A better 7.3 cam sensor!

Bustedknuckles · Mar 30, 2017

After replacing many 7.3 cam sensors and spending dozens of hours on a 7.3 with some issues that ended up being cured with this cam sensor i am convinced that this is the best one available. Definitely better than oem or napa brand anyway....

The gray BWD sensor from Advanced has a much stronger magnet than the oem one, therefore it generates a cleaner, stronger, signal. The BWD one will easily hold a 14mm 1/4 socket while the oem one will barely hold a 9mm... Just thought i would put this on here for future reference and to maybe help someone out!

DEEZUZ · Mar 30, 2017

Will try this on a OBS that's been haunting me. Thanks

Vader's Fury · Mar 30, 2017

Interesting

co04cobra · Mar 30, 2017

I know this is a horse that has been beat to death!!!! But the only downfall of the BWD and some other ones is wiper interference.

DEEZUZ · Mar 30, 2017

Run a new ground and all good to go though right

fastersteve · Mar 30, 2017

Run a new ground where?

hucorey · Mar 30, 2017

One thing to do with these BWD sensors is to run quality ferrite bead chokes close to the CPS itself and then the wiper deal shouldn't happen.

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ghohouston · Mar 30, 2017

Or just buy the black delphi sensors. Hts101g iirc is the p/n

Justin@DP-Tuner · Mar 30, 2017

I have heard of some having luck with these sensors and others who have issues right out of the box. That is the problem with most non-OEM components. The consistency is just not there.

I you do decide to run one of these, just make sure you have a spare Ford/International CPS in the glove box.

gnxtc2 · Mar 30, 2017

ghohouston said:
Or just buy the black delphi sensors. Hts101g iirc is the p/n

Good luck finding them...lincolnlocker bought them all up and is hoarding them away. :jammin:

Billy T.
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ghohouston · Mar 30, 2017

gnxtc2 said:
Good luck finding them...lincolnlocker bought them all up and is hoarding them away. :jammin:

Billy T.
[email protected]

Ha, i may have bought 10 or so for myself a couple years ago.

Magnum PD · Mar 30, 2017

gnxtc2 said:
Good luck finding them...lincolnlocker bought them all up and is hoarding them away. :jammin:

Billy T.
[email protected]

Sorry selfish bastard.

DocBar · Mar 31, 2017

I've had problems with every make I've tried. I've had two BWD sensors bad right out of the box. I've had OEM bad right out of the bag. The only good thing is that they are easy to replace. I usually keep 3-4 in my glove box. The bad thing is that every single time I've had one go out it was raining. Windshield wipers???

ToMang07 · Mar 31, 2017

Chit.... I think I still have a new OEM black one stashed away somewhere.

dsberman94 · Mar 31, 2017

I've got two in my glovebox now. My original gray one and a black one I got for free. I have never tried the black one but I have noticed the truck runs rougher when it rains. I wish I knew the reasoning to that.

lincolnlocker · Apr 1, 2017

ghohouston said:
Or just buy the black delphi sensors. Hts101g iirc is the p/n

yeah, you won't find them much anymore.. I have sent many E mails asking company's that use the 101g pic but only offer the 101 sensor..

gnxtc2 said:
Good luck finding them...lincolnlocker bought them all up and is hoarding them away. :jammin:

Billy T.
[email protected]

maybe

ghohouston said:
Ha, i may have bought 10 or so for myself a couple years ago.

you are welcome

live life full throttle

god bless america and the farmer who feeds your fat ass

superpsd · Apr 1, 2017

I've had great luck with the newer motorcraft sensor. So have hundreds other 7.3s

Bustedknuckles · Apr 1, 2017

superpsd said:
I've had great luck with the newer motorcraft sensor. So have hundreds other 7.3s

The sensor i replaced was a motorcraft sensor a couple months old.

lincolnlocker · Apr 1, 2017

superpsd said:
I've had great luck with the newer motorcraft sensor. So have hundreds other 7.3s

most do that don't know better.. with anything but the original black cps, my dually would throw ghost codes on different cylinders each time I ran a cct.. but that doesn't mean it will run bad enough to cause concern.

Bustedknuckles said:
The sensor i replaced was a motorcraft sensor a couple months old.

some are bad out if the gate.. I had a hts101g last 2 hrs in my dually.. i put it in and drove it and 2 hrs later it was like someone just turned the key off..

live life full throttle

god bless america and the farmer who feeds your fat ass