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    Why is my car surging?

    Well as most of you know from my previous posts i just replaced both the front o2 sensors, then i reset the pcm by un hooking the negative battery terminal. Now while the car is ideling......sometimes the car surges between 1,000-1500 rpms....it doesn't happen all the time just at idle and not all the time..is the car just relearning the air/fuel ratio or did something F&ck up from me unplugging the battery to reset the pcm?
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    drive it hard for a day or to and see if it dont get any better

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackbirdbrain89 View Post
    drive it hard for a day or to and see if it dont get any better
    Seriously? Why do you think that would fix it......and does it have anything to do with the new sensors?

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    I had that surging happen a while back. Bad battery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshieDoom View Post
    I had that surging happen a while back. Bad battery.
    i am sure that i re tightened the negative terminal, i will have to check in the morning............any other suggestions?

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    Connection wouldnt matter if the battery itself was bad. Put it on a charge or find another one to throw in there fast and see what happens.


    Ive posted a couple of threads about the same thing happening.. Mine did it after I left the headlights up while working on them. Just needed a good charge

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    Quote Originally Posted by clg82 View Post
    ..is the car just relearning the air/fuel ratio
    I'm pretty sure this will happen immediately, not over time
    I could be wrong

    Also...
    I'm not the best in the world but I don't see where the battery would cause this issue. Last time I had a surging issue turned out to by a thin layer of dirt on my MAF. Try cleaning it if you haven't recently. Also I'd check the Idle Air Controller (IAC).

    I don't know if this will help, but its a suggestion.

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    You didn't reset the computer when you pulled the negative post off the battery.


    You don't need to disconnect the battery to reset it.
    http://www.fbody.com/tech/details.cgi?id=6



    It takes about (roughly) 60-80 miles for it to relearn idle and a/f mixture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Luos View Post
    You didn't reset the computer when you pulled the negative post off the battery.


    You don't need to disconnect the battery to reset it.
    http://www.fbody.com/tech/details.cgi?id=6



    It takes about (roughly) 60-80 miles for it to relearn idle and a/f mixture.
    so it is surging because of the new o2 sensor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by clg82 View Post
    so it is surging because of the new o2 sensor?
    It could be.

    Or it could be because something else.
    Reset the computer, get some miles on it, and report back.

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    check your bettery terminals for corrosion...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaz View Post
    check your bettery terminals for corrosion...
    battery terminals look good

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Luos View Post
    It could be.

    Or it could be because something else.
    Reset the computer, get some miles on it, and report back.
    its sound like ICV issue to me. it it were the battery he would be having problems while running.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hurraquio View Post
    its sound like ICV issue to me. it it were the battery he would be having problems while running.
    ICV? i don't know what that is but i haven't had this problem until AFTER i installed the o2 sensors

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    did you get them mixed up from front to back or left to right?

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    quick question...

    do you have the rear 02's tuned off/simulators and possibly plugged the new o2 sensors in to the rear plugs???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frost View Post
    did you get them mixed up from front to back or left to right?
    Quote Originally Posted by Spaz View Post
    quick question...

    do you have the rear 02's tuned off/simulators and possibly plugged the new o2 sensors in to the rear plugs???
    No and NO as far as i know the 02 sensors are universal....i replaced both the front ones like you recommended i do..........

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    Quote Originally Posted by clg82 View Post
    No and NO as far as i know the 02 sensors are universal....i replaced both the front ones like you recommended i do..........

    i meant the wire... and in would it be possible you connected the front o2 sensor in to the rear o2 wire...

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    How many miles in the last 3 days?


    Sounds like normal idle relearn to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Luos View Post
    How many miles in the last 3 days?


    Sounds like normal idle relearn to me.
    Probably 30-40 at the most......like i said it never did this until i replaced the 02 sensors and disconnected the negative battery terminal.....

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