Drivetrain Resetting ECU.. Should I or Should I not.?
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Resetting ECU.. Should I or Should I not.?
Hello all..
a member who is too busy motoring everywhere
in his 2.8 weeks old mcs with 2002 miles.
Well. guess what.
I've been reading on some posts regarding ECU resets.
talking about 'learning' the way I drive.
The main reason of me wanting to reset my ECU is that I've learned how to drive manual on my new mini with lots of stalls during my 'first-time'.
Should I go ahead and reset, then drive it like there will be no tomorrow?
god.. I love Mini. Made me crazy.
a member who is too busy motoring everywhere
in his 2.8 weeks old mcs with 2002 miles.
Well. guess what.
I've been reading on some posts regarding ECU resets.
talking about 'learning' the way I drive.
The main reason of me wanting to reset my ECU is that I've learned how to drive manual on my new mini with lots of stalls during my 'first-time'.
Should I go ahead and reset, then drive it like there will be no tomorrow?
god.. I love Mini. Made me crazy.
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I've heard similar comments about the Mini "learning" how you drive. One person even told me to ignore the break-in period and drive at WOT from day 1 so my car will perform better. (Of course, this person doesn't own a Mini!) I was thinking of following the break-in guidelines and then resetting my ECU. My method should give the same performance after 1.5K miles, right?
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Originally Posted by kaelaria
Exactly. If you reset, it just goes back to exactly where it is now. Resetting for performance is pointless.
Theo
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I've been thinking, and it's possible
Originally Posted by kaelaria
Exactly. If you reset, it just goes back to exactly where it is now. Resetting for performance is pointless.
In english, it's possible the motor could learn a bad habit that can only be removed by a reset and a different "learning curve" by the motor....
Matt
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I have flashed back to back stock, standard and tuner MTH files - and it is immediately felt. There is no need to flash for performance - and Franz confirmed it to me. The adaptive properties are very minor, and take a couple tanks of fuel to be felt anyway. Any immediate changes you feel are not due to a reset.
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Originally Posted by kaelaria
I have flashed back to back stock, standard and tuner MTH files - and it is immediately felt. There is no need to flash for performance - and Franz confirmed it to me. The adaptive properties are very minor, and take a couple tanks of fuel to be felt anyway. Any immediate changes you feel are not due to a reset.
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Yea I went to write down my trip computer miles, and I also wrote down the mileage. After I went to reset I noticed the mileage was different. Went to get gas and reset again just to see if it was a fluke. It went down a mile.
The first time I did it to lose 3 miles, I was in the "test" feature a while looking around. The second time I was in and out. Maybe it's time-based, or maybe I'm just crazy. Either way, I lost 4 miles. After one restart and drive, it hasn't recorrected. Not concerned.
The first time I did it to lose 3 miles, I was in the "test" feature a while looking around. The second time I was in and out. Maybe it's time-based, or maybe I'm just crazy. Either way, I lost 4 miles. After one restart and drive, it hasn't recorrected. Not concerned.
Originally Posted by bomboasy
aminicooper, did not notice that, I will look. I have done many resets after making modifications. Never had any problems. If the milage drop is true, I might have a 0 miles '03 Mini by the end of the weekend
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