I Almost crashed my MK3 baby =( help needed!

[Nino]

Hey guys,

SO after these really cold weeks we have been having, ive noticed that my accellerator pedal has been feeling very stiff as if my carpet mat is stuck behind it or something but after my car heats up it seems fine, so anyway I was dropping the misses off to work the other morning and again my pedal is giving me geif! so as most of us would i thought I know i'll pop my foot down abit harder however! when i took my foot off the pedal the pedal came up fine but the cable from what i can gather got stuck somehow and my cars RPM started to raise, at this point im getting very Fast up the arse of the car  infront of me! i quickly dropped the cluch and slapped it into Netural and pulled over. At this point my RPM is close to 6,000 RPM i cut off the engine and lifted my bonet, i looked at my thorrtle cable and fiddled with it abit and then restarted the the engine and everything seemed fine, however now when im driving my car the pedal is now stiff all the time, and when i park up at lights my RPM does what it wants to do it seems to run between 1,500 - 3,000 RPM. But if i tap my foot on the pedal the RPM raises then falls back down to about 900 RPM and stays there.

Im getting worried now that i'll be on the motorway or something and this could happen!

I don't know an alful lot about stuff like this but the only thing i can think of is my Cable needs oiling or something?

Any hely would be great!

Thanks guys!

[VR6_Wherry]

As i once heard "Theres only two things in life you need, Duct Tape and WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't, Duct Tape. If it should move and it doesn't, WD-40. I don't know if you've already tried it but maybe spray some WD-40 on the throttle cable to see if it loosens there might be a small build up in dirt. Just a try!!

[Nino]

Cheers, i'll give that a try 

[aminorthreat1]

you tried cleaning the inside of the throttle body? if its full of gunk from the oil return it might be jamming the butterfly valve open

[VeeDubGTI16v]

unclip the cable from the throttle, tie it up to the bonnet and pour some cable lube down there every 1/2 hour or so. you can get the cable lube from mountain bike shops 

unless its frayed somewhere, in which case bin it and get a new one

[Khare]

unclip the cable from the throttle, tie it up to the bonnet and pour some cable lube down there every 1/2 hour or so. you can get the cable lube from mountain bike shops 

unless its frayed somewhere, in which case bin it and get a new one

that cable lube trick is awesome, deffo gotta try it out myself.

[boneybradley]

also check the kick panel to the right of the pedal...these can work loose and the pedal can get stuck behind them!
remove the panel (it's only clipped on) and see if it improves

[whiter_than_white]

sounds like a bit of water ingress in the cable (freezing up with the weather) as stated either some cable lube or just stick a new one on 

[AudiA8Quattro]

unclip the cable from the throttle, tie it up to the bonnet and pour some cable lube down there every 1/2 hour or so. you can get the cable lube from mountain bike shops 

unless its frayed somewhere, in which case bin it and get a new one

I do the same thing, but usually use wd40 or spray grease.

[Nino]

OK Update: i got some WD40 and srayed it over the Thottle Mech, & the cable, it seemed abit better on the way home, brought a lovely smile on my face, however started up the car this morning and The same again i dont think it has anything to do with the pedal itself and the pedal comes back up fine. Ive spoken to my friend that owns his own garage he seems to think it could be the cable itself and said he will replace it and Clean up all the thottle bay for me for £25!!! im gunna take it up there on tuesday! hopefully this will sort it out =)