Knock Sensor problem - Will this work?
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Knock Sensor problem - Will this work?
Hi all,
this is my first post here
I am Lina and I am from Greece. I own a 1999 C5. The mechanical mods so far are :
*Vararam intake
*Decat exhaust - cat back
The car was tuned on the dyno by experienced programmers. It gave 378hp. The car has two issues..
a. The left side of the engine, works 12:1 air/fuel ratio and the right side works at 11:1. All 8 injectors are in perfect working condition, they were measured and all render the same amount of fuel. I guess the problem exists due to the LS1 intake manifold , but I would appreciate your feedback on that matter!
b. Seems that there is a problem with the second knock sensor, and since it is not working properly, I disabled it. While browsing through internet I found MSD Knock Alert as well as Phormula KS-3 knock alert. Has anyone used them in order to prevent ping-ping-boom of the engine? Is there anything else that you have to propose for me?
Thank you so very much guys!
Lina
this is my first post here
I am Lina and I am from Greece. I own a 1999 C5. The mechanical mods so far are :
*Vararam intake
*Decat exhaust - cat back
The car was tuned on the dyno by experienced programmers. It gave 378hp. The car has two issues..
a. The left side of the engine, works 12:1 air/fuel ratio and the right side works at 11:1. All 8 injectors are in perfect working condition, they were measured and all render the same amount of fuel. I guess the problem exists due to the LS1 intake manifold , but I would appreciate your feedback on that matter!
b. Seems that there is a problem with the second knock sensor, and since it is not working properly, I disabled it. While browsing through internet I found MSD Knock Alert as well as Phormula KS-3 knock alert. Has anyone used them in order to prevent ping-ping-boom of the engine? Is there anything else that you have to propose for me?
Thank you so very much guys!
Lina
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 12
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From: Athens
I had to disable it. I am not driving around the car, I have in the garage waiting for some parts to come. The problem is that if I don't disable it or make it "dumb" the car runs on safe mode.. I am replacing them in a couple of days hopefully!
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I also changed the plastic boots in the bottom of the wells the sensors sit in, mine had a little oil in the bottom so I changed them too. Also, put RTV around the plastic covers at the top of the wells to keep water out of the sensor wells.