Hello, Ford uses two engine temperature sensors sometimes. One is a coolant temp sensor and the other is a Cylinder Head temperature sensor. Going by the wire colors is how we would identify which one is the coolant sensor. Along with checking the wiring and the reference voltage that goes to each sensor, you can look at the live engine data on your scan tool and see what the coolant temperature sensor is reading. When a 2 wire temperature sensor has an open circuit somewhere, most scan tools will default the reading to -40* f degrees. It could also be that there is an issue with the wiring causing high resistance or short to ground/power.
Ill pull up the wiring diagrams for you and we can go about walking you through the testing.
Feb 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM