2010 Cadillac CTS Sedan AWD V6-3.6L Page 836

2010 Cadillac CTS Sedan AWD V6-3.6L Page 836

The ECM has detected an internal knock sensor processor fault.

Action Taken When the DTC Sets

* DTCs P0324, P0325, P0326, P0327, P0328, P0330, P0331, P0332 P0333, P06B6, and P06B7 are Type B DTCs.

* The ignition timing is retarded to reduce the potential of engine damaging spark knock.

Conditions for Clearing the DTC

DTCs P0324, P0325, P0326, P0327, P0328, P0330, P0331, P0332 P0333, P06B6, and P06B7 are Type B DTCs.

Diagnostic Aids

* Inspect the knock sensor for physical damage. A knock sensor that is dropped or damaged may cause a DTC to set.

* Inspect the knock sensor for proper installation. A knock sensor that is loose or over torqued may cause a DTC to set. The knock sensor

should be free of thread sealant.

* The knock sensor mounting surface should be free of burrs, casting flash, and foreign material.

Reference Information

Schematic Reference

Engine Controls Schematics (LLT) (See: Diagrams/Electrical Diagrams/Powertrain Management/System Diagram)Engine Controls Schematics

(LF1) (See: Diagrams/Electrical Diagrams/Powertrain Management/System Diagram)

Connector End View Reference

Component Connector End Views (See: Diagrams/Connector Views)

Description and Operation

Electronic Ignition System Description (See: Powertrain Management/Computers and Control Systems/Description and Operation/Electronic

Ignition System Description)

Electrical Information Reference

* Circuit Testing (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Circuit Testing/Circuit Testing)

* Connector Repairs (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Connector Repairs/Connector Repairs)

* Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Circuit

Testing/Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections)

* Wiring Repairs (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Wiring Repairs/Wiring Repairs)

DTC Type Reference

Powertrain Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Type Definitions (See: Diagnostic Trouble Code Descriptions/Powertrain Diagnostic Trouble Code

(DTC) Type Definitions)

Scan Tool Reference

Control Module References (See: Testing and Inspection/Programming and Relearning) for scan tool information

Circuit/System Verification

1. Engine at operating temperature, all accessories OFF, and engine speed greater than 2,000 RPM, observe the Knock Retard and Total Knock

Retard parameters. The parameters should be 0掳.

2. Engine idling, move the related harnesses and connectors for the KS circuits while observing the scan tool Knock Retard and Total Knock

Retard parameters. The parameters should remain steady with no abrupt changes.

3. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC to verify the DTC does not reset. You may also operate the vehicle within the

conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records data.

Circuit/System Testing

P0324, P0326 and P0331

* If DTCs P0335 or P0336 are also set, diagnose those DTCs first.

* Inspect for a loose or broken vehicle accessory or accessory bracket.

* Inspect for excessive engine mechanical noise.

P0325, P0327, P0328, P0330, P0332, P0333

1. Ignition ON, engine OFF.

2. Disconnect the appropriate B68 knock sensor harness connector.

3. Test for 1-4 V between each of the following circuits and ground on the K20 ECM side of the harness connector:

* The B68 knock sensor signal circuit, terminal A

* The B68 knock sensor signal circuit, terminal B