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Can a bad knock sensor produce too much noise like hard tapping?
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∙ 13y ago
Year, make and model would help, but generally...no. Unless the knock sensor were actually loose (not bolted down or broken) and "banging" off some other part, but this is a very unlikely scenario. Knock sensors are design to detect exactly that, engine knocks. There purpose is to have the vehicle's computer reduce timing, adjust fuel ratio and/or possibly shut down the engine completely if the sensor detects a knock that could result in engine damage.
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