How does our knock sensor work?
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06-11-2007, 05:08 PM
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06-11-2007, 05:16 PM
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It senses the vibration in the engine block from the knocking/pinging. I haven't tried this yet with the MINI, but on many cars with knock sensors, you can activate it by rapping on the engine block with a screwdriver - you can actually hear the idle change as the knock sensor adjusts the timing in response to the "knocking" noise from the screwdriver.
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06-11-2007, 05:29 PM
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It senses the vibration in the engine block from the knocking/pinging. I haven't tried this yet with the MINI, but on many cars with knock sensors, you can activate it by rapping on the engine block with a screwdriver - you can actually hear the idle change as the knock sensor adjusts the timing in response to the "knocking" noise from the screwdriver.
Really?And once again, I learn something on NAM. Thanks for the continued education
*off to read the Owner's Manual - AGAIN!
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05-20-2011, 02:02 AM
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