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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: 05omegav6 on 27 February 2012, 00:04:43

Title: Knock sensors
Post by: 05omegav6 on 27 February 2012, 00:04:43

What are the possible side effects of running with one unplugged :-\. Currently idling/running ok, but...

1. spanner light on, eml off.
2. codes are: 0300
                   0306
                   0430
                   0420
                   
and unsurprisingly 0330.

Still trying to sort the rough running/idle, and got to thinking that the knock sensor might be causing the issue if the valves on pot 6 aren't quite closing as smoothly as they should :-\

Title: Re: Knock sensors
Post by: tango on 27 February 2012, 01:50:43

im sure the knock sensor is used to set the timing but maybe some of the senior members can shed more light

Title: Re: Knock sensors
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 27 February 2012, 08:42:21

Big power loss as the ECU backs the ignition timing right off!

Title: Re: Knock sensors
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 February 2012, 04:33:13

Currently only side effect seems to be spanner light :-\ will still pull 0-60 in 7 secs so no apparant loss of power, and seems more economical to boot ;)

What are the symptoms if a knock sensor fails/how reliable are they? :-\

Car idles smoothly, even when left idling for a while. Previously after 30 secs or so it would be rougher than a dead badger ::), no starting issues either.