Accelerator Cable

graeme cook

graeme cook

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Hi, i have a 1999 2.0 m52tu , always though that the accelerator cable was a bit stiff and needs a new one, can anyone give me the part number for one or point me in the right direction

Cheers
 
IF you're in the AA their service vehicles used to carry the neccessary bits, Bowden Cable, Outer Cable and solderless nipples to make cables on the roadside. Whether they still do I don't know. It might be worth asking?

Tony.
 
t-tony said:
IF you're in the AA their service vehicles used to carry the neccessary bits, Bowden Cable, Outer Cable and solderless nipples to make cables on the roadside. Whether they still do I don't know. It might be worth asking?

Tony.
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Hi. It’s just ready to be replaced. Accelerator a little stiff. Just impossible to get one at the moment.
 
Remove the old cable, and try asking a motorcycle dealer to make a new one.
 
You can get lubrication tools for motorcycle cables and give that a try. Used to use them on old dirt bike cables that were always full of water and dirt.

The cable itself has lots of nice plastic connections and fittings on the outter cover that fit the car so its not easy to replicate.
 
graeme cook said:
Hi, i have a 1999 2.0 m52tu , always though that the accelerator cable was a bit stiff and needs a new one, can anyone give me the part number for one or point me in the right direction

Cheers
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I have a 1999 2.8L Z3 Roadster. I am also looking for an accelerator cable and I am talking to a UK company that makes Bowden cables. Does anybody have an old cable off a 2.8L roadster that I can get the exact dimensions from so they can manufacture accordingly. If successful would anybody else be interested?
 
I removed mine back to the throttle body to see if an E36 (3 series) would fit.

Not sure if the photos do it justice.

My Z3 cable has a ball that attaches to the throttle the 3 series a bar.

Ant Stark and I lubricated the cable and put it back with a new grommet
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Do not lubricate the cable, as any oil will find its way down to the throttle pedal, and damage the rubber grommet which it fits into. The cranked end of the cable will then slip out and the engine will fall back to idle speed.
 
The other option is to re-use your cable outer if it is not too damaged (my car has just done 71K in it 25 years!!) and thread a new inner through/re-lube and so on. There is a company in the UK that can do this but no guarantees it will work better. I will probably go this route if I cannot source a new one
 
If the Boden cable isn’t frayed then it’s more than likely that the plastic liner of the outer cable has a groove which the Boden cable has worn into it, and this pinches the steel cable making it stick.
You can buy inner (Boden) and outer (sleeve) and solderless nipples to make new cables.

Tony.
 
Mike Fishwick said:
Do not lubricate the cable, as any oil will find its way down to the throttle pedal, and damage the rubber grommet which it fits into. The cranked end of the cable will then slip out and the engine will fall back to idle speed.
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Silicon lubricant was used and allowed to dry so is fine for rubber
 
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