I went through the same exact thing. Did you know you can pull those elbow's off of the top of that PCV and there is a straight connector right underneath it just like the original? But even after you do that the d@mn things still don't fit.
What the hell is it with Autozone and Advance Auto and these PCV valves? Can't they make one that actually fits? ARRRGGG!! I too will be going to Ford to get replacements from now on.
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