exhaust sensor ??
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exhaust sensor ??
its on the right side.(ditch side) front of engine on the exhaust manifold. I have a steel tube coming out going up to a sensor near the water pump. is this the exhaust sensor? my tube going to the sensor broke right at the fitting near the manifold creating an exhaust leak. a tick en sound.will this being broke do any damage to the motor if not fixed for a couple days??? thanks in advance,,,Ron
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That is the EBP sensor, fix it as soon as possible, no damage threat but efficientcy will suffer. Don know exactly why but mine was very clogged and i was getting 14 - 15 MPG after AIS installed it went to 15 - 16 and after I cleaned the tube and sensor it went to 18 - 19MPG. Cant wait to see how the 5" Stove pipe effects it.
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thanks for the fast reply. time is a problem right now. it just broke on my way home from work tonight.. so this wont hurt any thing if i run it 28 miles a day then. i wont have time probly till friday to fix it. im waiting on a check right now then i want to invest in a ais and get rid of this k&n box and get a 5" stove pipe as well. got plans on a dp tuner to. keep me posted on the ais and stove pipe. do you feel a differnts already?again thanks alot...Ron
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Originally Posted by amiller93
Don know exactly why but mine was very clogged and i was getting 14 - 15 MPG after AIS installed it went to 15 - 16 and after I cleaned the tube and sensor it went to 18 - 19MPG.
I originally unhooked it because it was throwing a code for too high of backpressure, but that was when I still had the stock turbo. Since I've changed to a larger turbo (van turbo), the backpressure will be lower and it may not throw a code.
It's worth a shot. If it doesn't help MPG, I can always put it back to how it is now.
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Its got some crazy bends to it but if you are good at metal work it shouldnt be a problem.
With a 4"DP and 5" exhaust it "feels" a little spongy below 1500rpm but over all 0-70 is quicker and the small low end drop will more than be made up for when I cal DP-tuner
With a 4"DP and 5" exhaust it "feels" a little spongy below 1500rpm but over all 0-70 is quicker and the small low end drop will more than be made up for when I cal DP-tuner
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that sounds good..i have an early 99 do you think ill loose too much on the low end with a 4" down pipe and a 5" strait pipe??
also when i tryed to take off the EBP sensor i broke it in two.it was all rusted together but i got it all apart..can i get this sensor and the line to the manafold at an IH dealerr or this a ford only part?
also when i tryed to take off the EBP sensor i broke it in two.it was all rusted together but i got it all apart..can i get this sensor and the line to the manafold at an IH dealerr or this a ford only part?
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Hey Garrett, I was looking at that a while back... what does it fool the PCM into thinking the backpressure is. Because before I cleaned mine i was seeing 9psi max backpressure and after I cleaned it it went up to 32 max and fuel mileage increased.
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I cannot figure out where the other end of the tube goes to. Is it more accessible from the top or the bottom of the engine? Does anyone have a diagram showing the other end and how difficult it is to remove? I would like to clean mine out just for maintenance since I recently purchased my first PSD, an '02 F350 7.3L.
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The bottom is in the front of the pass side exhaust header the top is under the sensor just behind the belt tensioner.
I used a crowfoot wrench on the top and it worked fairly well not much room to work there. Be carfule the nuts will round off fairly easyly.
I used a crowfoot wrench on the top and it worked fairly well not much room to work there. Be carfule the nuts will round off fairly easyly.
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Originally Posted by GarrettShields
For those of you that don't want to mess with cleaning or replacing a bad sensor, we have a solution here
thanks for your input,
Ron
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