Knock sensor install torque spec...
#1
Knock sensor install torque spec...
Still chasing KR.
Someone suggested that running the KS as loose as possible will help reduce KR. Also I am confused as to whether teflon tape helps or hurts.
Does anyone know the torque spec for installing the knock sensor and have a comment on the teflon tape?
I know mine is rather tight.
Someone suggested that running the KS as loose as possible will help reduce KR. Also I am confused as to whether teflon tape helps or hurts.
Does anyone know the torque spec for installing the knock sensor and have a comment on the teflon tape?
I know mine is rather tight.
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#4
I ldid, too. Tightened it like a pipe plug the first time. A while ago I loosened & hand-retorqued mine as part of my KS chasing, but no help.
Part of testing the KS is confirming the sensor body has good electrical contact with the block. I think teflon tape could mess that up if there is enough to add some cushion between the threads. I do NOT know if the sensor will still make good electrical contact with teflon tape, I'm just raising a potential issue. Has anybody checked for this?
Part of testing the KS is confirming the sensor body has good electrical contact with the block. I think teflon tape could mess that up if there is enough to add some cushion between the threads. I do NOT know if the sensor will still make good electrical contact with teflon tape, I'm just raising a potential issue. Has anybody checked for this?
#5
Update:
I just could not wait till tomorrow so off to the garage I went.
My KS was big time loose, enough to turn without a tool. I am positive that when I installed it I torqued it well so somehow it loosened up in just a few days. I torqued it to 15# so I will no tomorrow if it helped.
The comment regarding the Teflon tape causing the sensor to not ground is very plausible. I wonder if the damn thing can actually be too loose and exposed to resonance and vibes?
I just could not wait till tomorrow so off to the garage I went.
My KS was big time loose, enough to turn without a tool. I am positive that when I installed it I torqued it well so somehow it loosened up in just a few days. I torqued it to 15# so I will no tomorrow if it helped.
The comment regarding the Teflon tape causing the sensor to not ground is very plausible. I wonder if the damn thing can actually be too loose and exposed to resonance and vibes?
Last edited by wrd1972; 07-31-2007 at 09:35 PM.
#6
The metal of the threads are going to cut through some of the tape (if you don't overdo it), so I would think it would make contact ok. All you have to do is use a meter to see if it is grounding ok. The other thought is whether the tape creates a "cushion" that dampens the transmission of actual knock.
#8
Update:
After finding that the KS was very loose, I torqued it down to 15#. I now have nearly 0 KR all the time in NON-WOT conditions. There was an occasional spike from 2-3 KR but it quickly recovered.
I have not hammered on it yet but I soon shall. My guess is I will still get that spike to 5 during off gas shifts same as before. Maybe it will be gone.
If I still have KR and can play with the newer LT4 KM and the tunes a bit more.
After finding that the KS was very loose, I torqued it down to 15#. I now have nearly 0 KR all the time in NON-WOT conditions. There was an occasional spike from 2-3 KR but it quickly recovered.
I have not hammered on it yet but I soon shall. My guess is I will still get that spike to 5 during off gas shifts same as before. Maybe it will be gone.
If I still have KR and can play with the newer LT4 KM and the tunes a bit more.
Last edited by wrd1972; 08-01-2007 at 08:20 AM.
#10
I was correct regarding WOT, I am spiking to 4-5 KR just like before but it is still fast. Slowly making some progress though.
#12
I can rent the local Super Flow dyno for $125.00 an hour, again its just getting the tuner to come from Eastern KY thats the problem.
I also figure that since the current tune is getting closer with the help of you guys, the dyno tune should be quick and pain free.
Last edited by wrd1972; 08-01-2007 at 11:39 AM.
#13
I agree that the teflon tape "should" not be a problem. But as it is commonly used as an insulator for electric wires and your having problems, I would definitely do a continuity check between the sensor and the block. And check the block to chasis ground while your at it, just to eleminate them as a possibility.
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