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16 years ago
Sticky BMW throttle.
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16 years ago
No experience with that car, but is it fly by wire or does it still have a throttle cable?
Those symptoms match a corroded cable to a tee. Give it a good dose of oil then grease it, where the inner leaves the outer cable by the throttle body, then work it back and forth full travel a few times. Probably best done with the ignition off to avoid activating any anti- flooding or whatever.
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16 years ago
Cable. A web search suggests that on some BM's, the stickyness can be in the throttle pedal boxes. Dunno whether that applies to mine though.
I don't think the problem is due to corrosion, but it could be due to wear of the PTFE lining, if the cable has one. If so replacement of the cabe is the only practical cure. Looks like a fiddly job, so an easier fix would be nice.:-) Mike.