Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Notes:

• ◆ It is extremely important to keep to the tightening torque of 20 Nm to ensure the knock sensors perform perfectly.
• ◆ Only gold-plated contacts may be used when servicing the knock sensor connector contacts.

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

• ◆ Test box V.A.G 1598/22
• ◆ Hand multimeter V.A.G 1526 or multimeter V.A.G 1715
• ◆ Adapter set V.A.G 1594
• ◆ Current flow diagram

Test conditions

• ● Fault "00524 Knock sensor 1-G61" recognized by self-diagnosis

Checking function

• ‒ Functional check of knock control and knock sensor read measured value block, display groups 14 to 17.

Checking resistances and wiring

• ‒ → Pull connector -1- off knock sensor 1 (G61) -arrow-.
• ‒ Measure resistance between the contacts 1+2, 1+3 and 2+3 at connections to knock sensors.
       Specification ∞ω

• ‒ → Connect test box V.A.G 1598/22 to control unit wiring harness.
• ‒ Check wiring between test box and 3 pin connector for open circuit using current flow diagram.
       Contact 1+socket 68
       Contact 2+socket 67
       Contact 3+socket 67
       Wire resistance: Max. 1.5 ω
• ‒ Additionally check wires for short to one another.
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If no wiring fault is detected:

• ‒ Loosen knock sensor and tighten again to 20 Nm.
• ‒ Carry out test drive.

• During the road test the following operating conditions must be fulfilled:
• ‒ The coolant temperature must exceed 80 °C .
• ‒ When the temperature is reached, the operating conditions
       Idling
       Part throttle
       Full throttle
       Overrun
  must be attained several times.
• ‒ At full throttle the speed must exceed 3500 rpm.

• ‒ Again interrogate the control unit fault memory.

If the fault is still present:

• ‒ Replace knock sensor (G61) , item 5 .