Nissan Electronic Throttle Body (ETB) Re-Learn Procedure 

This is an awesome video and it’s the second time I’ve had to do it! I wrote down the steps in case anybody is interested: 1. Warm up engine 2. Turn car off 3. Place in Park 4. Release Gas Pedal 5. Turn ignition on for at least 2 seconds 6. Turn ignition off at least 10 seconds 7. Make sure accelerator released 8. Turn ignition on 9. Turn ignition off at least 10 seconds 10. Make sure accelerator released 11. Turn ignition on at least 3 seconds 12. Press and release Gas pedal 5x in 5 seconds. 13. Wait 7 seconds and PRESS and HOLD accelerator. 14. After 11 seconds engine light blinks 15. After 9 more seconds engine light changes to steady. 16. Release accelerator and start car within 3 seconds 17. Let idle 20 seconds 18. Slightly rev to see is normal.

Working on 2005 Nissan Altima. Replaced throttle body and watched numerous videos and spent numerous hours trying the relearn procedure. Was about to give up when I watched this video. Started completely over, followed this video and got it on the first try. Thanks for the video. There were some videos that had same procedure but this one just explained it better.

I was about to cry not knowing what to do with my car... Found this video, followed the steps 1 by 1 and viola!!! It solved my problem!!! Thank you so much!!!

Just did a spark plug change on a Nissan Tiida. Had to remove the intake and throttle body to get to plugs. Decided to clean the carbon out of the throttle body. Put it together and had idle issues. Went thru this procedure and was a great success. Much appreciated.

This method worked on my 2007 Nissan Murano. I took off the throttle body last week to give it a clean and after putting it back in, i started having problems with start ups. So i searched on YT and came across your video, followed the instructions and voila, the car started on the first turn, thank you so much for making this video.

This video proved extremely useful when I cleaned the throttle body on my 2011 Nissan Rogue. It was running very poorly when I restarted it after the cleaning. The steps shown here, when performed properly, solved the issue for me and I could not be happier. The vehicle is running very well now and there is no more 'stumble' at idle when coming to a full stop.

I gotta say I'm impressed to say the least. I had an issue with a vehicle of mine 2003 Pathfinder. Kept getting a code for idle air control RPM too high. I knew something was off it was idling around 1200 or higher RPM. Started doing some research and everything pointed to this video and the more I watched this I thought it was complete bogus just seems a little far fetched. Sure enough no kidding this worked and fixed my issue due to me taking the throttle body off and cleaning it I guess threw it off and messed it up well this procedure fixed it right back to perfect idle around 800. Thank you for this video very helpful indeed

This procedure really works, if you pay close attention to the instructions and have patience, it took 4 trys before it finally worked. You have to be right on with the timing of each countdown, but good luck to everyone that has to do this!!!

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Here's my story. I'm driving 2006 Almera till one day car's rpm just wouldn't get higher than around 2k rpms, everything sounded/felt fine just loss of power, took it to mechanic/services and it took them one month to diagnose/replace throttle body, when I got the car back, noticed that rpms are jumping up and down when going into neutral, fuel usage increased insanely, idle rpms too high, brought in back to mechanic because we thought it's not adjusted but he failed to do that and I got worried that the service had given me another bad throttle body and I have wasted my money, till I found this video, tried everything myself and got it working properly on the first try!!! So happy now, love u man, good work!

WOW THANK YOU! I SPEND 1 YEAR TRYING OTHER CODES GIVEN IN OTHER VIDEOS AND NOTHING WORKED! Obviously REPLACING THROTTLE BODY & AIR FLOW SENSOR, ETC., WAS TOO EXPENSIVE!! I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK LIKE THAT EVERY DAY, HURTING MY TRANSMISSION! BUT IT DOES STILL WORK! I ALMOST GAVE UP...UNTIL I FOUND YOU🙏👼👍😀 the shortest of all steps! and IT WORKED!! I WAS IN DISBELIEF! I LITERALLY CRIED! YOU SAVED MY CAR AND I 😉THANK YOU & THANK YOU AGAIN! BLESSINGS!

