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depends on the car but most retard the timing
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What does a car do when the knock sensor is bad?
The knock sensor retards the engine timing when there is a knock or ping detected. This will make the car a little sluggish. It is rare that the knock sensor goes bad.
If your knock sensor is bad what will your car do?
Ping.
Does a bad knock sensor stop the car while driving?
No.
Will a bad knock sensor make your vehicle cut off?
if a knock gos bad can your car go off
Can a bad knock sensor cause your car to shutoff?
yes, it is protecting the motor from damage.
What are the symptoms of a bad knock sensor and can it damage the engine?
you will have a knock sensor code and the car will run slugish. when a knock sesor code is set its retards the timing so the engine will not detonate. the easyiest way to fix it is relocating the sensor.
How can you tell if your knock sensor is bad?
Not much goes wrong with them! if your car is pinging under load this may be a bad knock sensor, but if you tap the block with a small hammer & the idol seems to change or the timing wanders this is the knock sensor failing. if the idol doesn't change this is a bigger issue
Will the knock sensor cause the car not to start?
No it will not. The knock sensor is used to adjust the timing.
Can you run the car with a knock sensor?
Yes, you should always run your vehicle with its Knock sensor.
What is knock sensor on Honda s2000?
A knock sensor detects engine knock in the motor(aka pinging, detonation, or uncontrolled explosions. it basically means the motor is about to blow up or potentially could.) the second part to a knock sensor is that it keeps the ignition timing as advanced as possible to make the most power without making engine knock. So if you have a bad knock sensor or have a check engine light form a knock sensor your car will be slower. this is when your car goes into LIMP mode which is basically a preset running condition which is safe for the motor.
When the knock sensor is disconnected what happen to the car?
Nothing will happen to the car if you disconnect the knock sensor. It just will not detect a problem if there happens to be one.
Will a damaged knock sensor affect transmission?
yes , the knock sensor makes the car move sluggish wen bad and so the owner want to accelerate more but the engine wont deliver, in these form the transmission can be affected
