Knock Sensor 1

[Osilith]

Ok guys I just recently had a complete engine put in by a mechanic, needless to say it took him FOREVER and i feel he did a piss poor job! so I only paid him half the payment for the job. That is why I am not taking this problem to him to solve since it should have been done the minute that the engine swap was done and i realized that the car felt like it was stuttering aka timing dropped due to a bad knock sensor......

well anyways I have recently started becoming a "handy man" if you will under the hood so any advice on my Ebony "snoopy" as i call him, would be muchly appreciated.'

The OBD1 box said that my CEL was due to knock sensor 1 and thus I have purchased but for the life of me I don't want to pull the intake up and start taking things apart if there is an easier way to get to this damned sensor...from what I can tell it is directly underneath the top metal piece of the engine...not sure on this car yet if it is part of the intake and if I take it off if I will need to replace a gasket or maybe reuse the gasket and so on


Does anyone have a DIY for the knocksensor and any other advice for me hehe?

Thanks in advance to all knowledgable responses I really appreciate you guy's help!

-Joe