The copper colored rod is a magnet that picks up the signal, all of the crank sensors have the orange grommet, the latest crank sensors come with an o ring added, mine was black, not blue. Installation takes 2 minutes with a 8mm socket with a long extension, location is on top of the bellhousing on the passenger side.
After the install you will have to have the neutral correction relearn procedure done at Ford. They have the special IDS/OBD tool with the proper software to perform this. Basically runs the engine at specific RPM for time period to relearn where top dead center of #1 cylinder is for accurate spark and fuel timing. As far as I know no other shops have the equipment and software to do this.
Steve
After the install you will have to have the neutral correction relearn procedure done at Ford. They have the special IDS/OBD tool with the proper software to perform this. Basically runs the engine at specific RPM for time period to relearn where top dead center of #1 cylinder is for accurate spark and fuel timing. As far as I know no other shops have the equipment and software to do this.
Steve