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Hello all
I have a 98 SE duratec with ATX. When the battery was changed recently, I noticed a small
diameter black rubber hose lying loose near the battery. I thought it might need to be
connected somewhere, but cannot find anything to connect to.
The manual does not detail this hose.
The hose connects to the transmission below the battery, on a black metal bolted on cover
to the transmission.
If you know what this hose is used for and any connection point, I would appreciate your advice.
John
P.S. While I was just a guest on these forums they have already helped me a lot in solving
problems with the Contour. Thanks!
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That's exactly what it is... a breather hose for the tranny. It just sits there, not connnected to anything else 
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Welcome onboard.
The vent hose just sits on the top of the rear battery hold down bolt, with the open end pointing down. There should be a small plastic clamp that holds the hose and slips over the threads of the bolt.
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km
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Thanks
Now I can change the transmission oil and not worry about the hose, would any type of filter
like a small gas filter help to keep dirt out of the transmission?
I plan to use the drain and fill and drain method detailed here in the forum to change the
transmission oil
John
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I have no life
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never heard of the need for a filter on the vent hose, most likely has a valve that won't allow anything to flow into the tranny through the hose.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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That vent hose must not be on early models, cause my car doesn't have one.... the only thing mine has which is obviously a transmission vent is located on top of the transmission itself... need to remove the battery tray to see it. It has something similar to a bottle cap crimped down so that it loosely covers where I assume the vent tube on your models goes.
'95 'stiqueLS 2.5L ATX
S&B / CTA intake
KEM Mag-Plus wires
1/4" TH fix
Homemade heat shield
Xenon bulbs
Fog light rewire
ATX cooler
Flowmaster 942042
Blacked-out pseudo-chrome
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BTW when I discovered it, it was surrounded by dirt build-up and the cap didn't move as freely as after cleaning... probably why they changed to a hose.
'95 'stiqueLS 2.5L ATX
S&B / CTA intake
KEM Mag-Plus wires
1/4" TH fix
Homemade heat shield
Xenon bulbs
Fog light rewire
ATX cooler
Flowmaster 942042
Blacked-out pseudo-chrome
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Always wondered what I should do with that hose!!! Thanx!
'97 Mercury Mystique GS (Not mine anymore...)
Now running a Toyota Matrix XR
Red, 16" wheels, Sunroof, VVT-i
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Yeah imagine what my face looked like when I noticed that the hose you guys are talking about was spewing fluid out of it!!!  Not quite as pretty as that!!
Phillip Jackson
`98 Mystique LS
262K+ and counting...
ATX rebuilt @ 151K
"This storm has broken me, my only friend!" RIP Dime
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