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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 03:41 PM
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temp sensor...

I need a part number for the temp sensor for my truck. The dummies at advance have sold me the wrong one 2 times now. I used a jumper wire on the plug to make sure I didn't have a broke wire somewhere. The gauge went up when I jumped it. Went and got a new 30$ and it still don't work
 
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 04:08 PM
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Not 100% but think this is it.

3F1Z12A648A
 
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 04:12 PM
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1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor | FordParts.com
 
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 05:07 PM
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Ok thanks. I'm not sure why I didn't think about going to ford. They are just about 10 minutes away from where I'm staying over.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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I can answer that... Probably because there price is outrageous!!!
 
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 05:24 PM
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Well if you compare their price to the 2 wrong ones advance has sold me at 30$ each. Ford would have been cheaper
 
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Coolant sensors seem to be a thing now. Scott's PN and link above are indeed a coolant sensor, but the description "used as oil temp sensor" confused me. Poked around and according to Parts Guy Wyatt also says on this thread that very common coolant sensor is used as the oil temp sensor on a 7.3. Plus on the pic below from Ford (labeled 12A648) again as oil temp. Parts Guy Wyatt suggested F65Z10884AA is the coolant sensor, 10884 below. Then a later poster apparently used the 12A648 and all was well. So I'm confuzzled.

Do us a favor BJ and post up the part numbers you got from Advance. Just curious.
 
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Just got this from their website.
 
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Down in the smaller print on this it says its used for oil temp sensor.....

I got an aftermarket one years ago and the plug was not the same as mine, so I put the old one back in....

I'm wondering now if there is a difference between EARLY '99 and LATE '99 on.......
 
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 06:55 PM
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As far as being an E99 vs L99 I'm not sure. I looked at the pic in the link that I posted and the sensor tip does not look like mine. The pic directly above (the one that says "out of stock") does. Now i'm starting to get confused...Lol.

I know in the smaller print it says "use as oil temp sensor" but in the bold print it says "Part Name: Engine Coolant Temp Sensor". I don't think they would be the same part cause the 2 different sensor won't fit in the same hole (if I remember correctly).
 
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update!!

Went to the advance by my house. Of course the pulled up the same sensor. I told the guy that was the wrong sensor and explained the problem to him with the sensors ohming different. He looked up a temperature sending unit. It had a different part number and was only $8 so I got it. Now my gauge works again
 
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Originally Posted by bcaughhorn
Went to the advance by my house. Of course the pulled up the same sensor. I told the guy that was the wrong sensor and explained the problem to him with the sensors ohming different. He looked up a temperature sending unit. It had a different part number and was only $8 so I got it. Now my gauge works again
Glad to hear ya got it fixed!


What was the correct part #?
 
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36447 is what we came up with
 
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^ D5AZ-12A648-AB (Motorcraft DY-961) replaced by 3F1Z-12A648-A .. EEC Coolant Temperature Sensor (Motorcraft DY-1144).

F65Z-10884-AA .. Water Temperature Sensor (Motorcraft SW-5130).
 
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Old Sep 29, 2015 | 10:23 AM
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When I replaced my water pump, the temp sensor that RockAuto suggested wasn't the right one. I just ended up re-using my old temp sensor like some other folks did. Caused me a small headache trying to figure out why I couldn't get me water temp needle off the bottom with a new water pump, hoses, etc.

Sounds like a computer system issue with their cross-referencing of parts.
 
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