This is a love/hate relationship. I have had the truck back from top end rebuild for MAYBE a total of 2 months and cant seem to go 2 weeks without a problem.

I had the truck programmed back to stock and had a small oil leak from a bolt fixed by the mechanic that did all the work. After that I thought surely I was done. NOPE!

$11k of work and this SOB wont stop giving me problems. I now have p2287 AGAIN which I know is my ICP sensor.. AGAIN. So this one has got about 1k miles on it and is Ford OEM newer ICP (04+) and the pigtail is not oil soaked and not chafed anywhere. Only good thing is the sensor is under warranty from stealership, so I will be getting it replaced and changing it out.

I say all of this to ask, when the ICP starts doing this, will it hurt the truck to tow 6k lbs long distances with it unplugged? I tow a 24’ center console 200-600 miles several times a year and would like to use the diesel instead of the 2017 Expedition. I know it is the ICP because when I unplug the thing and restart the engine it idles at around 850-900rpm and is smooth as silk, plus the p2287 code gives it away.

Also, it seems as if these sensors are blowing when I tow something, this one failed immediately after towing a 7k lb dump trailer 20 miles. Any idea what is causing the failure? Is it the EGTs heating up the down pipe and in turn torching the icp sensor? I have the heat shield around the wiring and there is no oil in plug or sensor, just dielectric grease. If this thing doesn't give me a good 10k miles without problems here soon she is getting sold and I am buying a gasser, lol.

 

You might try getting an ICP sensor from International. Ford is starting to reduce parts inventory due to the age of the 6.0L. It may mean that they are less involved in the reliability of the parts that they are now getting.

I have always felt that it was the turbo heat that was reducing the reliability of that sensor.

 

I may do that in 2 years (if I keep this thing). Im not doing it now, this thing is under warranty from Ford so they will be replacing it. It takes me 15 mins to replace it.

My main concern is towing a moderate load with it unplugged. Just want to make sure she will handle it ok if I need to do so.

 

Is this assuming it is an older model under the turbo?

Sounds like his is on the valve cover.....not questioning but trying to follow along.

 

Yes, under the turbo - his profile states an 03

 

its an 03. I have just gotten really good at pulling the icp, i dont remove anything and do it from the top.

 

Ok...sorry for the confusion. I saw his mention of a 04+

 

I have decided to purchase the dfuser relocation kit for the icp and get a warranty replacement from the ford shop I bought the icp from. I will post an update once I get the parts.

crazy thing is, I plugged the icp back in this morning and now the rough idle is gone. The dfuser kits comes with a new pigtail as well so I should be good after this. Hopefully getting it away from the turbo will reduce failure rate.