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Originally Posted by Iam2bewit
i got a bad code for a knock sensor... what are they for and is it very important that i change this?
There are two of them and the code you threw will tell you which one went bad.
Our cars are notorious for knock sensors and/or the harness going bad due to water collecting under your intake manifold and basically ruining them.
This is definitely something you should fix yourself. Otherwise you'll end up paying for a ridiculous amount of labor to remove the intake manifold. When you fix it I'd recommend replacing both knock sensors as well as the wiring harness (they're not expensive) while the manifold is off. Put some RTV around the sensor caps so water won't be able to get in again.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Iam2bewit
i got a bad code for a knock sensor... what are they for and is it very important that i change this?
There are two of them and the code you threw will tell you which one went bad. Our cars are notorious for knock sensors and/or the harness going bad due to water collecting under your intake manifold and basically ruining them.
This is definitely something you should fix yourself. If not you'll end up paying for a ridiculous amount of labor because you have to remove the intake manifold to get to them. When you fix it I'd recommend replacing both knock sensors as well as the wiring harness (they're not expensive) while the manifold is off. Put some RTV around the sensor caps so water won't be able to get in again.
Good luck!