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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 05:49 AM
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Went back this morning and whack the Map sensor. Reset the ECU. And did the idle reset thing. Where i ran the car at a consistent 3000rpm until the fan came on. Now the EPS comes on in the dash. What does that mean?
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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Electric power steering.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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its a safety thing, if you rev the car for a minute or 2 like that, it will set the EPS. you can reset it with a piece of wire according to the service manual instructions.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Squeezer,Nov 16 2005, 06:57 PM
its a safety thing, if you rev the car for a minute or 2 like that, it will set the EPS.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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[QUOTE=Squeezer,Nov 16 2005, 11:57 AM] its a safety thing, if you rev the car for a minute or 2 like that, it will set the EPS.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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Squeezer is right, if the engine is reved for a prolonged period the EPS will come on. It happened to me after cleaning the fuel system. I drove it around the block and it went off. You could feel the difference in the steering while the light was on.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by zcarcrazy,Nov 16 2005, 03:47 PM
Squeezer is right, if the engine is reved for a prolonged period the EPS will come on. It happened to me after cleaning the fuel system. I drove it around the block and it went off. You could feel the difference in the steering while the light was on.
Yes, this is correct. If you rev it in neutral for a prolonged time, the computer decides that maybe the speedo is broken. Since the EPS relies on the speedo input, it shuts down the EPS.

A very short drive is all it takes for the EPS fault to reset. The light will go off and your power steering will work again.

BTW, the "idle learn" process is supposed to be IDLE learn. You aren't supposed to be revving it.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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EPS light= EPS DTC

I've idle learned several cars, and never set a EPS DTC
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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Can't say that i've ever seen that. Now I'll have to try it on a car.
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Old Mar 31, 2015 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison
Originally Posted by zcarcrazy,Nov 16 2005, 03:47 PM
Squeezer is right, if the engine is reved for a prolonged period the EPS will come on. It happened to me after cleaning the fuel system. I drove it around the block and it went off. You could feel the difference in the steering while the light was on.
Yes, this is correct. If you rev it in neutral for a prolonged time, the computer decides that maybe the speedo is broken. Since the EPS relies on the speedo input, it shuts down the EPS.

A very short drive is all it takes for the EPS fault to reset. The light will go off and your power steering will work again.

BTW, the "idle learn" process is supposed to be IDLE learn. You aren't supposed to be revving it.
It says have to maintain a 3k rpm how can i do so without revving it? Sorry just got this problem and also new to this site
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