Does anyone else find the throttle response very sensitive on the mk3? I have a 2.0l mk3 which I am getting used to but do find the throttle very sensitive
Depends on your choice of footwear I found, use some very soft light shoes till you get used to it. I have driven mine with wellies,walking boots and doc martins! Not far,and not very comfortable, I always wear light trainers with no welt when doing any distance. Drive it a lot and get used to it…any excuse to drive!
Steve
Thank you… If that’s how these cars are I will get used to it…just wondered if it needed tweaking
The cars are great…it’s the drivers that need adjusting!??
Sorry to resurrect this thread but I’m not used to the throttle yet and maybe not described the symptoms very well. The car is garaged over winter so not a lot of recent use.
What I mean by throttle sensitivity is the delay in revs dropping when foot removed…if it was a cable throttle I’d think it was sticking. Is this unique to my car? Can it have a sort of ‘reset’ on the throttle electrics?
Thank you
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Firstly yes I agree when you first drive a Mk3 the throttle response can seem to be sensitive when compared to an everyday saloon.
Also the ECU learns as you drive and the more you use the car regularly the better it drives. If the car is not used much over winter then it will improve once you start using it regularly.
The answer really is to use the car regularly. Nothing better than a top down drive on a cold but sunny winter day. Just get a warm hat with the heater turned up.
Firstly yes I agree when you first drive a Mk3 the throttle response can seem to be sensitive when compared to an everyday saloon.
Also the ECU learns as you drive and the more you use the car regularly the better it drives. If the car is not used much over winter then it will improve once you start using it regularly.
The answer really is to use the car regularly. Nothing better than a top down drive on a cold but sunny winter day. Just get a warm hat with the heater turned up.
@PR Yorkshire…Thank you for your response…is yours a MK3 as well? I bought the car in August and it had a reasonable amount of use before the salty roads arrived. Further reading has led me to believe this symptom is known as revs ‘hanging’ and seems to be quite common on newer cars.
I haven’t tried a ecu reset yet…maybe worth a go when the salt disappears?..or possibly a throttle body clean? (car has 46k on the clock).
Dickturpin. Yes mine is a 2007 Mk3 with 55k miles. When I first bought the car it had been stood for a couple of months at a dealers. Because the battery was allowed to go flat the ECU took some time to relearn and settle down but was still slow to drop the revs down to idle. However after regular use since the engine running has really improved with good throttle response and smooth idling at about 750rpm. The other thing that has improved with use is the gear change, previously quite sticky but now lovely and smooth.
I assume that you are charging the battery whilst the car is not being used. Do you disconnect the battery to charge or trickle charge with it still on the car? Disconnecting does mean that the ECU needs to relearn and results in an uneven idle.
The battery has not been allowed to go flat. I do charge it from time to time without removing it from the car or removing the terminals.
I had this happen with a previous company car particularly at higher engine revs. I was told that it was part of the ecu programming to reduce emissions . Another case of the beaurocrats spoiling driving pleasure.
Mine has been remapped after a new exhaust system (180bhp) the remap improves throttle response and does away with a couple of Mazda “nanny” tricks.
There are remaps to improve throttle response
Try Clive at http://autotronixdevelopments.co.uk/
Richard n is spot on Clive at Autotronix remapped my MK3 Sport after the Roddison 180bhp conversion had been fitted.
Result; more torque from 2krpm, sharper throttle response on acceleration & importantly lifting off the accelerator results
in a definite drop in revs, there is a marked improvement in engine braking, enabling me to use less braking.
Even if you do not have the Roddison conversion I’m sure Clive will tweak your ECU to great effect!!
Keith