When i accelerate it boosts for a little while and then goes into bypass mode.
Knock sensor bypass xterra.
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Dear anonymous i also have a 02 xterra.
Nissan xterra xe and se.
How to replace the knock sensor in 2000 to 2004 nissan xterra.
It listens to your engine to make sure that the engine is firing properly.
I had a problem with my knock sensor also.
The knock sensor in a nissan xterra performs a critical job.
Bypassing the knock sensor using the original harness on a 2003 nissan frontier with a 3 3 liter engine.
If too much fuel gets into the engine the compression is high enough and the timing of the spark plugs is not precise enough the pistons inside the engine can literally bang against the cylinder walls of the engine.
Ok i did the bypass with a new knock sensor and relocated it just like the picture.
The plug that i cut off only had 1 wire going to the knock sensor but there are 2 wires on the other side of the.
I got a new plug for the sensor and wired it to the new harness.
There is no way to bypass the knock sensor it is used by the engine when there is a knock to tell the ecm to advance or retard the distributor in order to stabilize the running of the engine.
Knock sensor replacement nissan xterra complete knock sensor repair from start to finish.
I installed new head gaskets on my toyota 3 0 3vze and spaced changing the knock sensor although it had not issues prior to dis assembly.
So i bought a new harness but it had the wrong knock sensor plug on it.
Their is no more codes and everything checks out ok according to my scanner.