Ignition Timing

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IGNITION TIMING SPECIFICATIONS (Degrees BTDC @ RPM)

Application

Man. Trans.

⁽¹⁾ Auto. Trans.

B2300 & B3000

10 @ Idle

B4000

⁽²⁾

Mazda6

2.3L

8 @ Idle

3.0L

10 @ Idle

Miata

6-18 @ 750-850

MPV ⁽³⁾

N/A

4-16 @ 700-800

Protege & Protege5

6-18 @ 650-750

Tribute

2.0L

8-12 @ Idle

N/A

3.0L

N/A

⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾	Place automatic transaxle/transmission in Park.

⁽²⁾	Information is not available from manufacturer.

⁽³⁾	Connect a jumper wire between terminals TEN and GND of data link connector. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Identifying DLC-1 Terminals

Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.