Some sort of problem, god knows what

**Posted:** Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:53 am

Today and yesterday my car (1.8 exec) started being strange - in any gear, the first bit of travel (few mm, the amount you need to cruise at 50!)on the gas pedal would make the car feel like it is engine braking, so much so it makes me move forward slighty - push the pedal a bit more (again, a few mm) and the car jerks me back and off it goes normally.
What the #@$% is going on?!?!?

**Posted:** Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:02 am

Sounds like your butterfly valve is coked up. Take the throttle body off and give the butterfly valve and surrounding area a good scrub with a stiff plastic bush.

Mark

**Posted:** Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:16 am

That's the plate that opens and closes on the inlet right? is it easy to get apart? I've noticed that it's been making a clinking noise when i've let off full throttle to change gear - at least i think its that....

**Posted:** Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:04 pm

Yep - very easy. You might want to undo the top of the airbox (of undo the bracket for your induction kit) and the head cover vent pipe, then just undo the four nuts/bolts and it comes apart.

Mark

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:41 am

Yeah same thing with mine buy some carp cleaner in a spray can and spray it into the throttle body around the buterfly use a toothbrush to get the real hard stuff off after that start engine get the revs up about 1500 or so and spray some up through the air intake but after the filte. good luck..

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:11 pm

carp cleaner ? Sounds fishy!

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:29 pm

Carp cleaner is very strong and will get rid of all the crap trust me it works a treat...... it is oil and crabon build up around the buterfly that gives the sticky throttle... local motor factors 1 can about £3.50...

**Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:16 pm

Carp cleaner ? do you mean Carb cleaner ?

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:06 am

It's carb cleaner, but here in Weymouth where there is a fishing port, we have problems with fishy air, so Carp cleaner seems to work better than Carb cleaner :wink:

Mark

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:46 pm

Well you can try that carb cleaner all you want but carp cleaner is way better (lol:D

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:03 pm

[quote="Mark.T"]It's carb cleaner, but here in Weymouth where there is a fishing port, we have problems with fishy air, so Carp cleaner seems to work better than Carb cleaner :wink:

Mark[/quote]

I can second that

**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:29 am

[quote="Mark.T"]It's carb cleaner, but here in Weymouth where there is a fishing port, we have problems with fishy air, so Carp cleaner seems to work better than Carb cleaner :wink:

Mark[/quote]

Excellent :lol:

**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:23 pm

It gets worse.....

[quote="nickv6"]Carp cleaner is very strong and will get rid of all the crap trust me it works a treat...... it is oil and [color=red]crabon[/color] build up around the buterfly that gives the sticky throttle... local motor factors 1 can about £3.50...[/quote]

Who is it has a Whale tail on their car...?

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Step up Rob............... Of the Dragon variety................

:lol:

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**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:50 pm

You keep that crab-on and carp cleaner away from my moby!!!

Anyone got any barnicle remover?

:lol:

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**Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:23 am

[quote="Dragon Rob"]You keep that crab-on and carp cleaner away from my moby!!!

Anyone got any barnicle remover?

:lol:

:lol:[/quote]

**Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:32 pm

And if you don't use all the carp cleaner on your intake system, you can use the rest to "descale" your kettle !!!!

Some sort of problem, god knows what

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