:50:14

Thanks Mark. Throttle body cleaned recently. Is there a specific point on the cable where it happens? Are they known to snap on these cars?

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: markey mark on 16 June 2008, 22:56:37

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Thanks Mark. Throttle body cleaned recently. Is there a specific point on the cable where it happens? Are they known to snap on these cars?

never had one snap but have had the plastic coating on the cable start to come away and make it stiff !! :y both exposed ends are suspect  :y

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: DC on 16 June 2008, 23:01:49

Am asking this cause have had a bad experience with Renault clutch-cables in the past (on rhd cars). Wouldn’t like to have something similar on this car. It does seem to be coming from pedal end of the cable. The other end is in good shape. How can I fix this apart from replacing the cable?

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: markey mark on 16 June 2008, 23:04:01

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Am asking this cause have had a bad experience with Renault clutch-cables in the past (on rhd cars). Wouldn’t like to have something similar on this car. It does seem to be coming from pedal end of the cable. The other end is in good shape. How can I fix this apart from replacing the cable?

you carnt really mate new cable needed  :y

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: DC on 16 June 2008, 23:07:45

That is annoying bit of driving an old car. Even though it is mechanically perfect, there are always some small things that piss me of

Title: Re: sticky gas pedal
Post by: davlad22 on 18 June 2008, 21:02:02

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how to cure it?

Buy a facelift omega - electronic throttle  ;D  :y

Plenty of the old WD on each end I would say? Guessing it's the pedal end, get your head right in there to have a look, don't spray your eyes mind!