Thread: OMG! Knock sensor replacement is annoying me!

x2 on the ratcheting wrench, that's exactly how I got my knoq sensor off.

its just one of those annoying fixes.... just take a break gather your self and get at it when your mentally good... working on cars when frustrated usually makes more issues... or just read the code to c if its ur knock... also your car should feel slower if its a knock sensor issue, it pulls timing

This is your answer.

No. The knock sensor is tuned to listen at that one spot. If you move it elsewhere, you might as well not have it at all. It needs to be between cylinders 2 and 3 and up high near the combustion chamber to listen for knock from all four cylinders as best it can. That's why it is where it is.

Same here. I boggles the mind how they get so tight. Monkeys at the factory I figure. Or maybe the dealership. They are so damn tight when they should be very loose.

Just walk away, regroup and try again, persistency pays off in the end.

The main problem is the 10mm wrenches are never long enough, hence not enough leverage.

Put on a glove that can take some pain away from pushing the wrench, and cuff and fuss away

Fixed that for yah.

Die grinder on a dremel tool to grind down the head of the bolt. I did it on mine with good results.

If it's rounded, you should consider relocating. Otherwise, as others have said, use the interlocking wrench method.

I hate that fucking sensor.

-G

Exactly, just need leverage. And some wd40 (or equivalent).

btw, Harbor Freight sells some long, cheap 12mm open box wrenches.

That sucks. I was working on my S13 changing out the shifter mechanism and that thing saved me. Have you figured it out?