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Btw, I hate postings where people or supposed weekend mechanics GUESS at where thes parts are located!

The vapor cannister valve and the purge valve ( also called purge flow sensor ) are both located below the passenger side headlight. If you look right below the wires that hook to the headlamp you will see a round (1" diameter x 2" tall) solenoid valve (metal) from the top of it there is a connection (vacuum line (short) about 1.5 " each side....on both sides of the top of the solenoid. Valve may be good and rubber vacuum lines may be dry rotted like mine were.

The purge valve (black plastic )can be seen best from lying under the front bumper (with flash light) below the headlamp area

Again there are 2- vacuum lines coming into it and an wiring harness going to it. Mfg is BWD...PART # CP509. You can also buy OEM from Ford at about twice the price.

Both are easily changed working from under the passenger side bumper!

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