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brucesue
New User | Posts: 2 | Joined: 05/08
Posted: 05/16/08
09:59 AM

Can any one tell me where the knock sensor is located on the 3.8 I bought it and now I can not locate it on the engine. I have had some knocking and changed the plugs that looked real bad and it is doing better. Now I want to change the sencor and can not find it. I have even bought the manual.  


 
jlg2002
Enthusiast | Posts: 449 | Joined: 03/08
Posted: 05/16/08
11:08 AM

The knock sensors I have dealt with are usually at the rear side of the intake manifold, typically left of center.  


 
brucesue
New User | Posts: 2 | Joined: 05/08
Posted: 05/19/08
06:16 AM

Thank you I will look today. Did you notice a change when change? I have some serious pinging. When engine is hot. I am afraid I am going to mess something up.  


 
jlg2002
Enthusiast | Posts: 449 | Joined: 03/08
Posted: 05/19/08
11:18 AM

Knock sensors rarely go bad. It's typically a loose installation or too much carbon in the combustion chambers. (in the old days we slowly leaked a coke bottle of water into the carb to steam the carbon off-I don't know if you can do that with todays, EFI cars or not, I suspect not)  


 
racefan1966
New User | Posts: 25 | Joined: 01/08
Posted: 08/28/08
03:53 PM

there is no knock sensor on the 3.8 ltr Mustang so you can quit looking. Fuel filter and maybe some seafoam fuel additive might help.  


 
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