Resetting ECU - how and why?

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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:56 pm

I'm sure i read on here a while back about resetting your ECU somehow to get it to re-learn your engine's characteristics to a degree. How do you do this and what exactly does it achieve?
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:03 pm

disconnect the battery for a while*


* how long i don't know, suggest an hour or so, or leave over night...

What does it achieve, errr don't know that either.

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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:04 pm

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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:11 pm

TOURINGDADDY wrote:quality
can you tell i've been drinking???
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:14 pm

:beer: :beer: :cheers: na
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Post Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:18 pm

TOURINGDADDY wrote::beer: :beer: :cheers: na
Good, because the misses is due home soon, and i wouldn't want to get in trouble :beer:
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Post Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:07 pm

How's the head today then Mark? :mad:

I just had a thought that after changing my head to a ported one with an uprated cam, would it be worth resetting the ECU so it can re-learn the engine as it runs now, or does it do this automatically anyway?
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Post Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:36 pm

Pete I have goodies coming your way @ the end of the week, wait til then fella :wink:

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Post Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:58 pm

ant wrote:Pete I have goodies coming your way @ the end of the week, wait til then fella :wink:

can you re-email me your addy as I binned it from my HD trying to scrape a few megs back :lol:
Woohoo! Goody-goody! Really looking forward to this! Addy on it's way to you my friend. :wink:
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