![]() In my case, I bought the following amounts of these hoses for my 4.6L V8 equipped car: There should be a small sticker under the hood or on the front radiator support area labeled Vacuum Hose Routing, refer to that on your car to see where all your lines run. For our purposes we don't need the color stripes anyway. The manual mentions red and green striped hoses but I couldn't tell if my lines had stripes or not, they were too old. I see there are silicone hoses on the market, I have no experience with them so I can't say if they would work.Īccording to the factory Ford service manual, some (or all?) vacuum hoses are color coded. As far as I know it will work, but again it's not necessary. The auto parts store may try to sell you fuel injection hose, that type of hose is rated to handle a lot higher PSI (pressure) and is not necessary. Regular vacuum hoses just aren't strong enough to work. You must use emissions hose (or fuel line hose) on those hoses. although your hoses may be routed slightly differently.Īnother thing to be aware of is that you cannot use regular vacuum hose to replace emission hoses. This same process applies to Mustang, F-150, Crown Vic, etc. Note that these instructions apply to many more Ford 4.6L & 5.4L V8 engines besides just the T-bird. Well the plastic part of my setup was fine, so I just went to the local auto parts store and bought emission hose. ![]() For example, I inquired at the dealer about replacing one section of hose and I would have had to buy a whole kit with two rubber end pieces and the plastic part in the middle and just that part was $30. In this case where we're simply replacing small lengths of emission hose, it's likely not critical to get OEM parts. I've heard that Ford/Motorcraft parts are designed to last 160,000 miles so sometimes they cost more, OK usually. I'll go to the dealer or shop online to get the quality of a genuine Ford part. Now I must admit that 99% of the time I buy OEM parts. ![]()
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