B16 KNOCK SENSOR!!! WTF!!!

[BABY J]

Okay... yall know how LAZY I am... NEway. I jacked up the EF 2night and located my broken knock sensor. PLEEZ tell me there is an easier way of getting to this guy w/out taking off the intake mani. :thinking: It is a B*TCH to get to. :2up: Anybody got some insider tips on removing and replacing this? It seems like it may be a TAD easier if I remove the oil filter --> she's due for some more Royal Purple anyway. LMK.

Da Boss

[SLow_POke]

Okay... yall know how LAZY I am... NEway. I jacked up the EF 2night and located my broken knock sensor. PLEEZ tell me there is an easier way of getting to this guy w/out taking off the intake mani. :thinking: It is a B*TCH to get to. :2up: Anybody got some insider tips on removing and replacing this? It seems like it may be a TAD easier if I remove the oil filter --> she's due for some more Royal Purple anyway. LMK.

Da Boss

LOL hate it when that sensors need attention but im sure you know you dont have to completely remove the IM. just unbolt it and slide it towards the firewall. Should give you enough clearanceto fit a wrench , BTW if u have a paper IM gasket i would replace it ( i knwo you said you didnt want to take it off , this way it isnt completely off)


-Ernie

[BABY J]

Naah, I would never run paper for that gasket. Grrrrrr!!!! I guess I know what I will be doing tomorrow... LOL. It seems reachable from the bottom (w/ jackstands) if I remove the oil filter... have you ever tried that way?

[SLow_POke]

Naah, I would never run paper for that gasket. Grrrrrr!!!! I guess I know what I will be doing tomorrow... LOL. It seems reachable from the bottom (w/ jackstands) if I remove the oil filter... have you ever tried that way?


LOL im sure you didnt. but lately thast all i seen, well the last cars i put my hands on.
ya i have its a tight squeese like you say, taking of the filter defenately helps.

-Ernie

[BABY J]

Kool. Thanx bro. +1

[nitrousfed]

from the bottom is the best way:lmfao:

[BABY J]

WHAT'S UP MAN!!!! How ya been? What's new? You selling that EF yet or what? Got it back on the road?

[nitrousfed]

same thing man got the head back from kyle at chastain dizzy went out going to snap-on day at the races so now tryin to find a dizzy whats up with you

[milano pink]

i find it easier taking the head off... and then just moving it... its a 30mm..... you will get aggrivated doing it from the bottom, and even still its easier to take the head off than taking just the intake manifold off.... its a bitch, but ive done it enough times to know..

[Berta]

i find it easier taking the head off... and then just moving it... its a 30mm..... you will get aggrivated doing it from the bottom, and even still its easier to take the head off than taking just the intake manifold off.... its a bitch, but ive done it enough times to know..


I dint have to go thru that exteme just to take the knock sensor out!^^^
I use a deepwell socket,swevel,2 extentions, and a rachet to get mines out --- from the bottom. No problems!!

[BABY J]

I am gonna grab it from the bottom in conjunction w/ an oil change... move the filter and go for it from the bottom. I will let yall know how it turns out. :)

J'son

[SLow_POke]

i find it easier taking the head off... and then just moving it... its a 30mm..... you will get aggrivated doing it from the bottom, and even still its easier to take the head off than taking just the intake manifold off.... its a bitch, but ive done it enough times to know..

:eek:

sorry man but ur a work at a acura dealer?
OH why would u pull a head to do a KS sorry man u jsut dont make sence


-Ernie

[BRIAN]

Yeah... I was thinking that I will NOT be removing the entire head just for the sensor. At the MOST partially lifting up on the IM... but DEF not the head.

[milano pink]

I dint have to go thru that exteme just to take the knock sensor out!^^^
I use a deepwell socket,swevel,2 extentions, and a rachet to get mines out --- from the bottom. No problems!!well i am running a obd-0 block and my 30mm socket is too thick and hits the water inlet pipe, thats why i am forced to do it this way. but getting it from the bottom works too.

[milano pink]

and furthermore, if you have done it enough, you just plain get fast with it. ;]