so what that might be a bad post title
lol
please dont flame me for this its late, my car is broken now, im pissed off, and i dont know if ill be able to drive myself home tomorrow

i got a check engine light tonite, got it diagnosed at autozone
they were the following

P0325 Knock Sensor Circuit Malfunction
and
P0115 Engine Coolant Temp Circuit

now i know u guys cant see my car or do any tests on it, but i guess my only questions are
based on what everyone here knows, am i ok to drive 150 miles home to tucson from phoenix tomorrow, and how much do u think it costs to fix this, yeah i should do it myself but i cant work on my car at my apartment and really dont have the time or patience to do it myself

i know knock sensors can be bad, but the car is running totally fine, engine temp starts low goes to normal and stays there
sounds normal accelerates normal, so maybe its just bad circuits
i dunno
but tell me whatcha think

thanks guys
u rule

 

Everything should be fine, I had a KS and Coolant temp sensor for the 1st 4 months that i owned the car and haven't had a problem, a little rough idiling when cold but nothing major. I just replaced my Temp sensor and the KS is next but never had a problem driving anywhere with them like that. You should be fine.

 

The engine coolant temp sensor is not what the gauge inside your car uses.
The ECT sensor is used by the ECU to help with cold starts and maintain proper air/fuel ratio as the engine warms up to operating temperature. Replace it, clear the error codes and check for the KS code a week later. Chances are it will be gone.

 

awesome
thanks guys

i just bought the haynes manual, and i guess i need to change the climate sensor thing

i really dont know much about check engines lights cuz this is the first ive ever had
i guess i can figure out how to change it from the book, but what should i do aftger that to make sure it isnt the KS?

thanks