2002 Toyota Corolla hard gas pedal and poor accleration

Tiny
ROBSTOY
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  • 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 167,000 MILES
Hey 2carpros;

My question how do I know if a throttle cable is bad; my gas pedal is hard to depress; sometimes have to keep foot to floor or criuse contol on to relax foot.
Is tps sensor related to this problem?
Also I notice a slight hesition when eng is cold. I replaced the electric fuel pump; fuel filter; and sock but still no change. Could the new pump be incorrect? The eng compress is good at 200 psi and fuel pressure with in range.
A chek eng light came on for infecient cat which Meineke replaced' I'd appreciate your imput. Rob
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 AT 1:43 PM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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The cable to throttle body may be binding, or the throttle plate is binding.

Rotate TB cam by hand and see if it operates smoothly, if so then cable is suspect.

Look at cable routing and cable for kinks.
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 AT 8:30 AM
Tiny
ROBSTOY
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I chek all throttle cables; the cable from the throttle body to the transmissions binds and doesnt return; so maybe thats the problem and has a kink.
Thanks for your imput
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Friday, July 24th, 2009 AT 12:52 PM
Tiny
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Thanks for the donation and using 2carpros.
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009 AT 7:29 AM

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