BeefStew42791
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- Aug 4, 2008
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- Age
- 33
- Location
- Kingsley, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
On my most recent code check I recieved the number 522, which according to the book is "Vehicle not in park or neutral during KOEO". Now obviously I was in neutral, otherwise there'd be no problem. After research I came to the conclusion that it was, as Fomoco calls it for the 5speeds, the Neutral Sensing Switch and I decided to take a look at mine. Now I know that I pulled out the right sensor, because its the only one alongside the top of the passenger's side of the transmission housing which corresponds to where the Ford service manual said it would be. Unfortunately it came out looking like this..
Apparently this sensor had given the owner some problems before, so I suspect the way he went about repairing this is instead of simply replacing the sensor, after breaking the plastic part of the sensor off, the wiring was cut and stripped and then soldered to the base of the sensor. Then to 'seal' this beauty of a job, some kind of white rubbery puddy was applied to the area that was soldered.
Anyway, the part of all this that kind of concerns me is apparently, all of the sensors I've found online are for the A4LD's because none of them, even at the base, look like this one that came out of mine. This sensor actually looks like something out of a Jeep.. I'm gonna keep looking but if someone knows where I can get one that costs short of an arm and a leg I'd appreciate it.
Apparently this sensor had given the owner some problems before, so I suspect the way he went about repairing this is instead of simply replacing the sensor, after breaking the plastic part of the sensor off, the wiring was cut and stripped and then soldered to the base of the sensor. Then to 'seal' this beauty of a job, some kind of white rubbery puddy was applied to the area that was soldered.
Anyway, the part of all this that kind of concerns me is apparently, all of the sensors I've found online are for the A4LD's because none of them, even at the base, look like this one that came out of mine. This sensor actually looks like something out of a Jeep.. I'm gonna keep looking but if someone knows where I can get one that costs short of an arm and a leg I'd appreciate it.