Worked like a charm! Dropped idle from 1,300 to right around 650. Thanks!

Ho my god ....i really surprised ....i did on my nissan tiida ...now engine working smoothly because of ur video .... thanks broooooo

Just wanted to add that this is an excellent video but just remember to make sure everything is reconnected especially your mass airflow sensor. I went through this procedure numerous times with no success and was absolutely frustrated. I walked away I came back and noticed I never reconnected the mass airflow sensor. Reconnected the sensor and presto problem solved and the relearn was successful. Much thanks to this video. Hope this helps someone out that might be scratching their head thinking they did everything right but I actually forgot something very simple.

Thank you! My idle was rough after I changed the coils and spark plugs. Had to remove the whole intake and window cowl to get to the back spark plugs, they made this van hard af to work on.

Worked for my (push to start ) 2011 Nissan Altima 2.5 . Thank you so much , I had cleaned out my throttle body and mass air flow sensor and after putting things back together . I noticed that my throttle body wouldn’t respond well . My car would show me how much gas I had released by stepping on the gas pedal by having the dashboard indicator meter ( 0-60) MPG on dashboard display . When stepping on gas pedal the meter wouldnt go up and when I would let go the meter would rise and drop constantly and finally max out (randomly out of order) . When it would max out i would assume I can lay off from the gas pedal for a bit but instead the car would lose power as I’m driving and than gain power . Like , the torque would set u back going 30mps literally . I knew it was the throttle body , the flap wasn’t opening right and releasing its mixtures at random times making my car to jerk and idle bad . But nomore . I changed my spark plugs , cleaned out the throttle body , air mass sensor , changed the ignition coils and nothing ever fixed the problem . Other you tubers were saying it’s the transmission slipping but no , it wasn’t . Thank you for your help !

Thanks. Took a few trys but ultimately worked for my 04' nissan titan make sure you follow every step to the end even the rev 7 times at the end. Dont get all excited once you see the blinking light your only half way done...!

This is the best video on this test process by far!!!!! Don’t listen to anyone but this guy!!

this really helped on my 2005 nissan altima, had removed and replaced the throttle body and car started to rev up and down like crazy.. didn't know what had happened, after watching this video and with a lot of patience, I finally program the throttle body. good video

Wow. This is worked! I was struggling for more than one month with this problem. What a miracle. Dropped idle from 1800 to right around 800!!! Excellent! Many thanks. (This is Nissan TIIDA)

This works on a 1.8L 2005 Sentra. After trying this method many many times with zero success, I changed a couple of things. 1. I used my torque app and OBD dongle to constantly check and erase any ses codes while the car was running and during this idle learn. My car would set the high idle code many times but it takes time before the ses light comes on to let you know. So you think there's no code set...but its in the computer even so. Keep that code clear regardless of any dummy light. 2. After this process was done I idled it 5-10sec then placed into drive and back to park twice. It almost killed in drive doing this but I put I back in park and idle settled out. Success!

Thank you very much for the precise step by step video. I would like to add on to this procedure as most batteries are below 13 V, so I if you can connect a booster cable with another vehicle then your voltage should be around 14.5V. Then try to relearn, mine worked the first time after I had 4 failed attempts without a booster connection.

I cleaned my throttle body on my 06 Nissan Pathfinder. Started idling high around 1k, Check engine light after I put it back together. I did all 3 procedures about 20 times. Still high idle. Next day I tried the procedures with the engine stone cold, started it, came back a few minutes later and BAM 625 RPM! If this procedure isn't working for you with a fully warmed up engine and transmission, try it cold.

