i just got an intake, exhaust and highflow cat installed this weekend... i was told to reset the ecu. can anyone give me a few more inputs?

 

unplug ur battery for 15min or so

 

someone said only couple minutes is enough... so i guess i should reset ecu whenever i add boltons

 

Yes, any time you add a performance intake or exhaust part you should reset the ECU. The computer will then reset so that your ecu will not read the different performance of the car as wrong, and throw you a service engine soon light. That is what I was told anyway.

 

Think of it as a 'Learning' Computer Unit

 

thanks

 

How about pulling the ECU fuse in the engine bay ?
Someone told me this would work also.

You think I should reset my ecu being that I just installed my Burchur muffler delete pipe ?

 

just unplug the damn battery it only takes like 30 seconds

 

Doesnt this lock my radio and require me to enter the radio code ?

 

all it does is reset the "mileage count" thing to 0 (not the overall mileage of course) and reset the radio preset stations and bass/treble settings along with the clock

 

you can never reset the mileage no matter how many times you unplug the battery

 

yeah no **** shirlock...i was talking about the trip A and B thing

 

I hear depressing the brake pedal with the battery unplugged purges any leftover electrons left in the system. Usually just unplug the battery whenever you add something to your car and when your done the ecu is clear.

 

Do this, unplug the neg batt cable and hold the brake pedal down for 12 seconds, if done correctly your clock will goto 1:00, your cd will eject as well as your radio stations will reset. If the cd and clock are NOT re-set do it again. Just hold the pedal down for 15 seconds to be sure. I have done this over 5 times and know it all to well

 

or heres another trick, put your key in the ignition and turn it on 3-5 times really fast, to the on postion but not starting the car, that resets the ECU too.