Troubleshooting

DTC P0325 KNOCK SENSOR 1 CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION (BANK 1)

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION

DTC Detecting Condition:

The knock sensor is fitted to the cylinder block to detect the engine knocking. This sensor contains a piezo-electric element which generates a voltage when the cylinder block vibrates and is deformed due to knocking. It the engine knocking occurs, the ignition timing is delayed to suppress it.

HINT: If the ECM detects above diagnosis conditions, it operates the fail-safe function in which the corrective retard angle value is set to the maximum value.

Wiring Diagram:

Step 1 - 3:

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INSPECTION PROCEDURE

HINT: Read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the OBD II scan tool, as freeze frame data records the engine conditions when a malfunction is detected. When troubleshooting, this is useful for determining whether the vehicle was running or stopped, the engine was warmed up or not, the air-fuel ratio was lean or rich, etc. at the time of the malfunction.