Knock Sensor 1

[mr2lad]

does anybody know where on engine this little :tsktsk: is, ive tried to search the internet for any info but to no joy

[ROYT]

On series two its at the rear of the engine LHS as you face the fan......don't know about series 4,but might

be worth a look ............

[mr2lad]

well just got knock sensor 1 replaced at lexus aberdeen, this sensor is deep inside the engine and took 5hrs to get to the little blighter and the same hrs to put back together again, once mechanic had stripped engine down he found that someone before had replaced this sensor and had knakkered the threads and had just used liquid metal to fix aka bodge job,(hence why it had moved and gone again) so my lex mech called in a specialist who filled hole up and rebored and threaded it this costed me £155 for that and the sensor itself was £99.61 and 10hrs lex labour was only £210. normal labour costs are £78 per hr but was only charged £35 per hr as car a older model ie 98 mk4 ls400 and on top of that got discount coz he saw me wearing a lexus owners club t-shirt when i dropped the car off, yeehaa wonder wot discount i wud of got if i was a gold member hehe any way picking car up tomorrow all in all inc the dreaded vat came to £545.92, im well chuffed with lex aberdeen, they kept me well informed of progress with the car and kept the costs down without cutting corners

[mr2lad]

well just got knock sensor 1 replaced at lexus aberdeen, this sensor is deep inside the engine and took 5hrs to get to the little blighter and the same hrs to put back together again, once mechanic had stripped engine down he found that someone before had replaced this sensor and had knakkered the threads and had just used liquid metal to fix aka bodge job,(hence why it had moved and gone again) so my lex mech called in a specialist who filled hole up and rebored and threaded it this costed me £155 for that and the sensor itself was £99.61 and 10hrs lex labour was only £210. normal labour costs are £78 per hr but was only charged £35 per hr as car a older model ie 98 mk4 ls400 and on top of that got discount coz he saw me wearing a lexus owners club t-shirt when i dropped the car off, yeehaa wonder wot discount i wud of got if i was a gold member hehe any way picking car up tomorrow all in all inc the dreaded vat came to £545.92, im well chuffed with lex aberdeen, they kept me well informed of progress with the car and kept the costs down without cutting corners

well im not as chuffed with lex aberdeen as i first thought. picked car up today and drove 8mls and up pops my check engine light again and puts me into limp mode,stopped car and popped bonnet only to notice engine cover securing bolts missing and plastic trim next to Battery disappeared since it went in to get sorted,then noticed spilt oil over engine bay and oily hand prints on bonnet and door,needless to say i lost the plot and phoned garage with my complaint on how disappointed i was with the condition i recieved my car back and that it had basically broken down 20minutes after i picked it up, spoke with head bloke and was told to bring car back to be inspected by him as to the condition it was left for me and to pick up a lone car as no mechanics work the weekend only sales staff, head bloke disgusted with condition car was given back to me and agreed to give me loan car till mine sorted(priority on monday morning for mechanics)and cleaned, so now driving a 57 plate is250 till mine sorted. p.s still prefer my ls than the is.