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Hi,

I just bought an used Honda Civic 2001 Model. The accelerator is very
hard to push, though the engine runs smooth.

I am new to cars, hence dont know whether this a problem or its ok.

Thanking you

"Murali" <siruvuru@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1152900774.928382.16090@i42g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:

> Hi,
>
> I just bought an used Honda Civic 2001 Model. The accelerator is very
> hard to push, though the engine runs smooth.
>
> I am new to cars, hence dont know whether this a problem or its ok.
>
> Thanking you
>
>


Is it hard to push at first, but then it sort of "pops" and is easy after
that?


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Murali wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just bought an used Honda Civic 2001 Model. The accelerator is very
> hard to push, though the engine runs smooth.
>
> I am new to cars, hence dont know whether this a problem or its ok.
>
> Thanking you

First off, check to see that the floor mat is not in the way. If that
checks out, one possible cause is carbon build-up in the throttle body.

In article <1152900774.928382.16090@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>,
"Murali" <siruvuru@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just bought an used Honda Civic 2001 Model. The accelerator is very
> hard to push, though the engine runs smooth.
>
> I am new to cars, hence dont know whether this a problem or its ok.
>
> Thanking you

Some Civics have bad grease on the throttle cable. It's not too hard to
change but you should bring the cable to the parts department with you.
When I changed the cable on my 97 Civic HX, I went through about 30
mislabeled bags of throttle cables before finding the right one.