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 Post subject: disconnecting the battery on an EF
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:53 am 
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hi all, ive heard that disconnecting the battery on an EF means that i have to do some annoying recalibration with my throttle and all that. could someone please fill me in on the ins and outs of this.
also i didnt know what section to put this thread in.
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 Post subject: Re: not sure where to put this...
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:04 am 
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yeh it does

what i ahve always been told is
-Reconnect the battery obviously
-Leave to idle in park for 2min
-Idle in drive, stationary for 2min
-Idle in park with AC Max on for 2min
-Idle in drive, stationary, with AC Max for 2 min

Then take for a drive, hold it in gears and basically just run through all of the functions like demister etc. Drive it hard

Thats what i have always done and it seems to work alright, takes it a couple of weeks of driving untill it is perfect though

 

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 Post subject: Re: not sure where to put this...
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:35 am 
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what does the title of the thread have to do with the question?
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 Post subject: Re: not sure where to put this...
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:11 am 
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tickford_6 wrote:
what does the title of the thread have to do with the question?

i wasnt sure where to put this thread? i thought i said that in my post?
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 Post subject: Re: not sure where to put this...
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:40 am 
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fair point
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 Post subject: Re: disconnecting the battery on an EF
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:11 pm 
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ashcook wrote:
Here is fine and I have changed the title so it is easily found by members.

thankyou
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 Post subject: Re: disconnecting the battery on an EF
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:06 pm 
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are you guys sure i disconnected my battery heaps of times and just chucked it back on and it ran fine! (94 ef fairmont ghia)
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:36 pm 
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i think it depends how long you left it off for. ive never done all that s**t, just driven it and let it relearn
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 Post subject: Re: disconnecting the battery on an EF
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:58 pm 
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there is a learning procedure like mentioned above, but its not really nessesary.
just connect the battery start it and away you go, it will learn its closed loop function as it drives...
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 Post subject: Re: disconnecting the battery on an EF
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:56 pm 
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The wife's AU on gas has always been really sluggish, disconnected the battery heaps of times for various reasons, always ends up bit sluggish.
Anyway I did the whole procedure listed above about a month ago, massive difference, drives much better, goes harder and is better on fuel. She has even noticed the difference, which is really saying something.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:58 pm 
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asnmcguinness wrote:
yeh it does

what i ahve always been told is
-Reconnect the battery obviously
-Leave to idle in park for 2min
-Idle in drive, stationary for 2min
-Idle in park with AC Max on for 2min
-Idle in drive, stationary, with AC Max for 2 min

Then take for a drive, hold it in gears and basically just run through all of the functions like demister etc. Drive it hard

Thats what i have always done and it seems to work alright, takes it a couple of weeks of driving untill it is perfect though


so just double checking, this is the correct method?
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