accelerater pedal wont move

andy e46 318ci · 01-29-2013, 02:57 PM

Help! !!!! Just bein driving my 318ci and it went dead got it started again but accelerater pedal wont go dwn no matterhow hard i press it any 1 have any ideas why

129c · 02-17-2013, 03:29 AM

Have you solved this? I know exactly why this has happened if not.

E46 Coupe · 02-17-2013, 05:16 AM

Sounds like you should inspect the accelerator cable.

129c · 02-17-2013, 02:16 PM

The throttle flap will almost certainly be sealed shut with carbon. Same happened to me recently.

dushant · 02-21-2013, 02:06 PM

Get under the hood and reach the screws at the end of the accelerator cable, slowly turn them till the metal cable inside has no slack. Do this while the engine is off. Once done turn the engine on and try to rev the engine by pressing the pedal hard, it should start working. This happens because of cruise control problem, you may have accidently turned it on. BMWs have trouble with stuck accelerator pedals because of them.
For safety reasons do it in an isolated area.

01-29-2013, 02:57 PM	#1
andy e46 318ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: uk Posts: 1 My Ride: 318ci View My Garage	accelerater pedal wont move Help! !!!! Just bein driving my 318ci and it went dead got it started again but accelerater pedal wont go dwn no matterhow hard i press it any 1 have any ideas why

02-17-2013, 05:16 AM	#3
E46 Coupe Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 3,549 My Ride: Rules1 & 2: S T F U! View My Garage	Sounds like you should inspect the accelerator cable. __________________

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02-17-2013, 03:29 AM	#2
129c Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Herfordshire Posts: 3 My Ride: BMW 318ci View My Garage	Have you solved this? I know exactly why this has happened if not.

02-17-2013, 02:16 PM	#4
129c Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Herfordshire Posts: 3 My Ride: BMW 318ci View My Garage	The throttle flap will almost certainly be sealed shut with carbon. Same happened to me recently.

02-21-2013, 02:06 PM	#5
dushant Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: London Posts: 4 My Ride: BMW 318i View My Garage	Get under the hood and reach the screws at the end of the accelerator cable, slowly turn them till the metal cable inside has no slack. Do this while the engine is off. Once done turn the engine on and try to rev the engine by pressing the pedal hard, it should start working. This happens because of cruise control problem, you may have accidently turned it on. BMWs have trouble with stuck accelerator pedals because of them. For safety reasons do it in an isolated area.