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    Swapping the ECM

    Found a place than can send me a preprogrammed & flashed ECM, but curious if there anything particular about the swapping process I should know. Is it as simple as disconnecting the battery and swapping the ECM? I do know I have to do a 30-minute relearn for the key, but is there anything I'm...
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    Problems and Pricing...

    1. I've had the P0011 code for 2 years and can't keep it off for more than few hours now. I've sunk $2000+ into fixing it and all that left is reprogramming/replacing the ECM (suspected glitch or short in it), but the shop I usually go to says I need to go to a dealer for that fix. Dare I ask...
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    P0011 Won't Go Away

    Still an issue for me now (almost 2 years and $3k later). Last guess I got was that I need to replace the ECM and get it programmed (presumed fault/short in the ECM). I had an added symptom for a day; the car would only drive forward in 2nd gear, so it was slow to go and capped at roughly...
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    P0011 Won't Go Away

    Appreciate the response, but that fix has been tried already and made no difference.
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    P0011 Won't Go Away

    Update! The "historic fault" cleared Saturday night, and I was able to pass emissions Sunday morn; however, BEFORE I PULLED OUT OF THE TENT THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. Same code again "Pending P0011" and 1 readiness check incomplete again (Evaporative Sys). Any known Sonic glitch/issue I'm dealing...
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    P0011 Won't Go Away

    I've been dealing on and off with a P0011 code for over a year and it won't go away. The Sonic has been in the shop 4 times total at 2 different shops in addition to my own repairs. I'm at the point the car runs/works perfectly fine, all readiness tests have passed, but the service light is...
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    P0011 fault code

    Trying to get this fixed myself. Had the sprockets and timing kit installed back in January and everything was fine for about 3 months then the engine light came on with the same code. Changing the solenoid(s) is my next step. Dare I ask, do you have the 1.8L engine and did you replace one or...
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    VVT Solenoid(s)

    Do I need to replace just one or a pair of solenoids for the value timing (on the 1.8L)? I have a P0011 code and my sonic is idling rough (even died at a red light twice). I already the timing belt and gears replaced when I got the code last time and I think the solenoid(s) are to blame now...
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