Jonsin

Looked up some threads but there wasn't many specific on this

the problem, stock b16 tb:
- loose pedal followed it to a loosy throttle cable
- tightened up the cable, pedal more responsive, but the throttle body seemed sticky, when you lift up off the pedal the butterfly doesn't close all the way and i have to life the pedal a bit during idle to close it off

is there somewhere i can get a stiffer tb pulley spring? or should i take off the tb and do a thorough cleaning?

would taking out the cruise control unit do anything, its not used since i had a b16 swap

zeeman

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you can try cleaning it.

If that doesn't help you might need to adjust the stopper screw/stud. Its under the pulley. I don't recommend screwing around with this unless you've tried everything else.

EKproject

i was gonna suggest cleaning the throttle to..could be reason it is sticking

Jonsin

will do! i'll give it a clean first then i guess

is there a separate spring that pulls up the pedal? or does it just rely on the tb pulley spring?

seanv98

I had the same problem on mine. Take the TB off and give it a good clean.

arc_55

I have seen tbs get very carboned up and cause a sticky throttle plate. If its at that point you can remove the throttle blade to clean it and the bore. Another issue where you almost need a new tb at this point is where the throttle plate has been stopping on the aluminum bore and has created a gowdge. This is usually because of the throttle stop as zeeman mentioned.

I would begin by giving it a good cleaning and then check to make sure there is no gowdges on the bore.

Jonsin

great, thanks for all the input guys!

i'll get to cleaning on the weekend and we'll see how it goes

seanv98

Pick yourself up a new TB gasket, the one on there will most likely tear when you take it off, and make sure both surfaces are clean before putting the TB back on.