Battery change

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CRAIG04
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2003 eclipse v6 manual tranny.
Installed new battery,,now engine will not idle
how do I reset throttle body position sennsor
Aug 7, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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I believe that through normal driving the car will re-learn it's idle.
Aug 7, 2007 at 11:01 AM
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[quote:1066ee3f49="Service Writer"]I believe that through normal driving the car will re-learn it's idle.[/quote:1066ee3f49]
TY, Paul,,but I drove it about an hour after the bat change,,no luck so far,,any more ideas?
Aug 7, 2007 at 2:25 PM
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it will take longer than 1 hour if not after several hours then probly time for new one smtimes moister gets in them even from washing ur car
Aug 7, 2007 at 11:31 PM
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What I found is this:
Let the engine get to operating temperature, allow an additional 10 minutes of idle time.
If this doesn't work, you'll need to pull codes on it.
Aug 8, 2007 at 12:23 AM
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