On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Vitaliy <piclist@maksimov.org> wrote:
> My apologies for the late reply.
>
>
> M.L. wrote:
>> Can you tell me if it is possible to get information about the knock
>> sensor in my hybrid Honda Civic through an OBD2 scan tool?
>
> Unfortunately, you can't directly read the knock sensor through generic
> OBDII.
>
>
>> Specifically I'd like to know when it detects knocking.
>
> Typically the ECU would generate a diagnostic trouble code when this
> happens.
>
>
>> It would also
>> be interesting to know what the engine is doing with timing settings.
>
> Now this info *is* available, you can get real-time readings for timing
> advance. You can also see what your engine is doing with the fuel trims
> (long- and short-term).
>
> Vitaliy

Thanks. I'll put "buy a scantool from Vitaliy" on my list of projects.
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Martin K.
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