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11-26-2011, 07:14 PM

JEFF6898

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Knock Sensor help

Anyone live near Panama City Fl that I can pay to help me change my knock sensor?

11-26-2011, 07:48 PM

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I live in Opp AL. I'll help if it comes to that. Little over an hour drive though.

11-26-2011, 08:05 PM

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Thats an easy fix to do yourself. Just pull the airbox and all hoses off, sneak a 12mm wrench or socket with a swivel down under the intake manifold and unbolt it. There are a ton of threads on here of how to do it and many have pics.

11-27-2011, 10:45 AM

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you can do it man its easy

11-28-2011, 07:57 AM

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I spent 2 hours and still can't even get the wrench on the bolt to even try and break it loose. I watched the video a dozen times.

11-28-2011, 08:12 AM

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I'm in the same boat man. I've spent about 1hour trying to put the wrench on the bolt... I'm contemplating taking the whole IM just to get to that bolt.

11-28-2011, 11:37 AM

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I spent 2 hours and still can't even get the wrench on the bolt to even try and break it loose. I watched the video a dozen times.

#1 you dont use a wrench.

You use a 1/4 in or 3/8 in drive shallow socket, swivel socket and some extensions.

11-29-2011, 12:15 PM

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Have you considered just over-riding the KS altogether with a resistor? That's an easy fix, just be sure to use high octane gasoline...

11-29-2011, 10:47 PM

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IF U HAVE BIG HANDS, IT IS NOT EASY TO INSTALL THE KNOCK SENSOR. I have a thread on this. You will need the small hands of a 5-7 year old to install it.

11-29-2011, 11:01 PM

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#1 you dont use a wrench.

You use a 1/4 in or 3/8 in drive shallow socket, swivel socket and some extensions.

Agreed!! I put a ratchet on mine and had it out in about 30 seconds.

11-30-2011, 12:44 PM

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IF U HAVE BIG HANDS, IT IS NOT EASY TO INSTALL THE KNOCK SENSOR. I have a thread on this. You will need the small hands of a 5-7 year old to install it.

Big hands will make it hard (maybe impossible), but you don't need a child's hands either. The key is getting the sensor right in front of the valley out of the way. (I forget what it's called.) You can do that easily with a crows foot wrench or a flex head wrench to take off the nut that's on the underside of the sensor.

You'll get scraped up a little, but we should all be used to that.

12-26-2011, 02:58 PM

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Finally changed knock sensor

Well today I decided one way or another I was going to replace my knock sensor. Ended up using the socket method. Couldn't believe it took me 35 minutes to swap it out. Last time I tried a wrench and got no where. Thanks for every ones help I was dreading trying again. Glad I did.