Drives Different Now

[ColinT]

My car ECU has changed the way it drives during the weekend.

We went for a weekend away to Marrysville up in the mountains out from Melbourne. The road on the way has got some decent climbs and for klm's its just upwards. Where I live is pretty flat everywhere.

At one point a Audi (2.3lt) was down to 60klm in front of me , next break I past him up a straight hill for about 500m. I noticed the car held 2500rpm as I passed and this was enough to get past, it didn't want to kick back like it had previously.

Again later around the hills it didn't kick back as ofter as before.

When arriving back into Melbourne I had to do the usual cross 5 lanes to get to the one I wanted. Put the pedal down again it didn't want to change back, pushed further and away it went I feel perhaps a bit too severe. After the initial surge I hear the wife go LOOKOUT, and up ahead everthing was stopped. I pushed the brakes ad I must admit this is the first time I used the PBR's in anger and it stopped fantastically. I have never had such a great set of breaks, good control all the way to stopped.

Up the road a bit there were 2 cars stopped in the middle lane (of 5) the drivers standing between the 2 cars exchanging names. Bloody idiots, if someone had hit the rear car they would have been crushed.

SO now I guess I'm waiting for the ECU to return to my norml driving habits, and not the up hill change.

[Paradoxx]

The PBRs really are worth every cent

Wouldnt have this problem if you bought a manual

[Bain]

  ColinT said:

My car ECU has changed the way it drives during the weekend.

We went for a weekend away to Marrysville up in the mountains out from Melbourne.  The road on the way has got some decent climbs and for klm's its just upwards.  Where I live is pretty flat everywhere.

At one point a Audi (2.3lt) was down to 60klm in front of me , next break I past him up a straight hill for about 500m.  I noticed the car held 2500rpm as I passed and this was enough to get past, it didn't want to kick back like it had previously.

Again later around the hills it didn't kick back as ofter as before.

When arriving back into Melbourne I had to do the usual cross 5 lanes to get to the one I wanted.  Put the pedal down again it didn't want to change back, pushed further and away it went I feel perhaps a bit too severe.  After the initial surge I hear the wife go LOOKOUT, and up ahead everthing was stopped. I pushed the brakes ad I must admit this is the first time I used the PBR's in anger and it stopped fantastically.  I have never had such a great set of breaks, good control all the way to stopped. 

Up the road a bit there were 2 cars stopped in the middle lane (of 5) the drivers standing between the 2 cars exchanging names.  Bloody idiots, if someone had hit the rear car they would have been crushed.

SO now I guess I'm waiting for the ECU to return to my norml driving habits, and not the up hill change.

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Unplug 1 of the terminals from your battery for 15 mins and this will reset your ECU.

Then go out and drive it how you usually would for about 200km's..

Problem (if it is one) solved.

[zmit]

just a thought. will disconnecting the terminal cause it to "run in" again? or is that just based on the odometer and therefore wont do it?

[Adam]

There's no such thing as a "run in" calibration.

[FordT6]

How about trying in Performance mode if you have an auto. It drives like in manual but holds the gear until you accelerate.

Haven't experienced that problem after driving up inclines.

[apache_dj]

  FordT6 said:

How about trying in Performance mode if you have an auto. It drives like in manual but holds the gear until you accelerate.

Haven't experienced that problem after driving up inclines.

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I agree performance mode is the trick, great when your overtaking and want to give it heaps

[ColinT]

  XXXR6T said:

The PBRs really are worth every cent

Wouldnt have this problem if you bought a manual

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Your right the PBR's are bloody fantastic.

Your right also I should have thought to use performance mode to do the overtake up the hill. I have used it in the past and it is a much more controlled accelleration.

[ColinT]

  ColinT said:

My car ECU has changed the way it drives during the weekend.

We went for a weekend away to Marrysville up in the mountains out from Melbourne.  The road on the way has got some decent climbs and for klm's its just upwards.  Where I live is pretty flat everywhere.

At one point a Audi (2.3lt) was down to 60klm in front of me , next break I past him up a straight hill for about 500m.  I noticed the car held 2500rpm as I passed and this was enough to get past, it didn't want to kick back like it had previously.

Again later around the hills it didn't kick back as ofter as before.

When arriving back into Melbourne I had to do the usual cross 5 lanes to get to the one I wanted.  Put the pedal down again it didn't want to change back, pushed further and away it went I feel perhaps a bit too severe.

SO now I guess I'm waiting for the ECU to return to my norml driving habits, and not the up hill change.

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WELL, I've read about it happening on this forum and it had happended to me.

As I mentioned above the car was driving different. Gave it a full clean today and under the bonnet. Just about the wash over the engine cover and there it was the turbo hose was blown off the crossover. So no wonder it seemed different.

Went to the dealer and they are ordering a new pipe and clamp. The pipe was split at the crossover end. The old clamp and pipe are on there now so I'll take it a bit easier until Friday when the new parts are in.