technically its made for 97-03 models but it would have worked on the 96 too not per ford but to the best of my knowledge they are all the same

 

$400!?!?!?!!! for a CPS? If that's what the dealer charged to replace that then I'd go back and tell them to take it out. You no longer want it. Don't know if you can actually do that but good grief, it takes 5 minutes to change it. I know they charge $150+ for the stupid things so that's $300+ for 5 minutes labor.
I'm going to start a business.
DAVE'S CPS SHOP. I'll get rich.

 

I Had Wished That Everyone Would Tell Me The 96 Required A Goldplated One That Was Made In Very Limited Numbers And Had To Be Ordered By A Special Person In Mich. Now I Know That The Service Manager Needs A Hex Put On Him. I Hope His Wife Runs Off With An Ape Driving A Chev. Thanks For The Input. I Will Keep It Sane.

 

10bands- need some employee's..???

Cowboy Steve

 

Yes. In fact, this would be a great place to post resumes. Must have experience with attaching a 10mm socket to a ratchet. My plan is to charge only $250 to replace these and for marketing purposes we'll offer free blinker fluid checks since the blinker fluid reservoir is right next to the cps. We'll put the dealers out of business! I'm placing an order for 100,000 units tomorrow. Anybody care to invest in this sure-to-succeed venture?

 

Remember to check the blinker fluid with the blinkers on or you'll get a false reading, fill it up and have that dawgone blinker fluid all over the driveway

 

Seriously now, is that what it costs to have a dealer replace a CPS?

 

Yep, 4 years ago they charged me $200 for parts, $100 to read the codes, and 1-2 hours labor at like $80/ hr. Wow now that I have some knowledge of these things I can do it all for $25, and 5-10 minutes

 

that's ridiculous to know how much money the stealership rapes you of!

Cowboy Steve

 

Ya its crazy, now that my dads 6.0 is out of warranty it looks like I get to wrench on it. Stupid vgt turbo needs cleaned. Dealership would charge $2000 for a new one and 4-6 hours labor. No thank you! I'll waste a day and learn something about the 6.0.

 

I'm not sure how the vgt turbo is set up on the 6.0 but if it is like the 466 the actuator may need replacing.

 

Thanks for the tip bellvillebus but the vanes themselfs have rust and other buildup on them. This is an 04 and I guess they redesigned the vanes on later models to prevent this from happening. (click here)

 

My stealership in IA told me I was crasy they are still $200. So all of you cant be wrong but someone is full of you know what.

 

Well what I would do is make sure you remember who told you what then when they get about 100 of them into stock one day go on in and tell them "I told you so" these sensors are real and will be hitting shelves soon. From what I hear there are about 8000 of them sitting in distribution center some where waiting to go out!

 

I have experience replacing muffler bearings and Fetzler valves. I own TWO 10mm deep sockets and have THREE ratchet wrenches. When do I start?