[Diy_efi] Reset ECM after replacing airbag?

[WopOnTour]

rgr tht
I re-read it and see what was meant by the statement- aplols all around. 
We've always pulled both cables off and connected them together with a 3/8 
nut and walked away... This is because of the P0440 fiasco where this 
technique was used to clear certain latched behaviors (not DTCs) in some of 
the early 1995-96 OBDII boxes. You would sometimes have to leave them 
connected for an hour or so before they would  corectly reinitiate the 
diagnostic routine for the EVAP. While it's twice the work it's much less 
tiresome than standing there for an hour. lol
Regards
WOT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jb" <jonnbell at gmail.com>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] Reset ECM after replacing airbag?


all you're doing by putting the positive cable on ground somewhere is
discharging capacitors,etc in the system.  there is no possibility for
smoke if the battery is no longer connected.  this is a standard way
of clearing 'soft' codes on a car.  disconnecting both would work as
well, i guess, but whats the point of doing twice the work?

On 4/13/05, Wop OnTour <wopontour at hotmail.com> wrote:
> LOL
> I wouldnt try this if I were you! Talk about a "smoke show"!! I think he
> meant to say disconnect BOTH cables and touch them together- but that wont
> work anyways.
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