Knock Knock Who's There ?

[saintetienne]

Good Morning boys and girls ,


Sometimes when cold and maybe after a spell of non use my 3200 is a tad "missy" - have traced this to code p0326 knock sensor bank 1 , I believe it is in the "V" under the plenum - anyone changed one themselves and is it a pain to do ?

thanks

 

[lozcb]

Good Morning boys and girls ,


Sometimes when cold and maybe after a spell of non use my 3200 is a tad "missy" - have traced this to code p0326 knock sensor bank 1 , I believe it is in the "V" under the plenum - anyone changed one themselves and is it a pain to do ?

thanks

Pretty sure Matt did it on his 3200 some years back , maybe if he has time he can do a little how to explained with some pics if he still has them lying around on his pc somewhere

regards loz

 

[saintetienne]

any ideas ???

 

[dem maser]

thought this was a joke...very good title...i get a little tappet sound on mine when cold but goes after 5 mins

 

[Andyk]

My M5 does the same and I seem to remember the 3200 did as well. As Dem said goes when warmed up.

 

[rs48635]

Good Morning boys and girls ,


Sometimes when cold and maybe after a spell of non use my 3200 is a tad "missy" - have traced this to code p0326 knock sensor bank 1 , I believe it is in the "V" under the plenum - anyone changed one themselves and is it a pain to do ?

thanks

Beware water leaks form many pipes in the Vee of engine. Understand these can take out sensors.
Can be done at home, if you are careful I am advised. Not done it but would take it on if it saved hundreds on fiddly labour charges. Get diagnosis first if possible.
Had pipe in this area changed during clutch / rear wishbone work. Just prevention in my case.

 

[dem maser]

get it checked out....if it goes after warm uo then ill say leave it

 

[saintetienne]

Thanks for input guys , It does go when warm and as I am not in the habbit of giving the car any beans till then it is not a major problem . As you correctly state RS water leaks can affect this sensor - I have not had any issues with coolant loss - just think it is down to low usage - need some better days to get out and about !

cheers

 

[dem maser]

i asked hr owen and verdi about this when i had it serviced, hr owen told me its not a problem and so did verdi so i wasnt that scared...as long as it goes when warm its normal

 

[Emtee]

Wasn't there a recall for excessive noise on start-up or is that my senility playing tricks?

 

[dem maser]

i have to find out, mine does it so i can take it to be done

 

[ENZ525]

i have to find out, mine does it so i can take it to be done

Not according to the VOSA recall info...

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp

Looks like brake fluid, abs control unit sw and steering rack sub frame (for the 3200) according to them...

Regards,

Enzo.

 

[dem maser]

ive had the steering recalled.....

 

[saintetienne]

This thread seems to have changed from knock sensor to tappet noise !!!

 

[cowsurgeon]

Hi Saintetienne, At my most recent service the only error code on checking with the SD2 was one of the knock sensors, so I've ordered 2 from Eurospares (may as well change both at the same time) and plan to get round to it when I've a chance. There's a post on the running reports and technical fixes section on changing the 3200 starter motor here:

http://www.sportsmaserati.co.uk/showthread.php/377-3200-Starter-Motor

...that tells you (almost) how to get down to the bottom of the 'V' where they sit. If I get round to it any time soon I'll take pics and do the obligatory 'how-to'

 

[saintetienne]

Cheers Chris