Knock sensor

[stuTHC]

When removing the knock sensor on a phase 2 do you need to frig, or link together any pins the aei unit? On my phase1 (no knock sensor as std) it has what appears to be a link in the aei where the knock sensor would plug in if it had one, it seems to be linking 2 of the pins of the connector together, is this correct?

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[Mart]

Yep, for the ph1 aei it's normal to have that connector looped. On ph2 aei's you can simply leave the knock sensor unplugged...or you can ground the aei connector to give 4 deg's (or around that figure) less of ign' throughout the rev range.

[stuTHC]

Yep, for the ph1 aei it's normal to have that connector looped. On ph2 aei's you can simply leave the knock sensor unplugged...or you can ground the aei connector to give 4 deg's (or around that figure) less of ign' throughout the rev range.


Cheers Mart, how do i ground the connection then, im guessing i take one of the pins to earth? if so which pin?

[Mart]

Yep. Can't for the life of me remember which pin it is now though. Not that you want to run that much retard, unless you're got NOS plumbed in, or running a higher c/r.

[stuTHC]

Not that you want to run that much retard, unless you're got NOS plumbed in, or running a higher c/r.

Oh no, i dont wanna run retard at the mo', just asking out of interest, for future reference and to have some answers/advice on the thread for anyone in the future that searches 'knock sensor'.
Cheers pal :)

[Sparkie]

pull the plug out of the ph1 aei. mine had one and one of the pins was earthed. think it was to do with unleaded modification back in the day....?