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Old 04-30-2010, 03:53 PM   #6 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Not true on mine. Engine braking above 1200 rpm, triggers an Open Loop status on the ECU, which indicates DFCO.

I try to avoid dfco. It's more efficient to start an EOC glide earlier, than to burn a little more gas and then bleed it off through any kind of braking. DFCO is braking.
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