C5 2.0hdi, no gusto at all??

[oneday]

peddle should be level with the brake peddle

[imperial21]

Thats interesting, I would say the accelerator pedal is about 1.5 - 2 inches lower than the brake pedal ! I will adjust that over the weekend, Hopefully it will be a different car after ! I am hoping it will help fuel economy too ? I wish i had done this befor spending £75 on a new vdo air flow meter !!

[oneday]

always try the free things first. you should notice an increase in power and better response. when i did deans it had no boost at all.

[Mandrake]

I am hoping it will help fuel economy too ?

Anything you do to fix the throttle so that you can press it down fully is hardly going to help your fuel economy.

[oneday]

i didn,t like to say that

[imperial21]

ah but with a fully functioning throttle i wont have to push the pedal so much and can use it more lightly and move !

[Mandrake]

Taking the slack out of the throttle cable adjustment will let you open the throttle wider than before. If you make use of that you'll burn more fuel...

[oneday]

what is your economy like now

[imperial21]

I have nt been happy with it for a while,it dipped to 35ish around town and 50 on a run, I am not sure what the mpg change is with the new air flow metet. Being honest i am light on the accelerator, I feel disapointed in the car compared to my old xantia as its a slow slug ! I am really hoping adjusting the cable will put some life back into the car ! My thoughts on the fuel economy is with the throttle opening properly is i can be even lighter on the pedal, I will comment once i have done it hopefully tomorrow , weather allowing we have wet white stuff out side !!!!!!!!

[oneday]

it is a bit low at that. it helped mine alot cleaning out the air intake and running a good quality fuel system cleaner through it. it pulls well now it was a slug before,

[Mandrake]

I have nt been happy with it for a while,it dipped to 35ish around town and 50 on a run,

Doesn't sound too shabby to me ?

My thoughts on the fuel economy is with the throttle opening properly is i can be even lighter on the pedal, I will comment once i have done it hopefully tomorrow , weather allowing we have wet white stuff out side !!!!!!!!

Wishful thinking I'm afraid. All slack in the accelerator cable does is limits the maximum throttle opening. When you press it to the floor you might be getting 70% throttle instead of 100% for example. You're still pushing the pedal the same distance to get the same throttle butterfly opening...

[Northern_Mike]

Adjusted the cable on mine, though it still has a bit of slack in it. New diesel filter, new (dry!) air filter, and a damn good thraping for a tankful or two means the last tankful got me around 50mpg in mixed driving. I do drive economically, but I don't hang about either. I roughly calculated this by brimming the tank til the first click, running it until the light came on, then brimming it at the same pump again, taking into account the 4 miles or so back to the pump. It worked out at 50.3mpg, so somewhere not far off. It was getting 40-45 before, and as low as 32 when I got it .

[imperial21]

If i can get my car to about 37 mpg round town and 55 min on a long trip i will be happy, Hopefully not asking too much, I would say according to the fuel computer the car is back on 37.
I know it sounds not much but every little helps things are a bit tight.
I will report back once the throttle is done i am almost tempted outside now to do it !!

[oneday]

its an easy job about 10 to 15 mins to do. i assume you dont have the snow we have now. cant see my car its covered in snow.

[deano1970]

hi,
mine was very low, oneday came and ran a lexia on it and it was fine, he then adjusted the throttle cable, only a 5 minute job if you know what you are doing and my pedal is now just about level with the brake pedal, before I could put my foot under it and move it up loads.......turbo wasn't even kicking in before it was that low, now it's like having a totally new car........I am very pleased.........