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Re: 16v knock sensor?



very well said there T! i agree the torque is critical to the mounting 
procedure!


>
>Tyler Zachau wrote:
> >
> > Ok, thanks for all your suggestions reguarding my 16v problem... I think
> > that it might be the knock sensor. I'd test it now, but Radio Shack is
> > closed and I need the shit to make the LCD tester.
> > My question is, where is the ks, and what does it look like? The Bently
> > doesn't really say, and the pic they show is a 8v...
> > Thanks guys... I'll let you know how the ks test goes tomorrow.
> > Tyler
> >
>
>Caution- One of the biggest problems people seem to have w/ KS is the
>torque (or sometimes lack of) when bolted to the front of the engine.
>
>Get a good torque wrench before messing with the bolt. (The KS is
>basically a microphone that listens for pinging.)
>
>hth,
>TBerk
>
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Chris DeLong
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