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Mexk8 01-05-2012 03:32 PM


Originally Posted by kenncl (Post 450297)
I have had it happen at both Valero and Citgo.
Since I live in Texas there is no consumer protection. The gas station will blame it on the truck company and the truck company will blame it on the refiner and on and on.
They caught one chain here and figured they stole millions so the gave them a fine that was a pitance of what they stole.
It can happen at any station so always be wary if you start getting poor performance or codes about 10 miles after a fill up.
Cheers

That could never happen in Mexico... There is only one chain of petrol stations. Ha ha ha.
Still on the upside, they always offer to sell octane booster additives when you fill up.

johnny_kiu@yahoo.com 04-17-2012 02:54 PM

Pictures not showing
 
Hi davidN,

Could you re post the pics for this DIY or sent them to me? They are not showing on any browsers. I tried IE, Chrom, firefox, safari.

I want to see the location of the knock sensor for my 2000 xj8

Thanks,

ant17 04-18-2012 05:57 AM


Originally Posted by johnny_kiu@yahoo.com (Post 499926)
Hi davidN,

Could you re post the pics for this DIY or sent them to me? They are not showing on any browsers. I tried IE, Chrom, firefox, safari.

I want to see the location of the knock sensor for my 2000 xj8

Thanks,

Follow the wire back from the attached clip on the thermostat housing, about midway between the intake manifold and cam cover you'll see where that wire ends with a torx bolt showing. Thats it.

johnny_kiu@yahoo.com 04-23-2012 02:09 PM

Question on the cheaper knock sensor used in this write up
 
Just to clarify, the cheaper knock sensor used in this write up is a OE knock sensor for a 2005 jaguar xj8 4.2 liter v8 and the plug is the same other than longer wiring correct.

For those of you that did install this alternate knock sensor. Can I get an update on any problems or its performance?

Thanks you

jimlombardi 05-09-2012 09:41 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Hi
Here is the location of the Knock sensors:

Attachment 164478

Jim Lombardi

H20boy 06-01-2012 01:49 PM

David, your pics in the 2010 original post have vanished, any chance you still have them and can repost? If you need a hosting location, email me with the pics and I'll get you the link to where they're stored on our mediafire ftp area. Didn't see any contact method for you in your profile, else I would have PMd ya. :)

mrlovt 06-29-2012 05:36 PM

This looks like a great write-up, but the pictures no longer show. Is there any chance of getting the pictures re-uploaded?

jimlombardi 06-29-2012 06:31 PM

Hi
I copied one of the photo image website addresses and was able to get on DavidN website (Frankfurt, Germany). David's website (Water Skiing) has a Photo of David.

I sent David an email from his website, asking him to see if he can repost the photos of the knock sensors for this DIY thread.

Jim Lombardi

jimlombardi 07-03-2012 11:20 AM

Hi
Here is update on the missing photos.
DavidN emailed me all of the photos and I uploaded them to my mediafire.com account.

Forum moderator - translator will be fixing the missing photo issue in post# 1 and post# 2.

Jim Lombardi

mrlovt 07-04-2012 10:01 AM

Thank you! I'm looking forward to the visual walk-through.

jimlombardi 07-05-2012 09:25 AM

Hi
I created a Knock Sensor DIY PDF (16 page) file from DavidN post# 1 and post# 2 and also included Knock Sensor location information from the JTIS21 shop repair manual.

Here is the weblink to the PDF on my mediafire account:

Free Cloud Storage - MediaFire

Jim Lombardi

JagManAtl 03-30-2013 05:51 AM

Would this be the same for a 2007 XJ8?
 
I own a 2007 XJ8 woth 90K miles. I hear the knocking/gurgling noise during acceleration from stop. I have determined that the knock sensors are at fault. Would the posted photos and instructions be the same for the 2007?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Other than this issue the car is a dream to drive.

Thank you again!!!!

Ilmazeu 05-08-2013 04:39 AM

Wow that is great news

OldMike 05-08-2013 06:33 AM


Originally Posted by jimlombardi (Post 539667)
Hi
I created a Knock Sensor DIY PDF (16 page) file from DavidN post# 1 and post# 2 and also included Knock Sensor location information from the JTIS21 shop repair manual.

Here is the weblink to the PDF on my mediafire account:

Free Cloud Storage - MediaFire

Jim Lombardi

Thanks Jim for resurrecting this how-to -- sure helped me (along with your "live" help, of course!)

wvrudedude66 10-03-2014 04:04 PM

Still experiencing restricted performance issues
 
After changing a knock sensor on my 1999 VDP (I had used a code reader to determine the problem w/a "restricted performance" message), I am still having the issue and my code reader is identifying the knock sensor as the problem. My question: Did I screw up by using a magnetic pick-up tool to position the sensor on the stud on top of the engine? Is the sensor that sensitive?

wolfpck1 12-05-2014 03:44 AM

just purchased 2 knock sensors from orielys for my xk8 and installed. cleared all codes immediately and cost for both was under $60. lines are just a little longer. bolt uses a 1/2 socket.

timsalyer 04-08-2015 02:36 PM

The pics are not working do you have a different place where I can see the pics. Information looks very good other than cant see the pics. Thanks

jimlombardi 04-11-2015 07:07 AM

Tim
Use this weblink to PDF file (on my dropbox.com account) that has the photos in it (pages 3 thru 16):

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?oss71axa467vsj6

Jim Lombardi

timsalyer 04-13-2015 12:01 PM

Wolfpck1,
Do you have part numbers for the knock sensors you got at orielys?

holybananas 07-20-2015 04:25 PM

See the link now. Thank you!


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