Accelerator cable - removal, refitting and adjustment

Fuel system: single-point injection models / Accelerator cable - removal, refitting and adjustment

Removal
1 Remove the throttle body air box/air cleaner as described in Section 2.

2 At the throttle body, disconnect the accelerator cable inner from the throttle valve spindle plate (see illustration).

4.2 Accelerator cable mounting arrangement at the throttle body

A Throttle valve spindle plate B Adjustment clip

3 Remove the adjustment clip and extract the cable outer from the mounting bracket (refer to illustration 4.2).

4 To improve access, refer to Chapter 11 and remove the facia trim panels from underneath the steering column.

5 Working under the facia, depress the accelerator pedal slightly, then unclip the accelerator cable end from the pedal extension lever (see illustration).

4.5 Unclip the accelerator cable inner (arrowed) from the pedal extension lever

6 At the point where the cable passes through into the engine bay, prise the grommet out from the bulkhead.

7 Release the cable from its clips (where applicable) and guide it out through the aperture in the bulkhead, into the engine bay.

Refitting
8 Refit the accelerator cable by following the removal procedure in reverse.

Adjustment
9 At the throttle body, fix the position of the cable outer in its mounting bracket by inserting the metal clip in one the locating slots, such that when the accelerator is depressed fully, the throttle valve is held wide open to its end stop.