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<blockquote data-quote="skinhead" data-source="post: 5592" data-attributes="member: 75"><p>this morning while driving to work my throttle cable got stuck at full throttle :yes: ... luckily no car infront of me and i managed to pull the pedal back to position and no pedal to metal till i reach my office.upon inspection, found out that the cable near the "c" hook end was splitting to pieces and it stuck inside the black rubber hose, hence sticky. got no other choice except change it again. 2nd time in 6-7 months ( i guess)... to change remove the plastic part underneath driver footwell, reroute the old cable out and reinstall new cable starting from inside ur car. 10 min max... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />k: i guess pedal to metal on daily basis is bad for the oe cable <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />h34r:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skinhead, post: 5592, member: 75"] this morning while driving to work my throttle cable got stuck at full throttle :yes: ... luckily no car infront of me and i managed to pull the pedal back to position and no pedal to metal till i reach my office.upon inspection, found out that the cable near the "c" hook end was splitting to pieces and it stuck inside the black rubber hose, hence sticky. got no other choice except change it again. 2nd time in 6-7 months ( i guess)... to change remove the plastic part underneath driver footwell, reroute the old cable out and reinstall new cable starting from inside ur car. 10 min max... :ok: i guess pedal to metal on daily basis is bad for the oe cable :ph34r: [/QUOTE]
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