Originally Posted by
MrI placed a wrench exactly like the picture shows plus another open wrench at the botton of the first wrench to get it loose. Like this:
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Originally Posted by
FuLLah Is there anywhere else on the motor I can relocate the knock sensor to after I pull it out?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.
Originally Posted by
Rittmeister I played with mine for several hours a few years back. Between the firewall, the starter and the intake manifold it's a b!tch. What's funny is looking in the FSM and seeing that the torque value is only 8 or 12 ft-lbs or something. I've broken several loose from engines that were out of the car (so it was easy to get to) and there's no WAY they were only 8-12! Had to be much more.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.