Sticky Gas Pedal

[arlanbart]

The gas pedal on my 2000 Boxster S is not smooth. It's a little sticky and probably just needs some lubricant at the right spot. I've seen 2 other people mention the same problem on their 2000 Boxster S's. Does anyone know how to remove the pedal or where I should try some lubricant? Thanks a ton, guys.

[John V]

The gas pedal on my 2000 Boxster S is not smooth. It's a little sticky and probably just needs some lubricant at the right spot. I've seen 2 other people mention the same problem on their 2000 Boxster S's. Does anyone know how to remove the pedal or where I should try some lubricant? Thanks a ton, guys.

Hate to say this, but: learn to live with it. :( The gas pedal assembly is sealed, with an internal spring and potentiometer. You can try to spray some nonconductive lube inside there, but I would be hesitant to do so. I'm forwarding this thread to a buddy who disassembled his pedal assembly as much as he could and got some lube in there - it seemed to help a little bit.

[pdavis1]

I'm one of the people who asked this question on here after talking to the morons at my Porsche dealer. I had the car in last December and they said it was due to the weather and if it was still a problem in the spring, they would replace the entire pedal. It was going out of warranty two weeks after they looked at it. What crooks, well, after that ranting it's very easy to fix, it should take about 10 minutes. There is one screw at the top of the pedal. Remove it and the pedal assembly will slide up and out of its slot. Just roll it over and spray some silicon on the cable and bell crank. It did wonders for mine.

Edited April 1, 2007 by Phil