Y’all be saying make sure the pedal is fully released so am I supposed to pressed down/hold the gas pedal down Lol

MVP🤜🏾 was having issues with my MAF sensor, replaced it and cleaned the throttle body and it started reving around 1200RPM. Your steps helped now its revenge at 600-500👌🏾

2013 Titan... Worked for me! (So far no more lean codes anyway... Stand by). I pulled the intake to replace the starter... Pcv valve exploded last summer so had a mess to clean, noticed the intake tube was ripped under the throttle body hose clamp. Cleaned it all up, replaced the leaky tube, replaced MAF, cleaned the TB/replaced all the gaskets... Still running like crap. Transmission shift points were all screwed up too. I was scared i had cracked the intake or broke a sensor wire pigtail... Was tearing my hair out checking for vac leaks. Its amazing how the computer can correct for all of the messed up parameters this thing had. Im sure all of the tables were now all out of whack correcting for these problems. I never saw a dip in fuel mileage and it idled fairly smooth but was just starting to feel a tiny bit rough... Now that its fixed up i just badly freaked it out changing all this stuff at once. Now it shoukd run like brand new. If only i had somewhere i needed to drive to today lol...

For my Nissan Altima 2007 2.5 this worked, I tried about 5 different ways before coming to this one. Yes. Thank you sir.

Thank you for the explanation, I have seen this 'procedure' on other videos but all of the steps were combined and not needed once completed. This worked for me the first time , so I made notes in my Haynes manual for next time.

It works perfectly on Nissan Bluebird G11 (Sylphy) 2005 - 2006 models. Just checked!!! July 14, 2024

This worked on my 2008 2 litre petrol Qashqai. Now drives normally and idles at a steady 700rpm. Thanks Cardone, I'm absolutely delighted!

Im still stunned that actually worked 1st time. you saved me a lot of time so thanks.

THIS WORKED. Long story short, customer car was idling high I cleaned throttle body and intake during spark plugs replacement. No big deal if if idle high because I've recalibrated throttle body with my scan tool. This time it was a no go! On a 2002 maxima, car idle at 950. Followed steps and mainly final procedure, issue fixed! Come to find out, it always ran high like that! Well it's fixed now

Thank you so much for making this video! It worked for my 07’ Nissan Frontier v6 4.0 when I did my engine swap! Idle dropped down rite where it should be after following this video.

Thank you! This video saved the day. Other ones on here are a little wrong and misleading. Also hard to follow. Yours was perfect.

FYI.. I own a 2003 sentra spec-v, I tried many times and I was finally successful, but what I actually did was the following.. 1*-ignition on for 3 sec. - ignition off for 10 sec 2*-ignition on for 3 sec -ignition off for 10 sec 3*-ignition on for 3 sec -ignition off for 10 sec ^then ignition on and press on the gas 5 times in 5 seconds, release for 7 seconds then press on the gas and hold till light starts flashing and follow like this video says

Thanks for this. Helped me alot on my 2003 pulsar n16. I replaced the battery and the car would shut off after starting. I did the idle air, volume learn process and I had to rev the car up at the end when starting. After that the idle fixed itself.

This appears to be the one that will do it. I took my Nissan Maxima 2007 (47,000 miles on it) into a Nissan dealer; because it was losing mileage per gallon. They said I needed the "Throttle Body" and the "Mass Air Flow" needs to be cleaned. They charged me upwards of $200.00. When I drove the car out the "Engine Light" came on and stayed on. I took it back but then the Tachometer was going up and down badly in idle. I do NOT believe the Nissan dealer "Re-Leaned" the computer as you do. Also I do NOT believe they cleaned the two items above correctly. I believe they just sprayed cleaner without removing them from the air canal; that goes from the air filter to the intake plenum. I am going to remove them and clean them thoroughly. Then... ...I am going to do it just as you say. I believe it will solve my problem. Thank you so much.

