I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE A CYLINDER HEAD TEMP SENSOR....NOW WHERE IN THE WORLD DO I REPLACE IT. THEY GAVE ME A BASIC INFO PAGE...THAT STATES......CENTER FRONT OF THE ENGINE,BELOW THE COOLING SYSTEM AIR PURGE PORT???? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE EXACTLY THAT IS LOCATED??? PLEASE SOME1 HELP ME. I RELY ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET MY SON 2 SCHOOL AND GET MYSELF TO MY NEW JOB. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB...WITH NOT MUCH HELP. I HAVE EVEN SEARCHED THE WEB IN SPANISH. ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS OR TIPS. THNX
First off, the sensor you are referring to is not called a CHT. The sensor in question is either the coolant temperature sender, which has one single pin (looks like a screw sticking off the sensor) and is responsible for the reading on your temperature gauge. Or it's the Engine coolant temperature sensor (has a 2-3 pin plug on it) and is responsible for calibrating air/fuel ratio and determines when it needs to activate the eletric cooling fan. On 94 -98 models, the gauge sender is just behind and above the water pump & thermostat housing and is sticking out the side of a small metal pipe ( has one wire with a black boot plugged into it). The temp sensor is probably less that a foot away from it to the left and is sticking off the very top of a simila metal pipe. On 99 and up models, these sensors are allmost in the same exact location, except the may be moved further to the left a little. The easy way to tell what sensor is what, the one with the single black boot/wire is the gauge sender, and it is allmost always located on the pipe with a round white cap on the very top. And there is a small notice printed on the cap about filling the cooling sytem from that pipe. That is the bleeder port. Which sensor is the one you are replacing? What does it look like? Oh, and ....not trying to sound rude myself, but please dont type in ALL CAPS. THAT is considered yelling....and rude.
Thank You so much!!! i am so happy for all this information: could not have been more precise:woooow:i know that there are many good people out there..but at the same time i know that there are many smart people who really know what they are talking about. i sincerely thank you !! i love my 2001 mustang. i bought it in 2003 and this is the 1st issue i have had all this time. it only had 1 owner b4 me. may your weekend be fun...and i love this site. are u a mechanic/mustang lover??? again. Gracias.
Airbag sensors Please help, i have a 01 v6...i just bought it and the cruise control harness behind the steering wheel was unplugged....i bought the car with a reconstructed title....it has moderate front end damage...would it be safe to plug this back in or where could i locate the airbag sensors just in case?
Glad to help. No I am not a technician......tho I SHOULD be lol. I'm just an automotive DIY'er. Siince I bought my 96 in 2000, I've done every bit of work myself. And that's a LOT of work through the years. I refuse to let any mechanic at some shop try and rip me off. That's impossible now. Even if I did take it in (Ford dealer where I worked), it would be impossible for one of the guys to say it needed some BS repair...cause I know too much and they cant fool me. Hah! Just saying though, not that any of the guys I knew would ever pull off something like that. See, I was ripped a couple times before 2000, and bogus charges among other things. It just pays to learn the trade yourself. Halo, plugging the cruise in shouldn't have anything effect on the air bags. Unless that harness also contains air bag wiring to the steering wheel. If it does and the car has moderate front end damage, I would leave it untill you are sure the sensors aren't damaged.
Thanks for helping MustangLX...it seems as if the harness does lead to both the cruise and the airbags, although my passenger side sensor is missing !?!?....im not sure how to approach this...but i made another post on this topic.....here is the link .... http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/794721-airbag-cruise-hookup-please-help.html ...thanks for your help....you seem very experienced with stangs...like seriously,how do you know all this ****...crazy man....crazy!...
CTS Tube OK, This is my issue i have a 97 with the 3.8 v6 there is a tube thet holds the Coolent Temp Sencor & switch with a bypass hose connected. i have looked every where can someone tell me the name of this part and if they know where to get a new one?
Air purge tee? Have you tried a local Ford dealer? Sometimes it helps a lot to give some back ground on the problem and what has been done to fix it.
This is a pic of it the piece where the hose , CTS connect to and it go in to the intake. i have it rigid with some Galved pipe but i rather put the real piece in there. UPDATE: I went to ford and got this info. Part: obsolete do not replace. Part Name: Hot Water Outlet Tube Part Number: F547-18599-A any ideas on where to get if you have any!!! LOL
2003 mustang 3.8 coolant temperature sensor i know you say it is about a foot to the left. did you mean towards the passenger side or drivers side. i still cant find the sensor. help any pics
The sensor is towards the center (Passenger) of the lower intake. It will be near where the upper hose connects to the intake. Post up a photo and we can point you to it. This is what I was able to find out on the web here. Let us know if this helps.
2003 v6 Yeah i got a 2003 v6 im trying to locate the ECT sensor on and i cant find it! Nothing like the pic of that 01 stang earlier in the thread,..help?
