Maxnut

There was a thread a couple of days ago that showed how to reset the gas pedal. I cannot find that thread now. Can anyone give me instructions on how to reset it in an 03?
Thanks.

edgenuts

Maxnut, here's the link: http://www.technosquareinc.com/350reset.htm. The exact same instructions are under the sticky "How-To" topic.

edgenuts

Uh, this works... I just did it. It took me a butt load of tries but I finally got it with a little POS stopwatch. Damn that's nuts, no more SES light!

Maxnut

thanks for the link. How can you tell if the reset worked or if it needs to be tried again.

CRBWS6

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forgive my igorance, but could someone explain the reason for this doing this procedure? thanks.

edgenuts

Maxnut, oh crap, I gave instructions for an ECU reset... My fault.
Go here: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....85#post2389185

And scroll down a little and you will see the gas pedal reset procedure. It's below the ECU reset procedure. The instructions say '02 but it should work in an '03.

Again sorry about that, I didn't meant to mislead you.

Maxnut

No worries, I appreciate the info.

sleotta

what is the purpose of the ECU reset? what does it mean when you say "the car gets used to the way you drive"? if my ECU hasnt been reset does that mean that my car is still "used to" the old driver? can it be "retaught"

clearly im confused about this whole concept

rule da road

On my 2000, nissan tek said it'll learn as u drive. My guess is reset is only good if u cant wait. It'll pick up mods by itself.

glemax01

sounds good

sleotta

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no one answered the question i asked a few posts up.....

QUOTE :

what is the purpose of the ECU reset? what does it mean when you say "the car gets used to the way you drive"? if my ECU hasnt been reset does that mean that my car is still "used to" the old driver? can it be "retaught"

clearly im confused about this whole concept

rule da road

ok well, i got my ecu scanned. never had it reset/reprogrammed. And u know what, not a single code. Thought my intake would set it off but no.

mdloops

To answer the question of the reset:

It is recommended to reset you ECU after a performance modification to the car so the car learns more quickly to sense different amounts of air flow. Newer cars do this automatically after a little bit of time (from my experience a couple of weeks). The reset just makes the process happen a little quicker. A car will learn and relearn as you drive. The ECU reset is a bigger deal for mods such as cams or lower engine buildup. I personally don't think it is necessary to reset the ecu after every little modification. Some people like to reset their ecu after adding an interior trim kit

In short, if you talk to any tech they will tell you that the car will relearn airflow rather quickly. Newer cars have so many sensors now that they can tell when you pass wind A lot of people are just dying to get a hold of that extra .0038 HP

Hope this helped,

Mark

KCMC582

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i understand the point of the ECU reset, but what is the point of the pedal reset?

sleotta

thank you MDLOOPS.... finally someone knows whats goin on

mdloops

Not a problem. I have been modifying cars now for a few years and have seen much research and every car club has the some people who believe myths such as : You stock ECU will not adjust for new incoming air flow, your stock ECU NEEDS to be reset in order for your sensors to pick it up, etc...

Hope the info helps guys,

Mark

mdloops

MYTH : All Factory EFI Systems Are Crap...

Ahh yes, the old "as soon as you change (insert mod here), you must change the computer" drivel. The fact is, every EFI car made within the last 10 years has a self-learning capability and the scope for extra power built into its factory ECU. Most cars can make up to around 20 percent more power before they start to encounter ECU problems. And cars with mass airflow meters are even more tolerant of an increase in power. Sure, a fully-mapped system to suit a specific engine is the optimal set up, but it isn't the be-all-and-end-all for most of us. In most cases, modifications to the factory management can give effective results for very little cost.

Then we can spend the money we save on some of those "fashionable" moo-cow seat covers...

Thought you guys may like this. Taken from autospeed.com

KCMC582

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guys, i hate to bump this up and ask again, but i still dont understand the point of the pedal reset. ECU was to make the car start learning again from scratch, but what does the pedal learn? does it know how you hit the gas and whatnot? sorry for the newb question, its only been a week of ownership

juice

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2k2 and up utilize a drive by wire system. The pedal reset procedure will reset the fully depressed and fully pressed positions of the pedal.

mastah

and the point of reseting the fully depressed and fully pressed positions of the pedal is?

gxe2se

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I want to reset my 2000 gxe to RELEARN the shifting. the previous owner was a little gentle, and my automatic shifts gently too.

input would be appreciated. I am not complaining , just wanted to know if relearning is possible.

Thanks,
-Anthony

KCMC582

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just a quick question about the reset procedure, then we can let this thread die...

after turning the ignition switch OFF for the second time, and waiting at least 10 seconds, what do you do? start the car? remove the key? i just wanna make sure i do it right, and there is no step after that. thanks guys

KCMC582

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bump...can anyone tell me what the final step is? start the car or remove the key?