riceordie

Ok so like the title says when i fisrt start my car up my gas pedal sticks but not where it revs but to where i cant push it in to go past my idle unless i push it extremely hard but after that it is completely fine. any ideas as to what could cause this?

lazlong

Sounds like the throttle cable is kinked, needs adjustment, or is going bad and you need a new one.

riceordie

Thats the weird thing tho i thought the same thing and checked it and it appears fine. Im dumbfounded at the moment, thanks for the suggestion tho

lazlong

Spring at the top of the pedal binding? number 4: http://www.hondapartscheap.com/south...t=0&quantity=0 It's cheap enough that replacing it shouldn't hurt the wallet.

TheRealTegger

Your throttle body is gummed-up. Common problem in poorly-maintained cars, but an easy (if sometimes temporary) fix.

D3vin

Take out your throttle body and clean it, the butterfly flap and the spring where the throttle cable sit.

riceordie

Throttle body is clean i already checked it. the car isnt poorly maintained btw i run high octane gas and do tune ups every few thousand miles and run fuel system treatment thru it every once in a while

TheRealTegger

"Taking out" the throttle body would be unwise. You've never cleaned a throttle body before, have you?

Leave the throttle body installed as-is. Just remove the big black intake pipe from the throttle body, then wedge a (roughly 10") length of dowel between dash and gas pedal to hold the throttle plate open.

Then, DO NOT SPRAY THROTTLE BODY CLEANER DIRECTLY INTO THE OPENING. Instead, with the engine OFF, spray the cleaner on a soft toothbrush (which is free of loose bristles). Brush the TB and plate all over, then use pieces of an old T-shirt to carefully wipe away the black gunk. Repeat until clean. Try to keep the brush and cleaner away from where the throttle-plate-rod meets the throttle body sides.

TheRealTegger

How easy is it to turn the throttle plate by hand, using the crank at the throttle body?