Questions & Answers for: BMW throttle plate

throttle plate is sticking clean it with throttle body cleaner with an old tooth brush. if still doing the same, it maybe the throttle position sensor is acting up. need more info to help. you at idle

...throttle plate causing this issue. You should have a code stored for it if this is the problem. What you will need to do is take the boot off the air cleaner and get something down into the throttle ...

...to the throttle plate. ON the bottom side of the throttle plate there is a screws that it rest on when in closed position. You turn it clockwise to increase throttle and counter-clockwise to

...throttle butterfly (plate) is obstructed and then adjust the cable at the throttle body end per your manual specs. The adjustment is fairly simple. Otherwise.... I think it is getting to be new ...

...tighten the cables too much as this causes the throttle plates to "bounce" at idle and wears out the throttle plate shaft bores quickly. I think that about covers it, Post back if you have

...use a computer controlled stepper motor rather than a purely mechanical linkage (usu. metal cable attached directly to the accelerator pedal) to control the opening and closing of the throttle

car idles high when setting still and when going down the road i don't have to touch gas pedal Usually it is a sticking  throttle plate, vac leak, or a problem with the idle control valve

throttle body plate, remove the intake air hose to throttle body and clean the plate, it may be dirty not allowing enough air in at start up and when you open the throttle it lets air in and the other

...throttle plate with a lightly soaked paper towel, the plate is located in the intake; with throttle cable attached to it at the top of the engine near the bellows boot attached to the air cleaner ...

...check throttle cable for movement to the air intake area when you press on the pedal a cable pulls the throttle plate open and gives the tps sensor a reading telling the computer the pedal is ...