I know this video is old, but you are a lucky man, I have been a mechanic for 45 years and still fix everything from camshaft replacement to complex electrical diagnostics and check engine light repair, I get no thanks at all from family its just expected, to hear your wife praising you makes my heart melt.

I was experiencing a 2000 rpm idle on my 4.7 and after using brake cleaner to find my vacuum leak, i found out that my pcv tube was torn completely and was clamped on with metal bracket in the WAY back. It took me over two pain-staking hours with major hand cramping and abrasions to my hands and arms. I hugged my motor and used "feel" to cut away the excess tubing after removing the clamp. I will buy the part you recommended tomorrow and edit my response once I have fixed my high idle. I believe you are going to save my butt from spending a bunch of otherwise unnecessary money...Thank you!!! I really appreciate you making this video and being honest about the PAIN it took to fix this issue. My pain was exactly as you described... BACK DOWN to 600-700 RPM!! You are a HERO, my guy. Thanks a million.

Thank y’all for making this video. Had a p0507 code. Replaced IAC valve. Code came back on. Replaced TPS. Code came back on. Stumbled across your video today. After $100 in parts, I replaced PCV grommets. Problem fixed. Should have looked up y’all’s video first. Thank you.

I know it has been said here many times but I have to say it again, you are a life saver! Thank you for taking the time to share. It is a personal victory when you finally get that sucker off the back of that manifold. On my 07 ram I got it off from the passenger side with a pick tool that is bent in a 90 degree hook at that end. It stabbed into the rubber hose enough to pry it off. It just takes a ton of patience and a whole lot of "I will not let this thing beat me attitude." A 20 year old me would of got out the big hammer and made room to get it out. Old man me has learned patience.and wisdom. Any way like most people that get this repair done I had to tell somebody besides my dog how great it felt to finally get it done. The wife would of just said "that's great honey." She just doesn't get the feeling like you will. Thank you again sir and madam you guys are great!

I just bought a Durango and it seems to have the same issues as yours, and I’m glad that you’ve shown your work in order to make our lives easier! Thanks!

Thank you for this video, 2 years later and it has helped me with my mother n laws Durango, thank you for all your hard work.

Checked everywhere, spent a lot of money and still had the same problem. Thank you

Yeah dude you helped me tremendously. I bought a 05 4x4 Ram with the 4.7 and the heads was off of it. I rebuilt the top side put everything new back in it and it ran @1800 rpm’s and made me scratch my head for weeks!! I finally put the problems on KZfaq and your video came up I watch it and immediately went back out and looked in the bed of the truck found the vacuum hose and put it on and yippee all done now. I even put a new throttle body on, new idle sensor and a throttle control valve and even a new ECM and nothing worked! Thanks dude

Thank you for the video. A tip about the battery disconnect: always disconnect the NEGATIVE first, then the positive if you have to remove the battery... If you only want to clear the codes, you only need to disconnect the negative and give it at least 10 to 30 minutes and you'll have forced the computer to reset everything.

Happy wife, happy life. You both did good. Thanks for the difficult to diagnose fix.. Appreciated.

I had the exact same problem you had. Your video was the only reason that I was able to fix my truck. Thank you! (btw, I hurt my hands and fingers the same way you did and it took multiple days)

Thanks for sharing this video! We have a 2007 Chrysler Aspen 4.7, We've been dealing with the same problem for over 6 months. Dealership tried to tell me that the throttle body was bad and I needed to replace it. Not! 8.99 at O'reilly's got us going, it took us a solid 8 hours of work to remove the old piece. Thanks again for sharing! We appreciate it greatly!!

Thanks brother for the video it really helped me and my wife on her 2007 dodge dakota 4.7 liter same exact thing happened the elbow melted in two and we worked painfully for several hrs getting the remnant piece off but I found that with using a razor blade very carefully maneuvering with your fingers back there put a slit down the side of it, it kinda came right apart man what a battle but she runs better than ever now totally worth it thanks again for the video guys great job

I've searched everywhere to find this issue on my 03. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work!!

This is exactly what I’m experiencing now with my 03 Ram 1500, 4.7lL I’ve been hunting this problem for 2 weeks. Thanks sooooo much !!!!!!!!!!for this video. You’re a life saver.

I love her happiness that her car is fixed. I have a couple a few years older, 2001 Durango SLT Plus and a 2003 Dakota SLT both with the 4.7. I just replaced the throttle position sensor and idle control valve on the Dakota and it made a world of difference in the idle. Thanks for the tip on this leak. I know what to look for when nothing else seems to work. I hope you are doing well in 2022.

You are a lifesaver I had already bought the EGR valve came across your video and you were right getting off that broken piece of hose was extremely tough

Thanks so much for sharing. This video helped my husband find what was wrong with my Durango and fix it for less then $6.00

Thanks so much! This video helped find my vacuum leak on my ram, it was on the other side and luckily mine just slipped off, so no parts needed😁

I was waiting to hear what the part# was for the hose you used in place of the old one. I could see Prestone on the packaging but the part# was blurry. I also wanted to thank you and your wife for the help on this issue because without it I would've been paying out more money then I can afford.

Thank, thank you for your video. Exact symptoms and exact fix. Been dealing with this problem for almost two years.

