can somebody tell me which cable on the throttle body i should adjust. the cables are very loose and i have alot of play in the gas pedal due to this. there are two cables on the tb. the one closest is my bet but i want to make sure. thanks

 

I havent taken a look at a 00-01, but I assume one is the cruise control and the other goes to the pedal. Trace the one that goes back to the fire wall. Or if they are both loose, take the play out of both.



James

 

yea both have alot of slack. i just noticed this morning. ihad my belts replaced along with plugs.figured i check out the work and looked at the cables they looked pretty loose. thanks for the advice. is the cable that goes into the firwall defintely the one? thanks

 

Follow the other one and see where it goes.

 

Do not take the play out! The throttle one goes to the actuator, it is a half-moon shaped thing on the side of the throttle body. Take off the ribbed hose from the front of the throttle body. Second adjust it so that the cable tension just starts to open the throttle body, and then back off the nut 1-2 turns. Then lock down. You can do the same for the cruise control cable. This is how the FSM instructs to do it. If you tighten it up with no play, you will mess up acceleration and fuel economy.

 

mine is tightened to only one thread left with no play in the cable. there are no side effects such as messed up acceleration or poor fuel economy. i know there have been issues of them being overtightened and snapping but i have had no issues as of yet.