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Old 04-05-2015, 03:41 PM
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Throttle body screwed?

Cleaned Throttle body today. I stupidly moved the throttle plate by hand and now I have a high idle and timing is down to 8 instead of 15 degrees at idle. I've tried all the relearns with gas pedal. idle goes down after relearn but timing is off. after i restart car the idle goes back up. Is my throttle body likely screwed up or can dealer reset it? I've read post saying both..Not sure where to go from here.
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Yup

It is f8ked
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Dealer can reset it for $105 lol

I screwed up mine & had to get it reset

Would've been cheaper for me to let the dealer clean it...
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Originally Posted by Mateen995
Dealer can reset it for $105 lol

I screwed up mine & had to get it reset

Would've been cheaper for me to let the dealer clean it...
Jeez too much $$$
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Originally Posted by Mateen995
Dealer can reset it for $105 lol

I screwed up mine & had to get it reset

Would've been cheaper for me to let the dealer clean it...
Damn...well better than buying new throttle body. Still, such a pain of a situation from just cleaning throttle body. Live and learn I guess.:-(
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Originally Posted by 03maximaguy

Damn...well better than buying new throttle body. Still, such a pain of a situation from just cleaning throttle body. Live and learn I guess.:-(
If you have a laptop with windows 7 or older you can buy a usb cable ($5)and nds2 (nissandatascantool2) for like $68 than diy
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Old 04-05-2015, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by nestorlugo
If you have a laptop with windows 7 or older you can buy a usb cable ($5)and nds2 (nissandatascantool2) for like $68 than diy
Will the version of Nissan data scan for android work with Bluetooth adapter? I've already tried car gauge pro and it didn't work.
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Originally Posted by 03maximaguy

Will the version of Nissan data scan for android work with Bluetooth adapter? I've already tried car gauge pro and it didn't work.
I've never used it
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Originally Posted by 03maximaguy
Damn...well better than buying new throttle body. Still, such a pain of a situation from just cleaning throttle body. Live and learn I guess.:-(
in the case of screwing anything up on the Maxima: live, learn and get rekt
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Now you have an excuse to buy the NWP Big Bore Throttle Body! haha
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Yep, this is why I'll never touch the TB on my I35.
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tried nissan data scan on android..couldn't get it to connect to blue tooth adapter. If Nisan can reset it for around $100, guess ill do that. most convenient thing if not the cheapest. Been wanting the nwp throttle kit for a while but not the best time to spend the $$ on it. especially if my stock one can be reset by Nissan for now. will never put my hands on it again after this.lol
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I would just go to the junkyard.
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Just had the throttle reprogram done. Seems to have fixed the problem. $111 later.:-( oh well, won't touch throttle plate again.
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And never pay for 1 hr of labor. They will bill for 30 mins. JFC
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Old 04-06-2015, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 03maximaguy
Cleaned Throttle body today. I stupidly moved the throttle plate by hand and now I have a high idle and timing is down to 8 instead of 15 degrees at idle. I've tried all the relearns with gas pedal. idle goes down after relearn but timing is off. after i restart car the idle goes back up. Is my throttle body likely screwed up or can dealer reset it? I've read post saying both..Not sure where to go from here.
I had that problem when I cleaned mine because my car was stalling at warm start ups. I read up before hand and took all the precautions. I ran power to it. I put it in gear. I even had someone in the car pressing the gas to move the butterfly (all potentially dangerous in combination if car starts i know). I was as gentle as possible with a toothbrush and all the patience in the world. That drive by wire PITA still gave me a high idle. After doing the relearn procedure a bunch of times along with the rest of them I finally got it to stick and quit stalling. I think I got it to around 700 then drove it around until it relearned itself and the idle worked it's way down to 650/625. Just keep trying! Make sure it's done properly. Don't listen to the beeps from your instrument panel they'll only throw you off. Count 1 one thousand 2 one thousand. If you get it to idle down try driving it before turning it off, or turn it off and disconnecting the negative battery terminal, draining the lights, and leaving it disconnected for 10 to 15 minutes. It may stick then. If nothing works just drive it. It will relearn itself. You'd have to drive it to the dealership anyway, No? If you're not beating on it and you don't have a flashing SES I don't believe you'll have any problems.

Edit. Nevermind I missed your last post.

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Old 04-06-2015, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Upperhand
I don't follow. How do you know your timing is retarded if you don't have a GST? If you do have one why don't you do the relearn with that as outlined in the FSM or try entering the parameters yourself?

I had that problem when I cleaned mine because my car was stalling at warm start ups. I read up before hand and took all the precautions. I ran power to it. I put it in gear. I even had someone in the car pressing the gas to move the butterfly (all potentially dangerous in combination if car starts i know). I was as gentle as possible with a toothbrush and all the patience in the world. That drive by wire PITA still gave me a high idle. After doing the relearn procedure a bunch of times along with the rest of them I finally got it to stick and quit stalling. I think I got it to around 700 then drove it around until it relearned itself and the idle worked it's way down to 650/625. Just keep trying! Make sure it's done properly. Don't listen to the beeps from your instrument panel they'll only throw you off. Count 1 one thousand 2 one thousand. If you get it to idle down try driving it before turning it off, or turn it off and disconnecting the negative battery terminal, draining the lights, and leaving it disconnected for 10 to 15 minutes. It may stick then. If nothing works just drive it. It will relearn itself. You'd have to drive it to the dealership anyway, No? If you're not beating on it and you don't have a flashing SES I don't see the problem.

Edit. Nevermind I missed your last post I was too late to save you $111.
Thanks for advice but yeah, already spent the cash. Car still acts a little funny. Like when i first come to a stop its at 1000rpm then falls on down to 650 or so. Maybe i need to drive more but haven't had time this evening. I'll keep driving and see if it goes completely back to normal.

I have the diagnostic port blue tooth adapter and app for my phone. Thats how i knew my timing was retarded. The app would not do the idle relearn though when i tried it. timing now isn't stable , bouncing around from 13 to 16.
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Old 04-09-2015, 03:49 PM
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Well after doing ecu reset, throttle position calibrations and idle air volume calibration all back to back.. The car idles as it should and everything seems back to normal.
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