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Old 04-24-2006, 09:07 AM
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I broke my knock sensor while swapping a D16y8 for a JDM D15B. the swap went really well except i broke the knock sensor. i had to put the D16 intake man on because i had an obd2 wiring harness and the D15 was obd1. it runs pretty good, but no VTEC. i am throwing 2 codes, knock sensor, and crank sensor. My question is will either of those cause the VTEC not to work?
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thank you for the fast answer. i read about a way to bypass the knock sensor using a piezo transducer from radio shack. after i take care of that code i will try to figure out something with the crank sensor. thanks again.
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knock sensor has nothing to do with vtec....

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Default Re: will a broken knock sensor disable VTEC? (komat)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes</TD></TR></TABLE>

Incorrect.
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will a broken knock sensor disable VTEC?

Nope
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CXr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">will a broken knock sensor disable VTEC?

Nope</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ran with no knock on my b16 for six months. VTEC engaged no problems.
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