I've been trying to reset the ECU but it doesn't seem to work......i did it like 20 times...wait 3 seconds, press and release 5 times hard, wait 7 secs, press and hold for 10 secs (lights start blinking), let go for 10 secs, press and hold for more than 10(service light blinks a little faster), let go....Service light still blinking....turn off and restart.......doesnt work b/c the radio presets are still there and if it did work, then it shouldn't be right?

 

uhhh.... disconnect the battery for a while?

 

The radio station presets will still be there unless you do the disconnect the battery for 12 hours method. If the check engine light does the blinky thing per the directions then you have reset the ecu. There is also a method where you touch the neg and positive battery connectors together for a few seconds. (you will want to disconnect both connectors from their battery terminals before touching them)

 

OHHHH....ok I am a professional ECU reseter now b/c I reset that thing like 20 times in a row and gave up b/c i thought the Radio presets would reset too....what a noob

 

Nooooo, you don't lose the radio presets with the pedal method. Only with the battery disconnect method. You're good to go.
C.

 

who cares about radio station presets. Just disconnect the - battery cable for 12-24 hours.

 

He might care about loosing all of his bluetooth phone book entries painstakingly entered one by one, verbally!