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Old 30-10-2008, 10:21 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by bodes-sh
well, one would assume that it the sensor is faulty, it thinks the engine is pinging all the time, so it richens the mixture and pulls timing to stop it from pinging, but because it's not pinging, the car actually runs like crap.
Mine has been doing that as well (sorry I didn't see this thread and started a new one) BUT it also pinks when coming into slight acceleration/load from cruise... eg a slight squeeze on the pedal to maintain constant speed up a slight grade.
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