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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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I have a 97 Ford F150 (5.8L) that overheated when a freeze plug blew. Fixed that but now have a fluctuation in oil pressure. Checked the oil pump manually using a drill and it is fine. It is possible that the oil sending unit (sensor) got messed up when it overheated so I thought I would try that since they are so cheap. Unfortunately, none of the manuals have the location. Help!
 
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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Left side bottom towards the front of the block. you can get at it usually best from the bottom.
 
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How did a 97 get a 5.8L 351? I thought that they all had Modular engines 4.6/5.4's??
 
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 06:22 AM
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Correction - It is a 1995 not a 1997
 
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