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Originally Posted by hawthorne90250
I am getting about 17 MPG, i Have had the injectors done,good compression but i just checked my IP timing and it is about 7 Degrees BTDC (Checked several times), My question is can this cause low MPG and rough idle, also i see no black smoke.
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Like was already mentioned, the rough idle might be something else.
A friend of mine (good mechanic) bought a hard starting 240D. He checked the timing and it was 6 degrees BTDC 
The only noticeable result of the timing being off that far was hard starting.
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