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slo65

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ok i went through the manual and it says that the timing has to be set before u should perform the koer test, does that mean stock timing? mine was at 14* but was recently kinda screwed up, not sure what it's at now but it doesnt ping on 91, would that make much of a difference in the test? thanks i advance

 

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Timing does not need to be set to run any of the scans on Mustangs. The scan tool has no way of knowing what the base timing is.

 

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ok thanks for the clarification, the book said something about needing to set the correct timing before running the tests

 

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I think the only reason they suggest that is that the computer will rev the engine a little while performing the test. If the timing was really off that could cause some problems.
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vristang said:

I think the only reason they suggest that is that the computer will rev the engine a little while performing the test. If the timing was really off that could cause some problems.
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well i havent ran the koer test yet, i wanna fix the tps first then have it show no codes on the koeo test, then do the koer, today is my work on the 5.0 day (no work/school)

 

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I bought a cheap $30 code reader and I love it. A lot quicker and easier than trying to count the codes by yourself. But, yeah timing makes no difference.

 

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also, i think the reader can put the stang in no SPOUT mode for a couple mins to evaluate the timing (ive never done this step, so i could be wrong). just my faint recollection.