New Owner. Accelerator Problem

[StinkyPete]

Hello all. I'm a new owner of an 03 plate C8 2.2 hdi exclusive. Love the car so far, but one niggle I need to fix quick is that the accelerator pedal is very firm/hard underfoot.... it feels like it's already on the floor. The guy I bought it from said it has always been like that in the 2 years he owned the car and he just got used to it, but I don't want to just get used to it as it makes maintaining a constant speed difficult on the motorway and setting off from junctions a bit hairy. 

Car has full service history and has been well maintained as far as I can see so I'm hoping this is a simple enough fix, if anyone can offer advice it'll be well appreciated.

Mart. East Yorkshire.

 

[Johndouglas]

Check that there's no extra carpet getting in the way.   You could try disconnecting the cable end from the sensor and see if the stiffness is still there.   The cable may have been disconnected before and not put back along the correct path.

[StinkyPete]

Thanks for that. I've made sure the carpet is shoved right back... and given the pedal a good jiggle and a bit of silicone spray lube on the linkages in the car... where do I need to be looking for the cable end? Is a job to do from above or do I need to get the axle stands out? Cheers

Mart.

[Johndouglas]

Not sure about the C8 but I believe on the C5 the position sensor is situated under the air filter.   Stuff will need moving to access it.