Sensors

A truck might be seen as a functional, mostly-mechanical, vehicle — but there’s just as much technology helping your truck perform as you would find in a road car. Dotted throughout your Ford are numerous 6.4 Powerstroke sensors that help parts work together efficiently, and can raise the alarm is something goes wrong.

A great example of a part that keeps your truck working as intended is the 6.4 Powerstroke oil pressure sensor. It will trigger a warning light if your oil pressure falls below a certain point, allowing you to intervene and solve the issue before your truck’s engine is damaged.

At a basic level, your truck works by igniting a mixture of air and fuel. Although this function may seem simple, accurate information needs to be relayed to the PCM to ensure that the mixture is as optimal as possible and that the engine itself is firing at the correct rate.

6.4 Powerstroke EBP sensor keeps track of the amount of backpressure in your exhaust system and sends information to the PCM. If a failing 6.4 Powerstroke back pressure sensor is present, performance can greatly suffer.

An often overlooked but vital part is the 6.4 Powerstroke fuel rail pressure sensor, which monitors pressure in the fuel rail to ensure the correct amount of fuel is making it to the truck’s injectors. The fuel system also uses information from your truck’s 6.4 Powerstroke map sensor to calculate the amount of fuel the injectors should be putting into the engine.

Finally, your truck needs to know when to ignite the mixture. Timing partially relies on 6.4 Powerstroke cam sensor, which gives your PCM information about the position and speed of the engine’s camshaft. This is connected to the engine via a piece of wiring known as the 6.4 Powerstroke cam sensor pigtail, and this wiring should be examined for damage if you’re experiencing issues with your system like stalling, hesitation, or difficulty in starting the engine.