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03-25-2010, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Devon Hynes EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Shore, Nova Scotia Posts: 30 Altee - '00 Nissan Altima GXE 90 day: 31.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	High Idle after EOC When a jump start the car after EOC my idle sits at 1500 and doesn't come back for several minutes neglecting and gains from doing EOC. Any ideas on how I can stop my idle from doing this? Car is a 2000 Nissan Altima.

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Rig an injector kill switch to kill the engine without powering-down the ECM? Just a thought..

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03-26-2010, 09:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Devon Hynes EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Shore, Nova Scotia Posts: 30 Altee - '00 Nissan Altima GXE 90 day: 31.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks, moving next month will wait till then to try it. Let you know how it works.

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daring4 Hyperlurker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 87 D-max - '04 Chevy Silverado Ls Notch - '65 Volkswagen 1500 S MTCHBX - '05 Scion XB 90 day: 40.41 mpg (US) Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	When I tried turning the key off and back on my fiero acting about the same way, I did the injector kill switch and when I bump start it now it idles normal. Good luck!

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