# The two coolant temp sensors

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 23, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765 "2014-08-23T18:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![JoaquinM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@JoaquinM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoaquinM)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765/1 "2014-08-23T18:49:18Z")

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Hello,  
I have a 2001 Ford Escape XLT 3.0 V6 I that I need help locating the following two items on the engine, I was able to locate one but not sure which one it is.

1. Engine Coolant Temperature Sender / The Ford Motorcraft Online Part# 10884 (SW-5110)
2. Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor / The Ford Motorcraft Online Part #12A648 (DY-882)

Can you help locating those two sensors

Thanks  
Joaquin

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765/2 "2014-08-23T21:13:46Z")

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The engine coolant temp sensor should be 2 wires.

The temp gauge sender should be a single wire.

Look in the area of the thermostat housing.

If Ford hasn’t changed things turn the key to run & ground/touch the wire for the sender to the block & the gauge should read full hot.

If Ford has "improved " things you might have to look for a $200.00 electronic temp gauge sender control module. LOL

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765/3 "2014-08-23T21:57:06Z")

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A quick look at your official Ford wiring diagram will tell you the location of the senders and color coding of the wires

Temp gauge sender is probably red/white stripe. And probably light green/red stripe for the coolant temp sensor…

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765/4 "2014-08-23T22:45:05Z")

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OOPS, grey/red stripe & green/red stripe for the coolant temp sensor.

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-two-coolant-temp-sensors/86765/5 "2014-08-24T00:12:30Z")

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Here is a site that has pics and factory drawings.

> **[2001 Ford Escape: radiator fan..cylinder..instrument..overheating](https://www.justanswer.com/ford/6izzh-ford-escape-radiator-fan-2001-ford-escape-6-cylinder.html)**
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> The radiator fan on my 2001 Ford Escape 6-cylinder constantly runs and the instrument gauge reads hot but the radiator - Answered by a verified Ford Mechanic