muskie Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Hello, new to the forum but a car guy. Car was my son's and now mine, roughly 170K well maintained, new plugs last 3K. The CD player was not working and i unhooked the battery hoping it would reset the CD player (it did not, that another issue) but today the first time i used the car since disconnecting the battery, it dies when stopped or when i throw it into neutral. Its got a rough idle/then dies This came out of nowhere. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Your ECU needs to relearn. Some, let the car idle for 15 minutes after resetting the ECU by removing the negative battery cable, I drive my car around the neighborhood. But like most of us, I have reset my ECU and number of times over the 18 years. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexi Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 It's normal, it may take up to a week to return to normal depending on how much driving you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskie Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) I believe the most accelerated idle learn procedure comes in the form of just letting the car cold start idle for 10 minutes at operating temp and for 5 minutes at hot start with all accessories off, just FYI. I often will flash an ECU map and then start and let the car sit while running for a fair bit before I take off because I know I'll randomly stall when pushing the clutch in when driving which, quite frankly, is kind of dangerous as you can lose power steering (which has happened to me at very fortunate times). If your car is actually going dead while sitting still with the transmission in neutral right after flashing a tune then it may be a good idea to check your vacuum lines and MAF sensor/air intake filter. Mine only randomly stalls after disconnecting the battery or otherwise resetting the ECU if I am rolling, usually doing something like pushing the clutch in and turning the wheel at the same time. Edited August 7, 2022 by Pleides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 what type of cd player do you have? the in dash 6 cd changer? Those always go fubar, you can get one from a junkyard for like 100 bucks, its easy to install, takes like 30 mins to pull and replace the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 You’ve got good advice in here, which I’ll kind of repeat. After an ECU reset, let the car idle for awhile before driving and it won’t want to stall out so much. Secondly, DAM will peak at 1.0 once you’ve gone into boost and exceeded 60mph. So after you disconnect the battery, idle 10 min and then get the car moving. And regarding the stereo, if you have an 05 LGT, grab an 08 LGT head unit. It’s a direct swap, very easy to do and the newer stereo is much better. 1 EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Wow..... cd's , I can't believe I've lived long enough to experience records, cassettes, cds, ipods and now everything digital via smartphone. I can't even remember the last time I even used a cd for computer work or music lol. I really expected cd's to have a longer run, it seems like cds came and went rather quickly lol. Also the newer radios have the auxiliary channel, that's what makes them much better. That's what I did a long time ago, I upgraded from an 05 radio cause no aux port, but I think you also need an adapter, i-86 or something. I haven't read up on it in a while, not very sure. I use some cheap bluetooth adapter to hook it up to my phone. Cost me like 12 bucks. No buttons, very straightforward, it gets power then it turns on. I used the cigarette lighter so its triggered by the car being on or key position. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GF5K6TF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 The 08+ is actually mp3 so while using a CD, you can load like 160 songs on a disk. Also, the srs wow feature gives considerably better sound than the OG units. This is the big reason to upgrade imo 1 EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 The srs is very nice, that was a bonus when I got the radio! My laptop doesn't even have a dvd/cd drive lol. Do computers even come with those still LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Haha I have an old laptop that'll run CD/DVD. It hasn’t had an windows OS update in 7-8 years though and I haven’t fired it up in probably 3-4 years, but I can still burn a CD! EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I'm all for reusing stuff from existing cars that's already been produced and keeping it simple with aux and all that, but there's a snowball's chance in hell I'm ever going back to a legacy connection to the car after using Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in my car. Best mod I've ever done to the car and the list of them is pretty exhaustive on my ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Pleides said: I'm all for reusing stuff from existing cars that's already been produced and keeping it simple with aux and all that, but there's a snowball's chance in hell I'm ever going back to a legacy connection to the car after using Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in my car. Best mod I've ever done to the car and the list of them is pretty exhaustive on my ride. How did you setup the android auto? You have my attention lol! How does it work, your phone syncs with a tablet in the car or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tehnation said: How did you setup the android auto? You have my attention lol! How does it work, your phone syncs with a tablet in the car or something? I used the JDM conversion set which has the auto climate controls separated from the head unit. Bought a Sony XAV-AX100. All works like an OEM set in any of the new cars on the market! If you had steering wheel controls then Crutchfield or the like could do harnesses for you, but I had it installed by a car audio shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Haha fwiw, I’m into a completely aftermarket JDM setup too and I cringe thinking about using a stock stereo. Can’t believe it took me so long to update and check out the CD compatibility 1 EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskie Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Thanks for all of this... love CD's (radio in cincinatti sucks!) but having no bluetooth sucks, its an 08 legacy GT, would really love to get something more modern. Can someone point me a thread or youtube video that would guide me thru this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, muskie said: Thanks for all of this... love CD's (radio in cincinatti sucks!) but having no bluetooth sucks, its an 08 legacy GT, would really love to get something more modern. Can someone point me a thread or youtube video that would guide me thru this? https://avojdm.com/dual-zone-av-panel-set-h6217ag911/ There's your adapter plate. https://tightfitfab.com/2005-2009-subaru-legacy-gt-outback-jdm-double-din-dual-zone-climate-control-i88-adapter/ There's an I88 adapter. TBH I know there's one more piece for the hazard switch but I don't know the parts for it and I may also be missing some other component. I had an audio shop install it all for me who has done a zillion Subarus with these stupid integrated climate/radio things before. Do you use iOS or Android? If you use iOS then I can recommend the Sony XAV-AX1000. I switched my AX100 in when I switched to Android but it was a great unit. The AX100 is discontinued but has Android Auto and a volume knob if that's your thing as well. Edited August 9, 2022 by Pleides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hazard switch! https://avojdm.com/legacy-hazard-switch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Theres a thread about it! No pics though.... https://www.legacygt.com/topic/126935-official-dual-hvac-double-din-jdm-kit-thread-v2/ Good ol google is working nicely again after the upgrade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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