i30 maxima aftermarket knock sensor

[rhetoric]

Anybody running one of these? Some pretty steep price differences (I've seen aftermarket sensors for as low as 25 clams!).

If you are running aftermarket, what are you running and do you have good news or bad?

[loystock]

OEM P/N: 22060-30P00 and MSRP is @ $190 while discounted price from IoS - infinitipartsUSA.com is @ $142.

There is one OEM-part currently on sale at eBay for $45. If it is for real, that's a bargain. The packaging looks like OEM. Refer to link below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

There are non-OEM parts at eBay for as low as $ $40. Other members have bought cheap KS from eBay with no luck. Your call.

Whichever you buy, make sure you check the resistance is 550K-ohm, pin-ground (only one pin in the connector is used while the ground side should be on the metallic slot where it is bolted to the engine)

Unless you have small hands or someone with small hands can help you, R&R of KS requires removal of intake manifold and assortment of 12mm socket, flex drive, u-joint, extension and ratchet drive.

[loystock]

FYI...the cheap KS from eBay (bought from the particular link below) are NO GOOD. The same sensors are used in the Q45. Two members from the Q45 forum have had bad experience with these cheap sensors.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...%3AIT