sorry for the caps, but I was way excited about getting my power back, especially at the awsome price of $50 shipped. Gonna put it on tomorrow and we'll see how it goes...

 

Congrats, and nice find. Let us know how that goes.

 

Where did you end up finding yours? $50 is a great price!

 

flea-bay!!! yep, $50 and that's shipped... the guys Ebay Name is wizard_2655, he has lots of car stuff for sale, watch him and maybe he'll come back out with one...

 

I've found them for 60 on ebay. But not less than that. good find

 

good find...have you get a chance to replace it yet ? please share the experience of replacing it.

 

well I went to change this out today and had another little problem...

the KnockSensor Harness is f'ed up. one of the wires that goes into the plug that plugs into the KS itself is gone-almost all the way up to where it goes into the other connector, so I guess I'll have to wait until I can find one of these. My Knock Sensor may not even be bad yet-maybe it was just the harness. When I tried to check for resistance when testing the KS, it read "infinate", so I just assumed(we all know what that does) that it was the KS...

gonna see what the stealership wants for one tomorrow and maybe I can get it fixed this weekend, gonna be busy as I have to redo all my brakes as well...

oh well, ill report back when I know something

-Matt

 

NO NO NO!! that's how it's supposed to be. there is only 1 wire that plugs into the KS. the other is a ground for the sheath.

 

 

yea he is right only one wire to the KS

however when i replaced my KS i also did the harness.....

 

wow, ok. glad I posted that.

so, question... why are there 2 pins on the KS ans why are there 2 pins on the upper part of the harness??? just asking, not being an a**

 

that's a good question. I can only assume that this is a generic part used in about 100 different applications. Some may need the ground pin. Nissan must've just figured they don't need it (the body is grounded to the engine block), so why run a wire to it?

 

this is prolly true, as my KS was listed to fit all these cars:
Make Model Year
INFINITI --- G20 99,96-91
I30 01-96
J30 97-93
M30 92-90
Q45 99-90
QX4 99-97
MERCURY --- VILLAGER 98-93
NISSAN --- 200SX 98,95
240SX 98-91
300ZX 96-90
ALTIMA 01-93
D21 PICKUP 93-90
FRONTIER 00-98
MAXIMA 99-95
NX 93-91
PATHFINDER 98-92
PICKUP 96-95
QUEST 98-93
SENTRA 01-98,94-91
XTERRA 00


so how then can you unplug the connector at the opposite end of the KS and check for resistance if there is only one wire???

 

you check between pin 1 and engine ground. if you get an open or a short you certainly have a bad KS. BUT, just because you get between 500-620k doesn't mean your KS is good (contrary to what the FSM states).

 

10-4, I was testing incorrectly then. no wonder I was getting an infinate reading... me=owned

 

I don't think anyone could have beaten my KS buy for $35 on ebay...

 

i just took a look at my knock sensor yesterday. It's not joke when the write-ups say bloody hands will be the result of you trying to get to the KS. Any tips on what tools to use besides a U head?

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...28&postcount=9

 

did mine monday and not a scratch....lucky me

 

I checked Ebay, and there seems to be alot of them for sale for 64.00 from seller AutomotiveDeals. has anyone bought this persons knock sensor before, and if you have is it still working good?

 

lifetime warranty at oreily auto, 148 after tax, but ive only got to buy one and i can take it back if it dont work....even the first time

 

so everyone, when your KS goes bad, just give it to him and he can get you a new one...