Throttle plate sticks when left for a few hours

1995 MAZDA MX3
92,000 MILES • 1.5L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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BRANDONTRUENO86
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I haven't been able to solve this issue. Every morning and every time i go home i get in the car and the Throttle is stuck closed. I can push the gas pedal and it will pop out no problem, but what's going on? I thought it might be a dirty Throttle body but that thing was clean. I hardly removed any build-up. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Jan 4, 2021 at 1:36 PM
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KASEKENNY
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You are correct that this is either the throttle bore is dirty or the throttle cable is binding.

If you cleaned the bore and it is clean then I would replace the cable and retest.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service

Below is the process from the manual on how to replace and adjust it. Let us know what happens with this. Thanks
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Jan 5, 2021 at 6:24 PM
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