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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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i just bought a 02 firehawk yesterday and today, 80 miles since i got it, i get a knock sensor code. i dont know exactly what the code was but the guy at oreilly says its probly just a bad sensor. the car sounds and runs great. i havent been hard on it... yet.
what are the other possibilities? where are the sensors located?
as far as i know the car is all stock. but i got it used
any help is greatly appreciated.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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under the intake bro... on top of the block. I just bought my ks & harness but haven't had time to install it. You need to remove intake & install new sensors

Haven't replaced the ks myself but doesn't look too bad.. removing the intake isn't hard either.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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yea.. ive done it on my truck but i had room to work there. lol i dont even want to try with the car
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Its not that bad man i just did a head swap on mine, if you pop the little fast eners out of the wiper cowl and move it back it frees up a couple of inches.

By the way when you change your spark plugs i found it frees up another few inches by removing the coil packs to give you room to reach down in there.
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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sweet thanks, i just hope it isnt anything major. id be happy just replacing the sensor
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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i dont know what the more common problems are or what to look for
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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guess it was just bad gas.. its gone
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