Accelerator Pedal has lots of play before engaging

[conmai]

My accelerator pedal seems to have a lot of play when pressing it down before any movement is engaged, is there a way to tighten this up so the acceleration is more instantaneous and less play?

Regards,

[wonkanoby]

diesel at least you can at the end by the pump

[Simon Jones]

Assuming yours isn't the later style 'drive by wire' electronic throttle pedals then you can just adjust the cable in the engine bay. On the diesel, it's got a threaded adjuster on the outer cable sheath just like you get on a bicycle brake cable.

Similar setup on the V6. You can see the cable and the threaded adjuster (brass-coloured) on the right hand end above the inlet manifold:

[conmai]

Thanks for the replies, it's a 1997 diesel, when I'm back I'll take a look...