Ford F7TZ-12K073-B Camshaft Sensor

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Good value

Fit great! Solved the problem.

Fast shipping and good quality

The camshaft position sensor is the Achille's heel of the Navistar International 7.3 diesel engine. The first time I had to get one replaced was in a 2000 Ford Excursion that caused me to miss a day's work of pay and cost hundreds for the part from Ford and hundreds more from a local diesel shop for the installation. During the next couple years I replaced this sensor so many times I got to where I could swap it out blindfolded in the rain in ten minutes. Thankfully, the cost of this part has come down to a reasonable price. This one installed perfectly on a 2002 Ford Excursion 7.3. Not that it was physically easy for me, it was very challenging. Oddly, the sensor I removed had engine oil on the section that should have been sealed from the elements. There was no obvious damage to its o-ring so I don't know how that happened but I expect that could ruin one of these. To keep contamination from killing this new sensor I coated the o-ring and a little beyond just on the part that remains exposed in a liberal layer of dielectric silicone grease. In the early 2000s I used to have these sensors fail from as little as a splash from a puddle. Unfortunately, silicone didn't work back then but there has since been a TSB so I assume all sensors being sold now are updated and more reliable. Symptoms prior to the old sensor's failure included the engine sometimes dying while driving, a rough idle, and possibly was causing hard bucking in the mid to upper 2,000 RPM range. Ultimately, the engine would no longer start and was throwing multiple codes that included one for the CMP but I still didn't know for sure what was causing the no-start issue. After checking battery cables, DTCs and fuses I decided to try installing this new sensor. Since installing this new sensor none of those issues have resumed. The idle is smoother, even with the PHP Hydra in the low idle whisper mode, which was where it previously idled the worst. Also no more no-start issues or DTCs. I've had this truck only a few months but as soon as I bought it I ordered this sensor and stuck it in the glovebox. The engine being unable to start was a sudden and unexpected issue and I'm glad I had this part on hand. Every 7.3 owner should carry at least one new CMP sensor with them at all times. My second one of these just arrived and is already in the glovebox. Hoping this sensor will last many years. I expect I will update if and when it fails.