mini cooper sticking accelerator problem

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thishouseisclean - 12 Feb 2004 22:29 GMT

Hi,

Has anybody come across this problem before? I have a 1999 rover mini
cooper. Basically after driving for a bit putting your foot on the clutch
makes the car immediately rev and stick (at about 2000 revs), so say if you
come to a stop the car revs upto and over that, the only way to get it back
down to idle is to quickly pump the accelerator pedal. It only seems to kick
in after the engine has warmed. Any ideas? Is it something as simple as a
sticking cable or could it be something worse like the engine management
system or the clutch. As you might have gathered my auto mechanics knowledge
is pretty dire.

Any advice or help would be much appreciated,

Thanks

Neil.

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k - 12 Feb 2004 23:41 GMT

Hi,
The first thing you should check is the throttle cable. Sometimes there is
just one strand of wire broken that causes the throttle to stick. it usually
breaks at the carb end.
Keith

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Ryan Shaw - 13 Feb 2004 07:57 GMT

its a 1999 - non carb model for starters...
anyway i have heard of the problem of over revving at traffic lights etc, i
think its as simple as changing some sort of sensor for the ecu. caant
remember which sensor though - someone else will im sure.

cheers
Ryan

> Hi,
> The first thing you should check is the throttle cable. Sometimes there is
> just one strand of wire broken that causes the throttle to stick. it usually
> breaks at the carb end.
> Keith

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fraggy - 13 Feb 2004 18:49 GMT

hi
chuck the injection bits in the bin fit an SU that'll help

fragged

> Hi,
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> Neil.

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