Why does knock sensor keep vehicle from starting

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Asked by joequest Jul 31, 2015 at 07:43 PM about the 2003 Buick Rendezvous

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When the knock sensor senses a tap,it shuts motor down to keep damage from engine.

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Only when it's been drvning around and is warm when it cools it starts rte up

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The sensor gets hot and retards the timing hense the no start out of time

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Yes, Joe in a way it does, show when timing is off all so,it is about like a cam or crank sensor,it is a pulse signal,which goe,s to the ECM,and control firing and fuel in turn shutting it down if there is a issue with any of these.

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Knock sensor will not prevent it from starting.

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What about the 02circuit no activity detected bank 1 sensor 1

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yes, the knock sensor will affect starting , like any other sensor, the ECU "looks" at all ports, should a broken wire on the knock sensor, the ECU will start erractically( some Cars),maybe cause "back-firing" hard satarting, etc(so does other sensors too) however, its purpose - mainly - is to control timing at driving speeds, Most failures are directly due to bad wiring, coupling connectors, etc, seldom found a senosr faulty (Opel)

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