MAN THANKS VERY MUCH !U ARE EXTREMELLY HELPFULL AND USEFULL FOR ALL OF US THE MECHANICS PROFETIONALS! I HAVE ALL THE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT I NEED BUT I COULDNT SET UP THE P12 PRIMERA THAT I HAD THE THROTLE BODY CLEANED.THE CAR WAS WORKING 1500 REV ON IDLE .THANKS TO U ITS A PERFECT CAR NOW CLEAN MOUTH WORKING 650 AGAIN.

Bonjour, j'ai visité presque tous les masters que j'essaie de faire depuis 2 mois, mais je n'ai pas trouvé de solution, je l'ai fait avec votre vidéo, merci, que Dieu vous bénisse.😊

Worked great! My idle was high/erratic after dead battery replacement. P2119 code, so I cleaned the TB and did this relearn. Thanks guys!

I tried this several times and got it. Thanks.

Nissan idle up and down 1200 to 2000 rpm (work nissan xtrail t30 2005 the step engage P to D is very important because relearn not work hight rpm ) 1- key on 3 sec 2- 5 pedal strokes in 5 sec 3- wait 7 sec 4- press the pedal and wait for the engine light to flash at least 10-15 times and when it stops release the pedal and start the engine then engage the D while holding the brake you should see the rpm drop and stabilize around 800-900 rpm let the engine run 20 sec

Wah, great, selfless proper guide to Relearn... Thank u so much, but alittle too fast... ☃️☃️☃️☃️

Wow it worked!! Had to do it like 4 times. It was idling high all the time. Nowit's normal! Yaaaay!

Thanks you so much. I couldn't learn it using the Diagnostic scanner. Thanks to you I could learn the ETC.

Great video, helped out a lot, my car is a 2005 Altima, was running rough for 2 years red-lights. My steering wheel would shake, I've since cleaned the throttle Body and preformed this re-learn. Seems to run better so far. Nigel Graham

If anyone has problems with odometer goes up and down or can only go to 2500 rpm or less Have Air Flow Sensor replaced and that's a main caused of odometer fluctuate. Just wants to share if any have this symptom about idles not maintained

after re-learn would problem come back again?

Do you need to do this after replacing spark plugs in a nissan versa because I had to disconnect the throttle body in order to take off manifold to reach the spark plugs?

what happens if u don’t hear the sound ? done this like 5x and never heard anything

Muy bien explicado seguí los pasos cómo lo Explica el maestro y con un solo intento lo logré gracias a Dios muy contento gracias

Thank You! These steps worked at the first try, 2005 Frontier idle was high after TB and MAF cleaning.

What's the procedure if the car has a push button start? No key? Thanks for the detailed video

So for my Nissan Altima 2007 3.5L i did it like this First make sure you don’t have a check engine light you can disconnect the negative on the car battery for 30 seconds to do this then Push button till it goes in on position and wait 2 seconds , push button again to turn it off wait 10 seconds , Do this again push button till light is in on position Wait 2 seconds push button again to put it in off position wait 10 seconds. Now you push button again 2 times to put the car in the on position now wait 10 seconds then push again to turn car off Now the complicated part Push button 2 times to get it in the On position wait 3 seconds , now press the pedal and release it 5 times within 5 seconds . After you release it the 5th time wait 7 seconds , then press the pedal all the way down again before the check engine starts to flash and keep it their until the check engine light stops flashing then release the pedal the check engine light will flash one more time then start the engine within 3 seconds The idle should be better now but your not done yet Once the engine is on wait 20 seconds then rev a couple of times ( I did 3 ) then put the car in drive and reverse but don’t move the car then put it in park and turn off the car. The throttle body will now start to save the settings leave the car alone until you stop hearing the throttle body ( it kept making sounds for like one minute or longer for me ) if you fail the first time wait 1 minute before you try again just make sure the check engine light didn’t come on. I used a stop watch you can use on on your phone just use it to help you count what Second your on at around any step Good luck 👍

This worked! Thank you. I hope the light stays off.

