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Old 07-16-2003, 10:55 PM
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Can or should a person check and adjust the timing on a fuel injected engine. I was under the impression that the computer took care of this and it didn't need to be touched is this true?
 
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Yep, it's true.

If you try to adjust the timing to something else, chances are you'll just confuse the pcm, and that's like fooling with Mother Nature.

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However, you still need to make sure your "base" timing is set at 10 BTDC.

There is plenty of discussion on this site on how to do it.
 
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It's also printed on the emissions sticker in the engine compartment.
 
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