Help! Bad Idle

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Help! Bad Idle

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Okay, I was on the freeway in Portland Heading to pick up my girl friend from work.
All of a sudden the car wouldnt hardly idle, could hardly take off on flat ground, when I finally took off it was shuddering super bad when ever I tried to speed up.

Since then, ive changed the plugs, wires, fuel lines, fuel filter, coil, and maf. Fuel pump is good aswell.

Any ideas? Im out...
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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Have you checked codes?
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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As in check engine lights?
if so there are none...


Also, its an ej20g swapped Turbo legacy if that helps with anything.
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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Some times the light will not be on and will have stored codes. This is the first thing you need to do.

Josh, (Site admin) has a great how to on his site and heres the link.

http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/engine.html
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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If i reset the ecu would that mess up my tune?
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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What are you using for tuning?
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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PP6
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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also my battery has been disconnected and its still the same as it has been
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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Ok, resetting the ECU should not have any affect on your tune.
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Re: Help! Bad Idle

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i have another ecu, that i will be trying out today. and if that doesnt work, does anyone have any other ideas that would cause all this?
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