okay i spent about a half hour following the instructions in the faq on how to reset the ecu. is this someones idea of a joke? never once did the cel flash or anything resembling what should happen, happen. isnt there an easier way? i know in other cars you can yank certain fuses or relays. anything?



jim

 

well maybe your timing just sucks, i know the method works on my moms G35, and my friends with 5.5 gens it has worked for them. get a better stop watch grab a beer, and relax when you do it.

 

The timing is the tricky part. The first time I tried it, I gave up. I tried a few weeks later and I got the hang of it. It definitely works if you follow the steps exactly.

 

ooooookee doke. ill give it a try some more.....maybe a watch with a second hand would help? ive been counting in my head, my timing must suck.

thanks

jim

 

Works for me. I still never get it on the first try. Practice, you will get it. BTW, I share your feeling of the seqeunce being a joke. Why can't it be something simple like, up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-b-a-select-start. I may be dating myself here.

 

ahhhh the old contra cheat! what a great game that was, well heck, it still is. emulators pwn me!

jim

 

Reset the clock in the instrument cluster and hold the button before you shut the car down...then use it to time the procedure. I can do it in my sleep

 

Contra = best game evAr

 

contra is gangster

 

After resetting the ECU, my car drove worse and got less fuel economy. It returned to normal after a few weeks.

 

after installing my intake the SES light came on, took it Autozone to reset and it came back on again then I try the reset code, took a while got frustrated a couple times but it did work, 4 months later no SES light....

 

Yeah, I had the same battle a few weeks ago.. I finally got fed up and just took my car to autozone, where he hooked up the little laptop, walked over to my gas tank, tightened the gas cap, and said "fixed!"

 

Learning the process by memory would be a good start. That way you can concentrate on the seconds not the words.

 

on a side note, im not getting any codes or anything, i was thinking a reset was in order after putting on an intake and exhaust. but the car learns on its own anyways right?

my idle is weird......sometimes its faster than 1000rpm, sometimes its right where it should be. usually when i start it after its been sitting for a whlie, it idles fast.....once it runs for a lil bit, its back to normal. is this the MAF?

jim

 

Its normal for it to idle higher when you first start it after it has been sitting a while.

There's no reason to reset the ECU after any aftermarket part is installed.