I ended up paying the 108 USD for the hose. You are correct about the hose, it had a piece of the intake rub against it and cause a hose to be worn through the hose. I am planning on putting tape around the hose at this location. All owners
Should consider protecting that hose from wear through as it is such a high cost item.

Ford engineers please note the package problem with this design


1998 Contour SE MTX v6 loaded 1996 Mystique GS ATX 4 cyl