Some 2010-13 XK models with 5.0-liter supercharged engines may produce a pinging noise under moderate acceleration or load. According to Jaguar, the detonation typically occurs in the 1,200 rpm to ...

The demon of engine knock is something an owner of a traditional high-performance Pontiac knows all too well. An engine designed when 102-octane high test was at almost every fuel station in the ...

The engine’s knock sensor (or sensors) detects preignition and detonation, potentially damaging forms of abnormal combustion. Though full-blown knocking and pinging are audible to the human ear, the ...

My first experience with the term “detonation” came from an Air Force training film. It opened with a shot of a B-25 (it was an old film) that was taking off, but apparently ran into trouble because ...

The noise is not loud when the car is idling, but it worsens as soon as I press the accelerator Hello Robert, you may be experiencing the infamous engine rattle, which is characterised by a continuous ...