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Old 10-28-2011, 05:16 PM
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Just out of couriosity. is it normal for the RPM`s to go between 1500 and 2000 a few times after you pull the fuse or pull off the negative battery connection? i know it`s not much of a 'tech' question, but I`m just wondering.
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Stock 95 Civic?

Why did you reset the ECU?

There can be a brief idle relearn period after resetting the ECU, but it tends to be a low idle issue.
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Default Re: Hunting Idel After ECU Reset?

I have a short ram intake and a cheap Ebay catback on it, so not really stock. I did it since I installed foglights and the myth that you have to reset the ecu if put in a new exhaust? It does it about 4 or 5 times than it idles normal, and the cel is not on. And I believe that an auto D16Z6 has an idle of 600 +-50.
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How much driving have you done since the reset?

Try bleeding the cooling system and cleaning the IACV.
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Default Re: Hunting Idle After ECU Reset?

I`ve only driven about 10 miles on it. But I did miss one little bit of detail, it only happened once, and that`s when I started the car after I reset the ECU. The other starts after that, has no hunting idle and slows as the car warms up.
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If the idle is back to normal now, don't worry about it unless the problem returns.
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you dont need to reset the ECU with exhaust... the ecu is forever learning and will cut fuel delivery as needed. Thats just an old wifes tail...
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The ECU will relearn, if there was a problem before typically it will come back just make take a day or so.
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