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Old 02-11-2022, 10:50 PM   #46 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Originally Posted by Tahoe_Hybrid View Post
by the time the knock sensors pick up the issue you will need a new engine
What do you mean?

I've driven cars around with obvious engine knock and did not need a new engine.

New cars have a knock sensor (or sensors) for a reason. It would be kind of silly ff the reason they are there were to simply verify the engine blew up.
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