Wyn
Club Member
Been using me V8 240z daily now n everything seems fine so far (within reason lol)
Saying that over the last few days the throttle pedal had felt a little strange, like it had become stiffer then normal some how.
Thought nothing of it tho, like you do
Anyway time for work,.... zeds happily burbling away outside n off we go
Get one mile down the road till me fav clear spot approaches.
Time for some fun … so I give it large n plant it in 2nd
Away we go, revs race high, time for 3rd , foot hard again to the floor, vrrrmmm now pulling like a train.
Roundabout approaching time to slow !!
Back off n on with the brakes, but things went wrong at that point
Sh1111t the throttle was stuck fully open !!!
Panic moment over, bang the clutch to the floor, that should do it…. but then the engine revs its t1ts off till the rev limiter cuts in. quick crazy fumble for the keys eventually kills the engine n we cost to a stop. I’m just glad no one was in front of me at the time that fa sure.
Anyway after freeing the pedal up its time to try a restart, but it wouldn’t have any of it.
Thoughts of blown engine now going through my mind. Not happy.
Glad to say eventually it did restart n off I sheepishly drove to work. Yes no more then a wisp of throttle either this time!!
Got home this evening n everything now seems ok with no damage done. Quick squirt of oil on the linkage and pedal/cable area and things are all working fine again.
That’ll teach me not to check things in future
Ps, apologies go to any local residents for redlining my car outside your house at 7.30am, I’m sorry lol, it was the car not me, and that’s the truth this time
Sleep tight zzzzzzz
Saying that over the last few days the throttle pedal had felt a little strange, like it had become stiffer then normal some how.
Thought nothing of it tho, like you do
Anyway time for work,.... zeds happily burbling away outside n off we go
Get one mile down the road till me fav clear spot approaches.
Time for some fun … so I give it large n plant it in 2nd
Away we go, revs race high, time for 3rd , foot hard again to the floor, vrrrmmm now pulling like a train.
Roundabout approaching time to slow !!
Back off n on with the brakes, but things went wrong at that point
Sh1111t the throttle was stuck fully open !!!
Panic moment over, bang the clutch to the floor, that should do it…. but then the engine revs its t1ts off till the rev limiter cuts in. quick crazy fumble for the keys eventually kills the engine n we cost to a stop. I’m just glad no one was in front of me at the time that fa sure.
Anyway after freeing the pedal up its time to try a restart, but it wouldn’t have any of it.
Thoughts of blown engine now going through my mind. Not happy.
Glad to say eventually it did restart n off I sheepishly drove to work. Yes no more then a wisp of throttle either this time!!
Got home this evening n everything now seems ok with no damage done. Quick squirt of oil on the linkage and pedal/cable area and things are all working fine again.
That’ll teach me not to check things in future
Ps, apologies go to any local residents for redlining my car outside your house at 7.30am, I’m sorry lol, it was the car not me, and that’s the truth this time
Sleep tight zzzzzzz