The engine’s knock sensor (or sensors) detects preignition and detonation, potentially damaging forms of abnormal combustion. Though full-blown knocking and pinging are audible to the human ear, the ...

Dyno tuning is great. But, a dyno-tuned engine can't always be tuned for the stress it might see on the street, let alone something like the continued abuse of, say, a track day. This is especially ...

Q: My 2000 Nissan Pathfinder was diagnosed with a knock sensor problem after a mechanic scanned the OBD2 codes. (The check engine light is on.) It did not pass the annual inspection. The car has no ...

Mitsubishi wants you to know that you need to be extra careful when troubleshooting knock sensor faults on 2007-08 Outlander SUVs. The problem has to do with the fact the knock sensor circuits were ...

It defines a system that monitors a condition or state and then uses that information via a microprocessor to either maintain, adjust or alter an operation. The most common use of the term was ...

Starting with 2015, a series of recalls have been conducted by South Korean car companies Hyundai and Kia on account of faulty engines that are some instances were known to catch fire. As it appears, ...