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Welcome. What year is your Duratec and is that a ATX or MTX? I am going to change my oil/filter now. I will have a look. If yours is an ATX, then, it should be easy for me to look for it.
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
1996 V6 ATX 96K miles
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That is likely the ATX tranny breather, or sup'm like that. It goes ... NOWHERE!
It just hangs out next to the battery (there may be a eye on the side of the battery box) and connects to nothing.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Transmission Breather tube, attaches in a plastic clip that is on the rear battery hold down bolt. The end is open to the air.
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Have to agree with the two of them. On my 96 where the hose is supposed to join, it looks like a "release valve looking bolt" (what a great technical description) 
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
1996 V6 ATX 96K miles
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its a tranny breather, dont let it fall down, u will loose tranny fluid.
2002 Cougar
2.5 duratec/ mtx-75
85,0000
Mondeo ST-200 wheels/BFG KDW NT
black/black
Spec Stage 1
Torsen T-2
Trubendz 2.5 flowmaster dual exaust
apexi s-afc II
K&N FIPK
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OMG LOL I remember that all to well! I did the exact same thing, and had the same exact question! I was screwing around in the bay when I got the car and went WTF!!! It just looks pretty. Find a good spot for it not to get intangled and let it be.
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1998 SE Duratec V6 ATX
Ebay intake with K&N Filter
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Custom Hood
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There is a service bulletin out about atx fluid spilling out the original breather, etc. The hose is there to allow it to drip down on the ground and not on your wires, atx, etc.
Someone in another thread awhile back suggested to plug the hose. Please don't do that. just leave it draped down for the ocasional fluid to drip out....
Bob
An ounce of prevention provides a pound of cure!
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When I got my car that tube connected to the pressure relief valve on the battery. Believe it or not some of the Contiques had a battery with a pressure relief valve on them.I changed to a Diehard Gold and have let it chill since
Paul Bobadilla
1998 Ford Contour SE Sport 
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