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hoppflyer
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| Joined: 04/08
Posted: 05/14/08 04:22 AM
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You will not hear this from any GM dealer or tech. I hope this information saves someone from the BS I have been thru. The durmax computer has a learning mode and uses stored data for engine, injector control! Read below:
Well I fixed the problem with my 2003 duramax last night by disconnecting both batteries and forcing the computer to do a cold start. Imagine that. When I picked up my truck from the dearler after the injector change, I noted that the clock had the right time and the radio stations were still set correctly. I challenged them on the fact that they had done the injector change without disconnecting the batteries and they said they had. I also asked them if the computer had a learning mode and they told me NO. After I did the cold start on the computer I drove 10 miles west and watched the MPG hover around 22 MPG @ 65 MPH on the tirp out and back. I then went and hooked up my 5th wheel (35' Titanium) and pulled it 57 miles averaging 9.7 MPG. We had a 30 MPH wind out of the north and the 30 of those miles were into the wind. I turned around and come back south with the wind and got 12.9 MPG for the next 30 miles. Just like it used to do before the dealer changed the injectors. I guess I am not surprised by the ignorance of the GM dealers and technicians on this engine.
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esanchez
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Posted: 05/14/08 09:27 AM
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That's a good tip. Thanks for the heads-up.
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