Knock Sensor

Tonight, Liz and I got her knock sensor replaced successfully! I've been so stressed about doing this all week. Everything I've read described it as a royal pain. I've been optimistic though because I figure with two of us, it will be easier to do. We tried Wednesday night and failed miserably. It was hot, humid, buggy, dark and we made many mistakes and dropped a 10mm socket down into the engine depths. We gave up in frustration. Today, we went to Lowe's and bought 3 critical tools for a grand total of $8 and they came in VERY handy. With the little magnetic picker tool I was able to pull out the 10mm socket in about 30 seconds. That was very encouraging and then I was pumped up to do the knock sensor. It was a bit of a pain, but I think we got it done in about an hour with a bit of fiddling. God was so good! It was a about to storm, but didn't, so the weather was actually quite cooler, not as humid, it was earlier so we could see better, and we had better tools. I'm just so thankful that we're done with the task and that God saw us through it. We drove the car around and the check engine light went off and it had better acceleration than before. This is a big relief to have it done. We found a $45 new OEM knock sensor on Ebay and did our own labor. I saw the parts quoted other places for $150-$200 plus $400-$800 labor depending on the mechanic. So, I'd say, we saved i the neighborhood of $300-$500 on this job! Thank the Lord for that!