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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 10:42 PM
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Default Can you reset the ECU.....

my pops has a 95 SC400. he told me last week that it felt kinda sluggish. i know that with the 2nd gen GS you can reset the ECu and the car leaps. i was wondering if the same applied for the SCs. not quite sure since they dont have the vvt-i. let me know.......


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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 11:29 PM
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Yes you can by stopping power to the ECU by disconnecting the battery or pulling the fuses. If the car is sluggish it probably needs a tune-up though.
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 08:43 AM
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Why would resetting the ECU remedy a sluggish car?

Wouldn't it just become sluggish again?

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