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calan 04-25-2019 12:58 PM

Can someone tell me what these two sensors are?
 
They look like coolant temp sensors, but each has a different connector housing.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...b9a847a7ab.png

Patman 04-25-2019 02:38 PM

The appear to both be coolant temp sensors.

One goes to the PCM for monitoring
One goes to the cluster for the gauge

calan 04-25-2019 03:02 PM

Any idea why they have slightly different connectors, or what the part number for each is? I can't find info on them anywhere.

Roadie 04-25-2019 03:05 PM

Different connectors may be to keep the assemblymen from hooking up the wrong wires would be my guess.

Patman 04-25-2019 05:23 PM


Originally Posted by Roadie (Post 5249671)
Different connectors may be to keep the assemblymen from hooking up the wrong wires would be my guess.

Agreed with this analysis

Patman 04-25-2019 05:38 PM

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...bC12Ni1nYXM%3D

They show #7 and #8 in the diagram but doesn't show two part numbers


Coolant Temp Sensor - Ford (3F1Z-12A648-A)


glc 04-25-2019 05:49 PM

One is a coolant temp sensor, the other is a cylinder head temp sensor.

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...or-xl3z6g004aa

calan 04-25-2019 05:51 PM

Yep. I too can only find one temp sensor in various places and diagrams. I found a cylinder head temp sensor on RockAuto that looks to have a matching connector to one of them, but I haven't found anything that shows that sensor being in the lower intake.

Since getting this truck in a trade and working on it, I am rapidly remembering why I steered away from Fords over 35 years ago. They make the simplest things so damn frustrating. :)

Patman 04-25-2019 05:52 PM

From what I saw the head temp sensor is on the back of the head by the bell housing

calan 04-25-2019 06:02 PM


Originally Posted by Patman (Post 5249685)
From what I saw the head temp sensor is on the back of the head by the bell housing

Yeah, that's what I've seen also.

Can't find anything online or in the manuals that references these two sensors in the lower intake. I'm sure they are coolant, and like you mentioned feed the cluster and PCM. Just never seen two different undocumented sensors to do it. :)


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