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knock sensor
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:22 am
by DasBoost
The damn connection busted off the wire while I was taking the old sensor off so I spliced and soldered the sensor wire into the cars harness. My car is slow as molasses now and am wondering if the resistance is out of spec without the connectors.
Is there an oem repair wire available or has someone else had this problem?
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:31 am
by Legacy777
No, there's no repair wire. Honestly, you should just go ahead and replace the sensor.
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:31 am
by Lego
well if you reconnect it it should work fine. maby redo the connection and reset ecu.
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:39 am
by DasBoost
The sensor is brand new. I had to cut the connector off to solder the wires together. The wiring harness is very brittle, if i bend a wire it just snaps off. ECM has been reset 3 times now
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:42 am
by Lego
hmmm, i say make a new connection and a very good one.
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:48 am
by asc_up
You didn't accidentally solder part of or all of the shield wire with the sensor wire did you?
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:52 am
by DasBoost
No, stripped down past the insulation wire