Bad knock sensor?

[Ti Kan]

auditude at cox.net writes:
> I thought a turbo car was a 200, and a non-turbo was a 100.
> A friend was saying that a V8 would be a 100, since it didn't have a turbo.
> I guess that is wrong then, if there is such a thing as a 100 turbo.
>
> Ken
>
> Eyvind Spangen eyvind.spangen at c2i.net wrote:
> >
> > I just bought a '87 100T (5kT for you US guys) very cheap. It's not
> > working correctly - when the engine is warm, the ignition control lamp
> > will light up whenever the engine is over about 3000 rpm and I accelerate
> > some. I get a code 2142 for bad knock sensor. The connector looks OK, so I
> > guess the sensor is bad. I've got a new (used) knock sensor here, but is
> > there anything more I should check about this problem?

The "100 = non-turbo" and "200 = turbo" rule is valid only in North America.
Elsewhere it is *almost* true with some exceptions.  The V8 is not a 100
nor a 200.  It's its own model.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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