Component Description

The knock sensor is attached to the cylinder block. It senses engine knocking using a piezoelectric element. A knocking vibration from the cylinder block is sensed as vibrational pressure. This pressure is converted into a voltage signal and sent to the ECM.

Fig 1: Identifying Knock Sensor And Knock Sensor (Bank 1And Bank 2)

Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.