Replacing my knock sensors

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If you really wanted to something else extra replace the valve cover gaskets if they are leaking, that's more common than anything else, those I would use the fel pro also and they come with new grommets
Thanks for the heads up, I am definitely going to change them. I have a build up I noticed when I first bought the car, not a steady leak but they definitely need to be changed.
 

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Might also consider a 1 year subscription to alldata DIY if you are just learning. It is well worth the cost as it will save you time and all the procedures, torque specs, etc. are readily available vs. searching for everything individually. As stated above I have also had very good luck with Rock Auto.
 
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If you really wanted to something else extra replace the valve cover gaskets if they are leaking, that's more common than anything else, those I would use the fel pro also and they come with new grommets
Thanks for mentioning that, I forgot when I first purchased the vehicle I can see the build up of oil around the covers. There's no steady leak but they definitely need to be replaced. Put the order in this morning and I added those as well.

Thanks again everyone for your help, I appreciate it.
 

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Thanks for mentioning that, I forgot when I first purchased the vehicle I can see the build up of oil around the covers. There's no steady leak but they definitely need to be replaced. Put the order in this morning and I added those as well.

Thanks again everyone for your help, I appreciate it.
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I'm replacing The knock sensors right now according to the specs I looked up online and saying 15 ft lbs is what to set the torque wrench too That's what I'm doing and as they were getting tighter all of the sudden they started feeling looser so I stopped and put in the rear knock sensor and the same thing started to happen.

That rear knock sensor was in pretty bad shape as you can see from the pictures.
 

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Got the new knock sensors in, naturally not without running into a few problems, but nevertheless is done.

I was hoping this was what was causing my misfire but unfortunately it's still there. I've had this misfire since I've bought the car and cannot for the life of me figure out the cause. I've changed the coils, plugs, and wires. I've done a compression test. I've listened to the injectors and they all are making the ticking noise. Cylinder 3 is the main culprit and it shows slightly on 1. I've swapped the wires and it doesn't move. The plugs have been double checked and they look good. I know my cats are clogged, not sure if that could cause the issue or there's something else I'm missing.
 

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