Not enless it is damaged during removal
its to the rear of engine under the intake manifold
underneath the intake manifold on the drivers side
Try cleaning the Intake Manifold where the EGR valve is attached.
It is located on the intake manifold next to the fuel rail.
on top of the spark plugs in the intake manifold.
It is bolted to the back of the aluminum intake that is connected to the block. Its location is behind the plenum.
what eng. do you have? if it is a 5.4 or a 4.6 it is under the intake manifold on the passenger side.
i had the problem with my 97 f150, the power wire to the computer had melted on the manifold and had to be replaced, check the wire to see if its grounding out
The sensor is in the intake manifold (MFI engines) or air cleaner/tube (SFI engines).
it's on the intake manifold.
intake manifold leak due to rotten isolator bolts in the manifold plenum.
The temperature sending unit on a 97 F150 4.2 is Êlocated in front of the intake manifold. It is on the right hand side.