Trying to locate engine coolant temperature sensor on my SUV?

1999 FORD EXPEDITION
201,880 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BRIAN KIRTON
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Trying to locate engine coolant temperature sensor on my SUV listed above xlt model. I just keep getting information for F-150 and/or just newer than 1999.
Oct 3, 2019 at 2:17 PM
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BMDOUBLE
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You've got a cylinder head temperature sensor under the intake, and may or may not have a coolant temperature sensor on the intake. The cylinder head temperature sensor is generally the sensor that the power-train control module looks at, but on some applications it could be the one and only sensor, the PCM could network the information to the instrument cluster. Here are two pics of these sensors. To remove the cylinder head temperature sensor the intake will have to be removed.
Jun 2, 2021 at 2:10 PM
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