Popped my hood the other day to check all fluids. Noticed that my throtle cable is loose. How much slack should be left in the cabel?


Another problem that i have noticed, when im deaccelerating to a stop and hit my brakes my rmps jump to 1400 rpm. If i pump the brake when the car is nuetral, the rpms jump to 2000 rpms. I don't know if all integras do this or not, but it seems kind of weird. Note: The car idles at 700 rpms.

 

your dont want slack in the accel cable, that = less throttle response.
as far as the brake thing ? sounds odd, mine like if i push the brake in real tight it will go up a little in rpms, but not that much .

 

I try and make mine as tight as possible without rasiting the idle of the car.

I think you should be safe with about 5mm of deflection in the cable.

Adam

 

I am no way a mechanic and I have very little knowledge, however a guess for your break problem may be a sign of the alternator having issues. Do you notice any change when you roll your windows up or down while the car is idle? Like I said this is a guess and hopefully someone here may be able to help a little more.

 

Nope there is no change when i roll my windows up and down.

 

The tighter your cable is, the quicker response and less lag there will be. I tightened mine a couple weeks after I got my car but I didn't realize that you need to leave SOME slack since the cable tightens up after the car warms up to normal temperatures. You'll know its too tight if your idle goes higher (that might solve your brake issue). If your idle is noticably higher than your normal 700 rpms, try pulling your accelerator back with the top of your foot (put your foot behind the pedal). If the idle drops back down the the normal idle speed, loosen your cable till it stops idling higher.


[Modified by NTGR8D, 8:42 PM 12/31/2002]

 

i also have approx. this much slack in my throttle cable, maybe a little bit more....anyone think i should tighten it?

 

Whatever you do, don't let it come off the bracket completely... mine did after we did my swap, and I had to cruise like 1/8th of a mile into a 7-11. I knew exactly what it was, the car just went to idle and the gas pedal went to the floor.