Yet another knock sensor story. I decided to change my knock sensor today after months of not doing it. I went into the How To's here and also used the Skippynet.com directions. In all...the only tools I used were a 12mm open end wrench and a small flat tip screw driver. My hands got a liitle scratched up..but not much...when I took out the old knock sensor and looked at it..it was cracked in two places!!!!No wonder I was feeling all the symptoms of a bad sensor. Anyway..I cleaned the ground screws and its area..torqued the new sensor in place and reset it the ECU. I took it for a spin...and felt a little difference..but I guess the ECU has to adapt in a couple of more days.

 

Mine is full speed after about a week, gas mileage seems to be lower though...

 

Stop flooring it

 

I drive the same way I always did except this time the car seems to be going faster. I have to change my driving style from very conservative to traffic causing bastard...

 

Hope that in a couple of days....mine will also feel full of speed!

 

On a rating of an average persons mechnanical skills how difficulit was it, i do my own oil, brakes and simple stuff but im not sure if i wanna try to do mines myself, its ben sitting in my room sence the middle of sumer and i want to change it.

 

I'm also an average mechanical inclined person...I don't think you'll have any trouble doing it....it took me about 25 minutes to do...then again I have very small skinny hands...so it was not that hard. If you have big hands...it might take longer. Go for it..you will not regret it!

 

Hire a kid or your small handed girl friend to reach the KS.

 

It's not that's hard to change, it's just a pain to get your hand in there, but if you follow the directions on here you'll be fine. Mine sat for a while too, then I decided to put it in last tuesday.