I've read many posts about how the Mini ECU "learns" over time, but what exactly does it learn? ...to get better gas mileage? ...the best way to make the engine run more efficiently? What?

 

It "learns" how much fuel to add. It's called fuel trim, and if the O2 sensor senses that your car is running rich or lean, it'll compensate by shortening or lengthening the injector on time. It really has no effect on performance, but I guess you can say it tries to make the engine run more efficiently. it basically tries to maintain a set a/f ratio.

This isn't specifically just for MINIs, all cars have it nowdays.

 

I dunno about that. My car has a hard time with math ... cant get beyond simple multiplication tables

 

lol what car might that be?

EDIT: I was thinking you're talking about some other make. sorry I'm INCREDIBLY dense tonight lol. The jokes are just *woosh*

 

My MINI of course .... darn that has enuff trouble just adding never mind multiply ... I aint never going to be able to teach it calculus!

 

My MINI is pretty good with trigonometry, geometry, and calculus,
but it can't do partial differential equations nor principles of mathematical analysis
worth a crap.

 

Lately these mini's seem to be multiplying like rabbits.

 

You know whats funny ... I was thinking about solving simultaneous differential equations while typing and thought hell .... stupid MINI will never get that!

 

When I'm in my MINI, all I do is derive!

Theo

 

Derive? As in equations?

 

Yep, you got it! However, I didn't mean to go off on a tangent...I guess it's a sine of my age...

Theo

 

It's hard for me to figure, what is your angle? If you have to air your differences, stop fueling around and summarize yur arguments.

 

 

Hayoooooooooo!!!

 

Fuzzy logic.

Don't any of you people get a grocery list from your wife?

 

thats not fuzzy logic ... thats an order

 

Unfortunately, my wife also accompanies the list and mostly it is HER in HER MINI and grumbling about how grumpy I look in the passenger seat!!!

Oh...the things I put up with.......

 

Whoa!! Someone has issues.