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Postby EaZY » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:24 am

hi everybody, i have a problem about my fto, she start to eat a lot of petrol, before it was 8-9 liters for 60 miles mixed, for second month its up to 12-15, and its the driving as before, what could be the problem, how to reset ecu and where its located ? tell me what you thinking .
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Re: fuel

Postby Muad_dib77 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:04 am

to reset rthe ecu all you need to do is disconnect the battery I think it's 45mins..to be safe I'd leave it overnight.

as for fuel economy I'd recommed doing a full service, including filters, plugs and an oil change .. also check your exhaust for leaks..

have you done any modifications to the car?

any other issues, like idle speed dropping off or erraticness of same?
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Re: fuel

Postby Dilogoat86 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:40 pm

Easier to just disconnect the battery and press the brake pedal a few times. It'll be reset straight away.
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Re: fuel

Postby Muad_dib77 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:25 pm

Dilogoat86 wrote:Easier to just disconnect the battery and press the brake pedal a few times. It'll be reset straight away.



Really - that's neat.. Didn't know that one..


..I'm struggling to see how it's easier though..it clearly involves more work.. ;-)
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Re: fuel

Postby Dilogoat86 » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:07 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:
Dilogoat86 wrote:Easier to just disconnect the battery and press the brake pedal a few times. It'll be reset straight away.



Really - that's neat.. Didn't know that one..


..I'm struggling to see how it's easier though..it clearly involves more work.. ;-)


Means you don't need to wait 45mins.
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Re: fuel

Postby CJ » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:22 pm

As per the workshop manual, disconnecting the battery for 10 mins is sufficient. I know that depressing the brake pedal for 30 seconds after disconnect does the job of draining all residual power on the likes of Mazdas and Subarus, I don't see why the same process won't work for Mitsis (never tested it mind you...).

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