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Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Fig 1: Removing/Installing Temperature Sensor (Five Hundred/Montego)
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Fig 2: Removing/Installing Temperature Sensor (Freestyle)
G03992489Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    Five Hundred/Montego 

  1. Remove the instrument cluster finish panel. For additional information, refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE .
  2. Freestyle 

  3. Remove the 3 lower steering column cover screws.
  4. Remove the lower steering column cover.
  5. Remove the 3 lower steering column shroud screws.
  6. Remove the lower steering column shroud.
  7. Disconnect the in-vehicle temperature sensor electrical connector.
  8. All vehicles 

  9. Remove the in-vehicle temperature sensor.
  10. To install, reverse the removal procedure.