[ST] Camshaft Sensor & Synchronizer Replacement on a Mountaineer

We've got a pesky Check Engine Light of Doom situation going on, and it's time to cam-front the issue head on! Join me and Car Guy Dave as we learn a powerful lesson about parts compatibility and cross-checking parts (that we will totally never need to learn again, I swear!)
"That's Factory" is attributed to Derek over at Vice Grip Garage ( / vicegripgarage , please go watch his videos.
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- Bafx Wireless Bluetooth OBD2/OBDII Scanner & Reader Tool (amzn.to/30bqVz2)
- Torque Pro Android App [PAID] (play.google.co...)
- Duralast Gold Camshaft Position Sensor CDLG-FD40S (www.autozone.c...)
- Mobil 1 15W-50 Full Synthetic Oil (amzn.to/337ToaT)
- TEKTON Angled Tip Prybars (amzn.to/2X8aSjO)
- Spectra FD40S Camshaft Synchronizer (amzn.to/3gbXS43)
- Torque Lite Android App [FREE] (play.google.co...)

[@deadfan42o]

Is the alignment tool necessary?

[@Foxlawl]

We wound up not using the tool as the engine wasn't perfectly at Top Dead Center (as that's what the tool is based on). We made a marking on the intake when taking the old one off, and aligned the new one based on that.