100% working i go through the instruction and my rpm came to normal on my nissan xtrail....thank you sir

Awesome! I did this even after changing the mass airflow sensor! Worked perfectly! Thanks 🙏🏼

Thanks worked on my Nissan Elgrand went from 1100 to 700

This saved my life 😀😀😀, been looking for lots of videos to relearn process and this is the only working for me on a Nissan Sentra SR 2015 , thank you so much for this video .

It worked on my 2002 Sentra se r spec v. Was throwing a code for tps when I bought it, but the throttle body was new. Thanks for the video, it helped me tremendously!!!

Omg thank you so much !!! I had very to almost no acceleration speed once I did this and finito! Worked like a charmed !

Straight forward, clear and concise. Thank you!

1:49 Are you supposed to depress the accelerator to get the throttle valve to move or should it just do it on it’s own due to being put in learning mode?

i noticed in my 07 quest that when the sel starts blinking it will stop for a split second making you believe it is done (thus releasing the gas pedal prematurely) but then it blinks again for at lest two more times (like 3 blinking sets) until it becomes steady lit. until i noticed that behavior the process was not working. i was about to give up trying. but it worked perfectly.

Nicely done guys! This fixed my 06 Nissan Quest after the mechanic cleaned the throttle body and the P0507 popped up.

Do I go from the last step of each procedure to the first of the next or is there something that should be done before starting to do the next

before i did the realearn procedure , my car never really shook as much as after i did the relearn . I didnt replace the throttle body could that be why?

Thank you man 👐🏽 this video saved me. I was on this problem for months (literally). I went from 1700~1800 rpm down to 700 on my Nissan murano

Will this work on a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder? I have no codes but idle would run about 1500 RPMs when warm about 1,000 RPMs cleaned the throttle body with throttle body cleaner still no change.

Yes. The video is very good. But I want to know, why does my 2007 Nissan Murano throttle body often deprogram? It's not normal that I have to do this constantly. Answer, please

I clean my Accord 2002 throttle and disconnect the air sensor after I finish rpm when crazy up and down I did this procede and it worked thanks

Awesome vids!!! The same step if you have a KEYLESS START... Just press the button simultaneously as if you are turning a key... It works on my 08 Altima SL in ONE TRY... :D

Wow the best instruction video ever. Thanks. If you look at 2.39 is it normal that the hand is pausing for 1 sec on its way back. I have the same on the my car and I thought it was a fault.

I think I did it but my service light is still on

0:44 HAD me winning about filling the tank all the way!!! I was like SHIIIT!! Ima have to fill up the damm TANK!!! LOL so glad he skip that must lol

I have tried this multiple times but I don’t hear the sound that the throttle body is supposed to make. Is my throttle body bad and should I buy a new one? I changed all spark plugs and coil but still a rough idle and getting a code 302. I was thinking maybe I needed to do a throttle relearn but I’m not getting the sound from the throttle body?

Do I have to clear the check engine before this process? The light is for high idle since I just cleaned the throttle boddy

I can't believe this actually worked but it did, thank you

I have a 2012 nissan versa 1.8 s hatchback. Changed the spark plugs and ignition coils now service engine light is on. P0123, P0113, P0223, codes popped up. Cleaned TB and light is still on. Should i do this to get rid of these codes and the service engine light? Thank you!!

I clean the throttle body and reinstall it after, after the reinstall the car idles from 1000-2000 up and down.. I have done this process but it does not take.. any suggestions.. p.s the car did not idle up and down before the cleaning.. suggest?

I want to know if the throttle body replaced need to be used or new one can be programing using this procedure

Hello guys pleased you all benefited from this video, I tried it on my altima 2011 hybrid after cleaning but doesnt seem to work as the video suggest to leave it Idle for 20s but the hybrid does Idle when switched on, has anyone tried it on a hybrid altima? Thanks all

Hi, my 2003 nissan micra is not fully accelerating when pressing the pedal. Could you please help me out what could be the major cause? Thanks

This is the only video i watch to understand this everytime lmao

Almost worked on my 2012qx56 but after the flashing and holding gas Pedal down it would start and die had to hit the gas pedal to keep from dying but fixed the problem tho

Great video ... but what's the difference between steps 1 and 2? They both are to keep foot off gas, turn ignition to on, turn ignition to off for 10 seconds, then repeat. I don't understand the difference. And I read elsewhere that the electronic throttle body loses its programming if the 12v battery gets disconnected. Does this mean that every time the battery gets replaced, or fully dies and needs jump start that this Re-Learn Procedure needs to be done? Thanks!

