[Bulk] Knock sensors for 20v
urq
urq at pacbell.net
Tue Jun 30 07:55:58 PDT 2009
... a knock sensor can only capture information that the engine is misfiring
and send this info to the ECU. The ECU can only do so many things to try to
make it stop. If your engine is hot, has carbon deposits and/or has poor
quality fuel it may ping under high load, and you are doing about the only
thing left ... backing off on the go pedal. I suspect your knock sensor is
working properly.
Some cars light the check engine light when there is pinging the ECU can't
stop on its own, and most will store a code in the ECU ... check the codes
to see if the ECU is telling you anything ...
Steve Buchholz
-----Original Message-----
I suspect a faulty knock sensor as I hear a rhythmic pinging noise when the
revs approach 3000 rpm, easing off the gas stops the pinging
Is there a simple test to pick which one is faulty.
Thanks for any advice.
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