Hello,


Today the 3.0 decided to blow the "T" fitting on the return heater hose into pieces and dump coolant over my motor. Easy fix, GATES 2273. Now that it's replaced, I should go ahead and replace the supply heater hose (and the vacuum valve) but I am having trouble finding the correct hose for it.

The supply hose also has a "T" that goes to the PCV right before the valve, but for the life of me, I cannot find any supply hose part numbers. The only ones that come up are copies of the return hose I replaced. Does anyone know if these are the same hose? The supply starts lower on the water pump than the return so I can see where they would be the same length I guess.

Thanks in advance!

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Well the best I can tell is the whole assembly is sold as 2L5Z-18472-AD. This includes both hoses, and the heater valve. This might be the only way to go for me. I cannot find the supply hose (that connects to the valve) by itself. Making one would be easy out of regular hose, but then it wouldn't have the "T" that goes to the PCV.

Surely someone else with a 3.0 has had this issue.

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