but its related to the high pressure oil system used to fire the injectors.
Sensor covered in oil
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Sensor covered in oil
I dont know what this sensor is but it is covered in oil and my buddy doesnt know what it is called but said it is not supposed to have oil in or on it. It is located on the driver side of the block on top near the front directly inside the valve cover.. does anybody know what it is and what its function is and does it need to be replaced?
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Never done it before, but as far as I know you just unplug, spin the old one out with a wrench, put the new one back in, and plug 'er in.
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i hope ur right i'll try that when i get off work, nothing ever goes that easy for me haha, i usually wind up with a big hammer
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ICP is a piece of cake. just pull off the connector (gently) get some electrical connector cleaner, spray it down real good to get all the oil residue out/off the connector, unscrew the old one you might need a 5/8 crow ft if I remember right. put in the new one and replug. It's the first thing i did to my F250.
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Like they said, it's an easy change. Unplug connector, use a crows foot wrench to remove the old one, the new one is a different design so you can use a big socket to install it, then plug the connector back in. The spec calls for 21 ft - lbs putting it back on. Don't overtighten it, you don't want to crack anything.
The ICP reads the oil pressure in the heads. It provides this reading to the PCM so it can adjust the IPR as needed to provide proper pressure to the fuel injectors for the load demanded by your right foot.
The ICP reads the oil pressure in the heads. It provides this reading to the PCM so it can adjust the IPR as needed to provide proper pressure to the fuel injectors for the load demanded by your right foot.
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I changed mine at around 280,000 miles because I noticed it starting to leak a little bit and already had purchased a spare just in case. Don't remember the cost, but I wouldn't mess with it until there are some signs or symptoms of an issue.
