How to find the coolant sensor?

Tiny
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How to find the coolant sensor?
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 AT 12:38 AM

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Tiny
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This is a pretty common question because Ford does not call it a coolant temp sensor. They call it a cylinder head temperature sensor.

Here are a couple guides that will help with the step by step portion of replacing a common sensor:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-coolant-temperature-sensor-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolant-temperature-sensor-cts-replacement

However, the location of this sensor is in the cylinder head. Please take a look at the info below. Let us know if you have questions.

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