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Old 27-07-2006, 03:09 PM
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whats the proceedure with resetting a zetec ecu? mines running like shit lately and ive a feeling its an ecu problem so im going to disconnect it tonight when i get to work and then reconnect it tomorow morning before i leave, but whats the proper way of letting it relearn its settings?
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That will do it nicely.

The next 5 to 10 miles of driving, the idle may be a bit eratic as it learns.


Although, you probally have other issues and its not the ecu learning.
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Originally Posted by SECS
That will do it nicely.

The next 5 to 10 miles of driving, the idle may be a bit eratic as it learns.


Although, you probally have other issues and its not the ecu learning.
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no actual set way of doing it then? i was told a while ago something about holding it at 2k for 10 mins or something, then driving it normally, then driving it hard for 10 mins
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