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Old 12-01-2016, 01:11 AM   #1
phrosty
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ECU reset + warm start = stall

Hi guys, noticing a weird thing happening when I start the car after I reset the ECU -- disconnecting battery, flashing a tune, etc.

If the engine is warm, it'll stall out. I need to give it some revs to keep it alive, and get into gear at higher than idle revs or it'll die. Once it's in gear it's good to go.

If the engine is cold, it starts up and after the initial high RPM it dips down nice and low, not enough to sputter but enough that DRLs will dim out, and then recovers. My assumption is that the cold start routine is giving extra fuel and thus preventing the stall.

After I get it moving, lifting off the accelerator will cause a similar RPM dip as the cold start bit. Either way, after a few minutes of driving the car appears to calibrate and has no trouble starting up after that, warm or cold, and no RPM dip.

Any ideas to the cause or how to diagnose? I don't believe it to be a leak as fuel trims are spot-on, and I hear nothing out of the ordinary. It drives otherwise normally.
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