knock sensor died.......again

[squeak04si]

well this is the second knock sensor i have killed in the 2 years of being turboed so i guess thats not too bad. i should be ok to get on the car til i get a new knock sensor huh? i never threw any knocks since being tuned by st00pid.

[dustyboner]

if you have a k-pro, you can run it with a bad knock sensor.
the stock ecu will retard ignition timing if it reads knock. with the k-pro it goes off of fixed maps, so as long as the knock has been tuned out, you got nothin to worry about.

[weltall]

how do people keep blowing these things


i have yet to shitcan a knock sensor

[clutch797]

You got me. I have never trashed a knock sensor. :ohsnap:

[dj addicted]

me neither... going on 3 years and just under 80K on the turbo.

[minivan_assassin]

I had to replace mine last year.

I'd take the 10 minutes to replace the sensor before ragging on the car, but that's just me.

[weltall]

if you have kpro the knock sensor does nothing to the way the car works as far as pulling timing


it is nothing more than a datalog tool when you have kpro to look for it so you can tune it out


he is perfectly fine with it fucked up

now if you change something and need to get tuned dont get tuned untill you get a new one

[BlownSi05]

me neither... going on 3 years and just under 80K on the turbo.

yeah i am at about 52K miles S/C and still have never blown out a knock sensor.

[squeak04si]

its just weird that it went out cuz i never see the cel flash and when i datalog i never see knock.

[Lucid Moments]

I've replaced two also. Are you on a K20 or K24?

[squeak04si]

k20a3 bottom end still

[Lucid Moments]

I had a K24A2 but was using the K20A3 knock sensor in it since I was still using the K20A3 wiring harness and the plugs are different. I thought that might be the problem. I've switched to the K24A2 knock sensor and I guess I'll see what happens.

[The S]

who needs a knock sensor??? lol ftw

[weltall]

it can inform you of a potentially moderate problem

[minivan_assassin]

That's why I replaced mine. If I start getting knock out of the blue...went lean for whatever reason...I want to know about it. I know it's not *needed* if you're using kpro, which I am, but I like having that little peace of mind. Besides, it doesn't take long to replace it.

[weltall]

after my head lift incident my car never flashes the knock sensor

unless i take and hit the valve cover with a ball ping

or slam it into reverse with the clutch in and sitting still


before the damn thing used to act crazy and give me the most random ghost knock

[squeak04si]

every great now and then i would get part throttle knock in the rpm range that everybody does but i was using non ethanol gas. i was tunedon e10 but we dont have e10 here in louisiana. recently a couple stations started carrying it so i started using it and my car runs better, get better mpg, and i get no knocks.

[minivan_assassin]

I wouldn't worry about it then. After mine went out I waited until my next oil change since I have to jack up the car anyway.

[weltall]

its a bitch to have to reach in there too get to it though

[squeak04si]

yea but luckily i dont have that support brace under the intake manifold anymore

[weltall]

yeah i shit canned mine as well

[squeak04si]

on another note, i tried out my new hoosier dr's last night and all i can say is wow traction is great!

[weltall]

really im not all that impressed with mine

i can still spin them in third if i shift right



i had to lower the drs psi to 10 just to get some traction

[squeak04si]

well yea im running 15psi in mine but you cant expect to get traction on any dr above 15psi

[weltall]

LOL i use mine as street tires 35 street 10 strip

(just cant drive in the rain)

[squeak04si]

my neo gens are half ass for the street but im still using the hoosiers for weekend ass whoopings. i have them mounted on some 2000 mustang v6 rims