Help! 5.4L Under the hood

[Fuzzybarrel4563]

Hello everybody, I need some assistance from anyone who may have the same engine or knows about mine (5.4L V8 Engine). So I bough my truck extremely cheap and now I'm starting to see why. I'm positive SEVERAL parts on the motor are missing, if not re-positioned.

The images shown can clearly show the air intake tubing completely replaced with a SCREW, as well as the tube above... i honestly don't know what the tubing used to OR is supposed to do, but the truck runs ok, not perfect (it jumps, but i can see why).

There is also a disconnected plug that I'm not quite sure where it may connect to.

and other air tubing, can someone revise what my not working engine is missing from/compared to yours?

 

[Fuzzybarrel4563]

My truck is a 1999 Ford Expedition 5.4L V8

 

[04SVT]

If memory serves my correct the brake booster vac line should be tied into the dog house (white) and the other is to the evap system (red)....at least on lightning and HDs

 

[04SVT]

I don't see the plug you're talking about.

 

[greasemonger]

Here's what mine looks like if it helps. Looks like somebody wanted to bypass smog the cheap way

After looking again everything seems a little different on yours. I see the egr, but no egr solenoid or dpfe sensor. That hose running from the valve cover through the cannister to your air intake before the throttle body is the lower of the two on mine without the cannister. The cannister on mine is on the upper hose and is routed to the back of the intake on mine. Maybe they rerouted things between 98 and 99. Forgive me I'm still learning mine too and we may both have butchered hoses lol.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I will see if I can get pictures of mine this afternoon or tomorrow.

 

[Fuzzybarrel4563]

Ok guys thanks. I've still got some thing to sort out. i might just take the top section off for a better view. I'll certainly need a little more help. Ill post images tomorrow for better images

 

[Fuzzybarrel4563]

I don't see the plug you're talking about.

@04SVT
here is the plug connector. Its the only one near the front of the engine that big. no other plugs or inserts near it.

 

[srs7324]

I agree with greasemonger it appears the previous owner capped off all the smog hoses and rerouted the PVC and brake booster hoses to the much larger intake hoses thinking he was enhancing performance.

I have the JAN 99 EXP, and it is all factory, but you appear to have a different intake setup than what I have, because my intake and hose routing matches greasemonger's photo exactly.

 

[Fuzzybarrel4563]

I agree with greasemonger it appears the previous owner capped off all the smog hoses and rerouted the PVC and brake booster hoses to the much larger intake hoses thinking he was enhancing performance.

I have the JAN 99 EXP, and it is all factory, but you appear to have a different intake setup than what I have, because my intake and hose routing matches greasemonger's photo exactly.

I now understand what has been done to my XLT, It appears the previous owner did do what you and greasemonger believe has been done. although he completely messed up the connections once it was time to set them back. I now have my XLT running great, yet it still has the check engine light after reseting the computer. (I WILL POST IMAGES TOMORROW 05/30/14)