Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 15/05/12 01:14 AM Share Posted 15/05/12 01:14 AM (edited) Both times I did it I never touched the battery. 1st time it just kept cranking and never started so I assumed it actually worked. 2nd time it started but my foot may have not been flat to the floor so you have to be careful. If it does start release the pedal straight away. I would also advise against trying it at all if the car is cold.Wouldn't hurt to disconnect the battery before hand though. Edited 15/05/12 01:15 AM by Paulie2256 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/05/12 03:34 AM Share Posted 15/05/12 03:34 AM No need to disconnect the battery. Just hold the pedal flat as Paulie mentioned and crank the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBA-XR6T Bronze Donating Members 386 Member For: 12y 9m 28d Posted 15/05/12 04:13 AM Author Share Posted 15/05/12 04:13 AM Is there a definitive time frame to crank the car for? Minimum 10 seconds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 11m 21d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 15/05/12 05:43 AM Share Posted 15/05/12 05:43 AM I believe min is 10secs, I tend to do this after an oil change to get the oil pressure up before actually starting. I think it resets the cam phasers or something like that. Also it is not necessary to disconnect and reconnect the battery but doesnt hurt if you also want to do that.And it does stat that it is foot hard to the floor as if you lift slightly the car will start as mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impellor Member 835 Member For: 14y 5m 19d Gender: Not Telling Posted 15/05/12 06:12 AM Share Posted 15/05/12 06:12 AM (edited) Please excuse my ignorance but how and why would you reset the VCT. That is how do you know if its working or not. Cheers Edited 15/05/12 06:17 AM by Impellor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 15/05/12 06:25 AM Share Posted 15/05/12 06:25 AM The how has been answered above ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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