hello everyone.

I have had my ute tuned for about 4 months now and I am worried that it is pinging, I know what it sounds like and what I am hearing sounds exacally like it. I am running 98 octain fuel all the time too. the tuner out the option on my x cal to retard the timing but I am finding doing that comfusing. it has as follows.

0-2000

2000-4000

4000-8000

and when you go into them they have the timing 6deg 4dec etc etc. but how do I know what degree it is set to, to retard it slightly??? hmm

any help would be good

cheers

ps has anyone closed the gap on plugs slightly too??

I'd be taking it back to the tuner to get it rectified, otherwise youll have a bill for 6k or so in rebuilding your engine. If he still cant fix it id be asking for a full refund and take it to someone who knows what theyre doing.

ps yes plugs get regapped to 0.8 or slightly less depending on tuner preference.

Edited January 24, 201016 yr by xr6t_ute

Contact your tuner before doing anything.

They may be closed tomorrow to make it a long weekend for Australia Day. If that's the case just drive it around gently.

Turbo engine pinging is like the fuse on a stick of dynomite fizzing..

take the advice above, mate.

I was loosing timing in whilst AVO was tuning my car. But before they gave me the car, the tune was fixed. take it back to tuner

I was loosing timing in whilst AVO was tuning my car. But before they gave me the car, the tune was fixed. take it back to tuner

I have no idea what u just said *Beep*...what are u talking about ...."I was loosing timing in whilst AVO was tuning my car"

he lost his timing when he was at avo lol

LOL

lol, I meant it was going from 13 degrees timing to 10-8.

that's a good thing, no pinging lol... the guy that posted obviously has too much timing issues.