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What causes your engine to drag while starting and spark knock while driving?
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∙ 15y ago
The timing is set higher than recommended. It needs to be retarded.
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What does mean if the knock sensor caused the check engine warning?
your knock sensor could need to be replaced
What would incorrect ignition timing cause?
Poor performance, poor fuel mileage, spark knock (aka ping), hard starting, engine run on, to name a few.
Where is the knock sensor on a previa 91?
Knock Sensor On your 1992 Toyota Truck Previa 2WD (2.4L FI DOHC), the Knock Sensor is located: Front seating area, center, under engine cover, passenger side of engine, under intake manifold, mounted in engine block
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it depends on what engine you have but most of them are a 5.4 or 4.6 or 4.2 and those have the knock sensors under the intake manifold on the passenger side.
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What causes my Jeep engine to knock after getting hot?
You may have blown a head gasket. Stop driving it until you can find out.
Would the knock sensor stop the engine from starting?
No. It only senses engine vibration/knock.
Can a knock sensor stop a engine from starting?
No it will not.
What causes my Jeep engine to knock?
And engine knock is normally caused but I worn crankshaft bearing or rod bearing.
What causes the engine to knock on a 1997 Grand AM?
bad bain bering
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Worn main bearings sometimes knock when cold starting
What causes a ticking sound in the Kia Optima engine?
It is normal in cold weather, it's just the knock sensors. If however, it still ticks after engine is warmed up, e.g after driving for 20-25 minutes, get someone to look at it.
What causes Engine knock jeep?
Engine knock happens when an unbalanced air and fuel combination occurs inside of an engine cylinder. If the problem is not corrected the vehicle runs the risk of having a piston malfunction.
What is causes engine to knock and shake on gmc jimmy running with no oil?
The lack of oil?!?
What causes a engine to knock or ping?
Low octane fuel, timing to far advanced, overheating.
What causes a 1998 ram 1500 engine to knock at all speeds?
Not enough oil or a spanner in the works.
Does the engine on a 2003 impala knock in the top of the motor if the knock sensor is bad?
The knock sensor just advances and retards the engine timing only. If there is a noise in the engine then you have engine are valve train problems. The knock sensor will not make the engine knock.
