hi all
i would like to know the best setting (min or max) for a knocklink sensor,
when i floor the car i get two green lights, is this right? any advice welcome


cheers bob

 

not fitted mine long ago.
I have read you should have it set to max and that greens are ok. Any ambers and you should investiage causes and back off.

Andy

 

max

 

Mines set to max as well with 2 green lights on WOT.

 

Same as above,Mines set to max and get one or two greens

 

I'd guess that ANY activity indicates det, the first couple of lights means it's slight, any more and you need to
a) Worry
b) Go easy on the right foot !
I only get the first lights flickering when giving it real big welly.

 

No.... greens could well just be background engine noise. Especially if these are seen higher up the rev range.

Tony.

 

I have also just fitted my knocklink this weekend.

I fitted it and tapped around the surrounding area (As it says in the instructions) with a spanner. All lights lit up when I tapped, so I know it's working ok.

I have it wired through my ign 12v. When I switch on my ignition, it lights up the first green light and it stays on permanently. I have driven the car at full sensitivity and the second green sometimes comes on at full WOT. I am assuming that everything is ok, except for the permanently lit first green led.

Can any body help? Is this LED ok?

Sorry for hijacking thread.


SSS

 

My understanding -though i'm not an expert by any means- is that 2 greens are fine under WOT, background engine noise does increase with increasing throttle; the KL is just picking this up. It's only if you start getting amber's that you should be concerned.

I've also heard of instances where people get a red light briefly on start up and -apparently- this has just been the KL picking up noise from the starter! Check with an expert to confirm, but It sounds like all is ok to me!

Best.

 

1st green doubles as on/off light.

It should be brighter when detecting det.

 

I personally wouldn't want to see the 2nd green much at all, the odd flicker at most. Think it was John Banks who confirmed on a post the other day, that the 2nd green was uadible with det cans.

Can anyone confirm what Hz frequency range the KL looks for? I did suspect a while ago that it was picking up a gear mesh frequency but no-one could tell what it listened for...

MB

 

thanks for the replies guys,
when driving normal i get one faint green light, when i boot it the bottom green light goes really bright and the second green light comes on very faint is this OK

thanks bob

 

Dim Green is power on wouldnt worry about the greens,Check some of the threads on Det...
Mine WOT "She wont take no more captain" flickers the ambers but i reckon mostly engine noise not Det.....Enjoy

 

this has probably been asked a thousand times before but i can only get my knocklink to light upto red if i **** it on the bolt holding it on. I have tried hitting the block with a spanner but knowt happens. Its on max sensitivity.
Can i presume its working ok?

Andy

 

yep sure is

 

Thanks for that fellas, very informative.

The first green led is in fact very dim (just checked). So I'm happy and my car's happy

SSS