Mitsubishi wants you to know that you need to be extra careful when troubleshooting knock sensor faults on 2007-08 Outlander SUVs. The problem has to do with the fact the knock sensor circuits were ...

The engine’s knock sensor (or sensors) detects preignition and detonation, potentially damaging forms of abnormal combustion. Though full-blown knocking and pinging are audible to the human ear, the ...

The self-diagnosing capabilities of modern cars are often taken for granted, removing much of the guesswork when it comes to detecting mechanical or electrical faults. Typically, a modern car has ...

In vehicles equipped with knock sensors, it can be difficult to determine the octane number requirement according to the current Coordinating Research Council E-15 procedure which is based on ...

A cylinder pressure time history has long been used as an indication of the performance of internal combustion engines. Recently the use of cylinder pressure has been proposed for the knock adaptive ...