Taurus "PFE Sensor" same as "EGR Valve Position Sensor"?

The two port is called a DPFE by Ford. The single port is called a PFE by Ford.

Thank you Neil for sharing your knowledge on this subject.

Regards, Brcobrem

Hi,

I have been back to the parts store and we all still trying to figure out if this DPFE valve is available 3rd party. I have taken a photo of the part installed in our Taurus. It has a part number on it of FOTE-A1A with 9J45S under that number.

My picture of this part can be viewed at the following link (double click the picture to make it larger on your screen). The two text boxes on my pic say "Electrical Connector, Connector Unplugged" and "Vacume Line Connector". Here's my picture:

I appreciate your thoughts on this project.

Sincerely, Brcobrem

Kind of a blurry picture, but that looks to be an EGR -solenoid-.

Definitely a DPFE sensor. Can be called an EGR position sensor.

No, they are not the same. The one in your picture is a solenoid, it's purpose is that it controls the amount of vacuum that is applied to the EGR valve via being duty cycled by the engine control computer. The PFE and DPFE sensors send a signal back to the engine control computer when EGR flow has been established.

That is the control solenoid not the sensor. A 93 Taurus will not have a DPFE, it will have a PFE.

Hi Thomas & Neil,

With your help I have located the PFE Sensor on the Taurus. On the passenger side, at the rear side of the engine, there is a fiberglass insulated metal pipe that runs from the exhaust manifold up to the EGR Valve. About half way up that tube is a 1/4" port that has a little rubber (silicon?) tube that goes straight up to the single port PFE Sensor (mine is grey plastic). Mine had some kind of yellow gunk coming out of it, which I suppose qualifies it for the trash can. For the record, the imbossed Ford part number is F2SE-9J460-AA .

The correct aftermarket part is a GP Sorenson 77911005, which they call an "EGR Valve Position Sensor". It can be viewed at:

Sincerely, Brcobrem