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engine needs to learn how to idle right


jason borne
01-28-2009, 09:27 PM
1991 camaro v6 3.1 I disconnected my battery because i was replacing it with a new one, before i did this my car idled just fine, now it idles rough .I read somewhere that whenever the battery is disconnected the car needs to learn how to idle normal again how do i get it to do that what are the steps, any help is appreciated

Morley
01-29-2009, 01:06 AM
About 10 minutes of normal driving will allow the ECM to relearn what it needs to.

jason borne
02-18-2009, 10:07 PM
is that on the freeway or just regular stop and go traffic

Morley
02-21-2009, 05:00 PM
is that on the freeway or just regular stop and go traffic

Just normal driving.

jason borne
03-04-2009, 12:19 AM
the computer was finally able to learn to idle thanks for the help

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