Parts for your 2016 Toyota Land cruiser-Knock sensor

2016 Toyota LandCruiser knock sensor: is it used, and does it matter?

Short answer for Australia and New Zealand–spec 2016 LandCruiser 200 (VDJ200, 1VD‑FTV 4.5‑litre twin‑turbo diesel): a conventional knock sensor isn’t fitted or used. Toyota’s technical literature for the VDJ200 diesel lists the engine control sensors and diagnostic trouble codes without any knock sensor or knock‑sensor DTCs (no P0325–P0334 range). The Toyota Electronic Parts Catalogue for the 2016 VDJ200 also does not show a knock sensor part, whereas the petrol URJ200 (3UR‑FE) catalogue shows two knock sensors, one per bank. Likewise, the URJ200 petrol repair manual covers knock‑sensor diagnostics (e.g., P0327, P0332), confirming they’re present on petrol models, but not on the diesel.

Why no knock sensor on the Aussie/Kiwi 2016 LandCruiser? Diesel combustion is controlled by high‑pressure common‑rail injection and self‑ignition, not a spark event that needs fine‑tuning against detonation like a petrol engine. The 1VD‑FTV’s ECU manages combustion using rail‑pressure feedback, injector timing, boost, intake mass/pressure, crank/cam position, and exhaust temperature/NOx monitoring. That strategy doesn’t rely on a conventional piezo knock sensor. In practice, if a 2016 VDJ200 shows “knock sensor” fault codes on a scan, it’s usually down to incorrect vehicle/engine selection in the scan tool or a swapped petrol ECU dataset, not an actual missing or failed part.

If you’ve got a 2016 LandCruiser petrol in another market (URJ200 with the 3UR‑FE), it does run two knock sensors under the intake manifold to keep ignition timing safe on all fuels and loads. But for the AU/NZ 1VD‑FTV diesel crowd, there’s no knock sensor to service or replace—focus your maintenance on clean fuel delivery, injector performance, boost and EGR health, and staying on top of oil and filter intervals.

• Toyota Repair Manual, VDJ200 (1VD‑FTV) Engine Control (ECD): sensor list and DTC chart—no knock sensor or P0325–P0334 entries.
• Toyota Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC), 2016 VDJ200—no knock sensor listing, URJ200 (3UR‑FE) shows RH/LH knock sensors and related DTCs.
• Toyota Repair Manual, URJ200 (3UR‑FE) Engine Control System—includes two knock sensors with diagnostics (e.g., P0327, P0332).

Popular questions about 2016 LandCruiser knock sensors

Does a 2016 LandCruiser 200 in Australia or New Zealand have a knock sensor?
No. The AU/NZ 2016 VDJ200 with the 1VD‑FTV diesel doesn’t use a conventional knock sensor. Petrol URJ200 models in other markets do have two knock sensors, one on each bank.

My scan tool shows P0327/P0332 on a 2016 diesel LandCruiser—what gives?
Those are petrol knock‑sensor codes. On a VDJ200 diesel they typically point to a scan‑tool setup issue (wrong engine selected) or mismatched ECU data. Recheck the vehicle profile in the tool and verify the engine code before chasing a non‑existent sensor.

Can a knock sensor be retrofitted to the 1VD‑FTV diesel?
Not practically. The ECU strategy and wiring on the diesel aren’t designed for a knock sensor, and there’s no benefit—combustion control is handled via injection timing, rail pressure, and other diesel‑specific feedback.