tried to reset ECU...I F---ed up...HELP!!!
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tried to reset ECU...I F---ed up...HELP!!!
I was at the track lastnight. In the burnout box I wheelhopped and my intake midpipe fell off. So when I went down the track I got a check engine light.
So I tried to reset the ECU because I have done it a few times before but I couldnt really see what I was doing and I couldnt figure out if I was turning it the right way. I couldnt remember which way you are supposed to turn it. So then I get a flashlight and realized that I messed up the screw. I turned it too far one way or the other past the stop.
WHAT TO DO NOW?!?!?!?! CEL is still on!!!
So I tried to reset the ECU because I have done it a few times before but I couldnt really see what I was doing and I couldnt figure out if I was turning it the right way. I couldnt remember which way you are supposed to turn it. So then I get a flashlight and realized that I messed up the screw. I turned it too far one way or the other past the stop.
WHAT TO DO NOW?!?!?!?! CEL is still on!!!
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Re: tried to reset ECU...I F---ed up...HELP!!!
the same thing happen to me a few days ago.. i passed the stop line.. what i did was took the computer out.. and saw there that it said after testing put the screw back to the position it was before.. and i did it and when put it back in .. and the car start again
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Originally posted by dpassino
nOOb here.. i feel stupid (as i should) but when disconnecting the battery over night to clear the ECU, ground(negative) and then positive? and then too hook it back up is positive then negative right?
nOOb here.. i feel stupid (as i should) but when disconnecting the battery over night to clear the ECU, ground(negative) and then positive? and then too hook it back up is positive then negative right?
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Re: Re: tried to reset ECU...I F---ed up...HELP!!!
Originally posted by mAxPwEr4Us
the same thing happen to me a few days ago.. i passed the stop line.. what i did was took the computer out.. and saw there that it said after testing put the screw back to the position it was before.. and i did it and when put it back in .. and the car start again
the same thing happen to me a few days ago.. i passed the stop line.. what i did was took the computer out.. and saw there that it said after testing put the screw back to the position it was before.. and i did it and when put it back in .. and the car start again
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is the screw righty tighty lefty loosy like all other screws? does that mean if i screw it right for a while i might fix it?
it feels real ackward to twist the screw right now...it isnt smooth. it stops and goes.
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u can do what Eric99SE did and give us a write up
u can do what Eric99SE did and give us a write up
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mine i passed the stop line about 3 or 4 times i went clockwise and counter clockwise.. i was not able to turn my car on for days.. so i wanted to take the ECU to the dealer and have them check it..but they told me that i needed to bring the whole car along.. so i started to clean the ECU (nothin else to do) and the i read there.. that it said after testing return the screw to the same position it was before.. i think it going counter-clock-wise until it stops.. then i tried ot turn on the car and it didn't work.. after the 3rd time i tried it turned on and i had to press the gas petal to keep the car on.. but after a new minutes it went back to normal
(sorry for the long story)
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