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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / June 2006Oil filler cap line
On the tube leading into the engine there is a approx 3/4 " rubber hose located below the oil filler cap. This line does not connect to anything, just dead ends to the atmosphere. Is this right or is it supposed to be connected to something? I looked around, could find no oblivious place to connect it. 96 Explorer, 4.0 ovh engine. TIA, Jack I believe it goes into the exhaust manifold judging from these pics, although these pics: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-0-FORD-ENGINE-RANGER-EXPLORER-1998-THRU-2000-4- 0L_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33615QQihZ019QQitemZ8077303614QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZW DVW#ebayphotohosting I was trying to say although those pics are for a 99 Explorer, it should be similiar to a 96. Unfortunately, these pics just show the hose dead- ending as well. I think it has something to do with the PCV system. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-0-FORD-ENGINE-RANGER-EXPLORER-1998-THRU-2000-4- 0L_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33615QQihZ019QQitemZ8077303614QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZW DVW This would be the fresh air supply for the crankcase (a part of the PCV system). The tube should connect to a nipple located somewhere along the (large) air cleaner tube - between the air filter and the throttle body. Probably not such a big deal, because the PCV system has very low air flow, but if the oil filler is open to the atmosphere, it's sucking some dust into the cranckcase. If you can't find a nipple (or hear a hiss from a hole), someone might have replaced the the air cleaner tube, perhaps to fit a non-OEM air filter case. > On the tube leading into the engine there is a approx 3/4 " rubber hose > located below the oil filler cap. This line does not connect to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > TIA, > Jack > This would be the fresh air supply for the crankcase (a part of the PCV > system). The tube should connect to a nipple located somewhere along the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> TIA, >> Jack That was it, just plugged it back in. The hose was pointing straight down, threw me off. Thanks! Jack
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