10-13-2005, 02:52 PM
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Knock Sensors?? Ebay??
My knock sensor went out a few months ago i was wondering what exactly is a knock sensor what does it do? Is it important? How does it affect my engine?? And is Ebay a safe place to buy car parts? Cause im goin to start doin some shoopin on there if it is?
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10-13-2005, 03:28 PM
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ebay is a good place to buy parts...though i havent bought much there i usually by things that are lightly used...something i know wouldnt bust on me after a week...you just gotta know who ur dealing with
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10-14-2005, 01:06 AM
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you need to find out what is causing your knock sensor to go out
is it throwing a check engine light? i take it you did a diagnostic and it threw code 52 usually the terminal inside the knock sensor plug is not making a good connection or the knock sensor is shorting out http://www.supras.com/06/techcenter/display.php?QID=69
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10-14-2005, 06:50 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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I just replaced my knock sensor a few weeks ago. The damn thing is so small, but it cost me $200 for it. In my case, my sensor for some reason was in two pieces. I talked to a few mechanics about it, and they said it would result in power loss. When I got it fixed, my engine light went away, and I noticed a gain in power because it was funtioning properly.
Ebay is a great place for parts. I shop there all the time for aftermarket parts for my car, or replacement parts. ie. hood struts, power window motors. you could always go to a local auto wrecker and see if they have a supra lying around that you could rip parts out of. but i doubt that you wanna take the hours of work to rip out a knock sensor lol. |
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10-14-2005, 09:54 AM
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7M POWAH! ;)
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oh yea absolutely.... if it's broken it will surely throw a ks code hehe
definitely wouldn't pay $200 for one tho 
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10-17-2005, 03:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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i found a pair of knock sensors on ebay for 30$ i had some work done to my car and the mechanic said i need knock sensor mine are out.
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