False Knocking ISSUE! NEED HELP!
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False Knocking ISSUE! NEED HELP!
So i went yesterday to get my car tuned by Jestr, and the car would log 36 counts of knock 1 run. Then no Knock on the next run and would not respond to timing. Car was also knocking while @ idle revving past 3800 RPMs 8-9 counts of knock. So we thought OKAY something simple, Bad knock sensor. So we took off the plug off the knock sensor in the car and plugged it into ANOTHER knock sensor Mike had laying around in his shop, we wrapped in a towel and placed it on the wind shield, where there should be absolutely no Knocking.
So we started the car back up and revved the car up again @ idle and once again 8-9 counts of knock @ 3800 rpms. WITH THE KNOCK SENSOR WRAPPED IN A TOWEL ON THE WINDSHIELD! So with quick thinking and help of course from the staff @ AWD Motorsports, we tried swapping out the Stock ECUs to see if it was a bad ECU problem. We swapped it out, Jestr loaded the tune, and once again! With the knock sensor still on the windshield KNOCK KNOCK @ 3800 rpms.
I officially don't know what is wrong with my car and how to find a solution. Does anybody have any ideas, related problems, or suggestions you'd like to throw out there Please do me the favor and post.
So we started the car back up and revved the car up again @ idle and once again 8-9 counts of knock @ 3800 rpms. WITH THE KNOCK SENSOR WRAPPED IN A TOWEL ON THE WINDSHIELD! So with quick thinking and help of course from the staff @ AWD Motorsports, we tried swapping out the Stock ECUs to see if it was a bad ECU problem. We swapped it out, Jestr loaded the tune, and once again! With the knock sensor still on the windshield KNOCK KNOCK @ 3800 rpms.
I officially don't know what is wrong with my car and how to find a solution. Does anybody have any ideas, related problems, or suggestions you'd like to throw out there Please do me the favor and post.
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Had a very similar issue when I went yesterday for my petey turbo tune. I ordered a new knock sensor yesterday but I'm subscribing to this thread to see other possible fixes.
At one point just revving the car I got 20 counts. I need a fix because its killing my tune.
At one point just revving the car I got 20 counts. I need a fix because its killing my tune.
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What does the knock graph look like..if it spikes 36 then does down in a stair like fasion it may be a boost leak. Each time I noticed high ridiculous knock counts like that we check for leaks in the piping, BOV, IM..etc. After fixing the leak the issue goes away..something to consider.
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well i did have a SAFC wired to the stock ECU when i bought the car. It was cut and plied into the stock ECU harness. But since then i have taken the SAFC out, and the wires were saudered back together.
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What does the knock graph look like..if it spikes 36 then does down in a stair like fasion it may be a boost leak. Each time I noticed high ridiculous knock counts like that we check for leaks in the piping, BOV, IM..etc. After fixing the leak the issue goes away..something to consider.
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it does act like there's a wiring problem and if that knock sensor wiring was tampered with to connect it to the S-AFC to monitor knock voltage (which is useless) that may very be what's causing your ECU to pick up false knock.
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Here might be another interesting fact. In December i had a big short, where my turbo outlet pipe touched my ignition and fried alot of my wires. When we checked the ECU wires all wires looked fine no burns. And i have been lately having problems where when i try to turn on my car it takes a few times to have it start. I dunno if this might be related to the false knock im getting.
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So i went yesterday to get my car tuned by Jestr, and the car would log 36 counts of knock 1 run. Then no Knock on the next run and would not respond to timing. Car was also knocking while @ idle revving past 3800 RPMs 8-9 counts of knock. So we thought OKAY something simple, Bad knock sensor. So we took off the plug off the knock sensor in the car and plugged it into ANOTHER knock sensor Mike had laying around in his shop, we wrapped in a towel and placed it on the wind shield, where there should be absolutely no Knocking.
So we started the car back up and revved the car up again @ idle and once again 8-9 counts of knock @ 3800 rpms. WITH THE KNOCK SENSOR WRAPPED IN A TOWEL ON THE WINDSHIELD! So with quick thinking and help of course from the staff @ AWD Motorsports, we tried swapping out the Stock ECUs to see if it was a bad ECU problem. We swapped it out, Jestr loaded the tune, and once again! With the knock sensor still on the windshield KNOCK KNOCK @ 3800 rpms.
I officially don't know what is wrong with my car and how to find a solution. Does anybody have any ideas, related problems, or suggestions you'd like to throw out there Please do me the favor and post.
So we started the car back up and revved the car up again @ idle and once again 8-9 counts of knock @ 3800 rpms. WITH THE KNOCK SENSOR WRAPPED IN A TOWEL ON THE WINDSHIELD! So with quick thinking and help of course from the staff @ AWD Motorsports, we tried swapping out the Stock ECUs to see if it was a bad ECU problem. We swapped it out, Jestr loaded the tune, and once again! With the knock sensor still on the windshield KNOCK KNOCK @ 3800 rpms.
I officially don't know what is wrong with my car and how to find a solution. Does anybody have any ideas, related problems, or suggestions you'd like to throw out there Please do me the favor and post.