This does not work and I don't buy a lot of people saying it does because I had clean my throttle body on a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder and my idol was just over 1,000 or at a thousand now I've tried relearning procedures over and over it was not working I went to my mechanic who had a $10,000 Maxima scanner he hit the idle relearn button and it was like the most beautiful thing I seen in my life the RPM's dropping from 1000 to less than 600 I see videos all over the Internet and about how everybody said it worked so well well it did not work for me and I don't believe that so anyone working on a Nissan better be sure you know what you're doing before you start messing with things because Nissan are some smart people they made it sure that you couldn't go around them without going to a special mechanic and for those of you that it really did work I applaud that and I am happy for you I really am but nine times out of 10 I don't believe this works and all I would have to stay is if you have a Nissan just be careful with what you do

I had a question my 2007 pathfinder was on a hill and it would not start just kept turning over and would not start so i moved the throttle body to spray carb cleaner inside the throttle body. It started for a few seconds but now the battery died.. I had the car toed into my driveway to avoid a street sweeping ticket charged the battery , then relearned the the key fob, and the pathfinder started great, then the check engine light now ha come on. I read afterward never to touch throttle body , after it had already been done. Will these relearn procedures help my situation, Thank You in advance.

hi i have a question and what is it if i dont hear the throttle body move after i do the first thing which is on for 2 sec n off for 10 n then again i have done it several times and thing my car just will b under 1 rpm and if i push the gas it'll go to 1 and 1/2 and thats all i need my car to work please help

Cool, but how does this work with my push button start. There is no keyhole

Hello, thanks so much for the video! Everything on this works very well for me, until the check engine light starts blinking while I'm holding down the accelerator. Instead of coming back on again after 20ish seconds, it continues to blink indefinitely. I tried holding it down for over three minutes and it didn't stop. Any idea why this is? I drive a 2002 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3 v6. Any input would be much appreciated.

I just had a diagnostic test done earlier this week and discovered that I needed a new throttle body. Bought a new one, had it installed yesterday and ran through this checklist. VOILA! The idling seems to be fine now. There's only one small problem.... the SES light is still on. How do I reset it? I was told by a friend that it would eventually clear on its own but he's no mechanic. Thanks!

How do I re learn the throttle pedal replacement only in a Nissan Sentra 2017 turbo 6 speed manual trans? I it the same procedure and changing the TPPS or TB ?

Does the first procedure need to be done with the engine cold or hot?

If I take the throttle body off to replace my spark plugs and ignition coils but don’t clean my throttle body and put the same throttle body back on, will I have to re learn it then?

very professional.. that's perfect.. excellent protocol.

Hello, i need help, i replaced mg throttle body and pedal position sensor. I performed ecu reset, and i followed the steps in your video. When i get to the final step.. and start the car… each time is fully revs to redline on its own…

Is there any negative to doing this procedure? As in, is there anything that could go wrong? Like if you screw up the procedure, will it totally screw up the idle? Thanks

does this help out the low idle on a 2004 infinity g35 coupe?

2006 Nissan Altima.Thank you for the information your provided. I have another question so the old TPS was not functioning properly but kept my RPMs for the most part under 1000, when i installed the new TPS the RPMs revs up and down I attempted to perform the re-learn process and didnt help. so I removed the new TPS and installed the old one and the problem went away. so it only revs up with the new one. does that mean is defective? or does the computer recognizes the old TPS ..?