I have a '97 Expedition with a 5.4. Problem is I have a failure in my heater hose fitting at the back of the intake manifold. Ordered the part to fix and it looks like it's pressed in. Anyone done this before who can offer any help?

 

Talked to a Ford mechanic and received the bad news. I had to remove the intake manifold to fix. Much as i enjoy my Fords I must say sometimes the better idea is a stupid idea!

 

I thought I had the same problem. it was the hose leaking and leaving a residue of AF where the fitting presses into the intake.

 

Mine was the pipe itself. Ford says it is a common problem due to the routing of the heater hose and the stress applied to the bend at the riser pipe.

 

nice of Ford to make us pay for their dumb *** engineering foul ups. and if you think Ford engineers are bad GMI graduates are much worse.