I just want take this time to gi e you much props!! Thank you so much for this vid. It was exacly what my dodge was doing and i was getting very frustrated with the high idle. Very much appreciate taking the time to show us the prob.👍👍👌👌

Same problem I just put a TPS sensor on it and it brought it down a little bit I'm going to look tomorrow and see if the PVC elbow is broke like yours I will let you know great video very helpful

Enjoy your videos so much. I just finished doing the same to my Durango. Also I change the PCV valve. Now my car is idling around 700 . Is not done that since I've owned it. Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks so much for this. It was absolutely the main problem on my single mom friends Durango, and I would never have known to check it if not for your video. Just for others to know, we replaced the elbow like you did, and then the thing would not idle at all, but just died if you didn't hold down the gas pedal some. If you held it down lightly, it idled down low, so we knew we had fixed the main problem. To make a long story short (after wasting $50 on a TPS she didn't need) I stumbled onto (actually an answer to a desperate prayer) the fact that the IAC wiring plug wasn't plugged in well. I pushed and pushed but I couldn't get it to snap in. Finally I whacked it and I heard it snap in and viola it was fixed :) One thing I struggled with that you left out of your video, the "hose" that connects to the elbow is not a "hose" but a plastic "formed" tube. I wanted to replace it, but I couldn't find a part # for it? Thanks again

Mine had a clamp on it, so instead of pulling the manifold, here is what I did. I went to the auto parts store and got a rubber valve stem for a wheel. I took off the cap off the valve stem and plugged the hole with it at the back of the intake. It's a good fit. Right or wrong, it took 5 min. The only thing I removed was the hose from the brake booster to the throttle body. I spent 4 hours trying to get that clamp off. Idle dropped below 1000 rpms. This is not advice, just the rig that worked for me.

I just fixed same issue. The pcv elbow in the video is close. I could not find ANYWHERE the exact elbow. The one listed here is VERY close but one end is slightly larger than the other. I ended up placing larger end on the plastic tube leading back to the pcv but placed a hose clamp on it. The smaller end of the elbow fits snug onto to manifold nipple. This video will absolutely solve the problem!!! 2004 Jeep WJ with 4.7 HO engine!

Thanks for the info and the part number, I’ll check that out on the morning on the one I just purchased.

I have an 04 Durango 4.7 and I always thought it was the transmission or something with the motor. My rpms are always at 2 when I start it and it sounds loud and just terrible. Thank you I now know that 2rpms is bad and I know what the problem is . Thamk you good bless you and your wife .

first off i wanna say thanks man . you out here doing the lawds work . you easily saved me hundreds and headaches . watched your vid and di what you said and my durango is back in biz . i will say instead of the needle i used a long angled needle nose pliars and it snapped off the access rubber easily. thanks sir

Very thanks mister !!! I'm french but i have a 2007 Dodge Durango 4.7L. And I have the same problem. I had changed all in my car (valv EGR and PCV, Intake Air Temperature Sensor, Throttle Position Sensor, Idle Air Regulator (RAR) Solenoid Valve, Intake Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor). And the idle was still too high... And yet, I had seen your video from the start. But I didn't believe it. After several failures, I felt the elbow but it seemed clean to me. I took my car to JEEP which reduced me by 500 € without finding anything !! Out of desperation, I bought € 300 a machine that sends out smoke to test the hose. And it was the elbow of the PCV valve !!!!!! In short, I lost 1000 € for 1 elbow at 2 € ... Thank you anyway. Thanks to your video, I was able to have the reference. Otherwise, I couldn't find her on rockauto ...

Thanks a lot for the video it was very helpful my wife’s car had the same exact problem and the broken one was very hard to take off , I used a small tiny pair of pruning shears and I could cut the piece off .but was rewarding the car runs great now 😁👍thanks for your help

I have a 2007 Chrysler Aspan with the exact same problem. I just changed out the IAC the throttle position sensor and EGR valve. And all I had to do was just watch this video and my issues would of been solved. But truth is all the new parts and tight vacuum system is worth the savings at the pump. Thanks for the video. I did remove the PVC valve and replaced that also but I took the time to remove the EGR tube and EGR valve for more finger room. Now on to the ABS lights.

I just purchased an 07 Durango threw a light last night the exact same issue. Thank you.

Thanks a lot brotha I struggled getting that last piece of 90 I didn’t have any hand movement but I got it out and thanks to you my truck sounds good

I definitely feel for you brother. I've had to do the same thing recently as wells as change the EGR valve on the same vehicle. I am a mechanic and don't wish having to do that on anyone.

I'm happy for you. I know how it feels to work on a 2007 Durango. So fullfilling when the problem is fixed. Yah bless.🎉

Thank you very much for this video. I find it much harder as there is a hose clamp attached to mine.

Thank you watched you're video spent 5 dollars and 2 mins to fix. Was idling high and was bucking when I accelerated now she shifting and running perfect...

Thanks this video saved me on my 2007 1500 with the 4.7 I couldn’t even see or feel the tear but i was getting a p0507 with a high idle so I decided to check and sure enough the rubber boot attached to the intake mini was torn. Easiest way on a ram is to remove the hood latch so it’s easier to lay on the engine and get both hands on the nipple then use a razor blade to make a slit in the remaining piece of hose. Wear gloves and it’s an easier job. Thanks again

Bro you nailed it on my 07 Chrysler Aspen reached back there and sure enough it was dry rotted thanks for the info!

Thank you for the video got the same problem on my 2007 Dakota 4.7L

thank you very much your video helps me a lot to fix my wife 07 durango it was the same problem thanks again

Just did this to ours. Thanks for the tips!

The feeling of fixing a car issue is so great. We have a Dodge Durango that started running horribly. It jumps up and down in RPMs at idle. Stalling, etc. spark plugs were bad and gapped at different sizes. That helped. Cleaned the map sensor and took off the throttle position sensor, that made it worse. Hoping the “made it worse” was just the air leak rearing it’s head. There’s hoses connected to the air filter that are brittle at the ends that we plan to replace. Going to check this back hose as well if we can reach it!! Thanks for the suggestion :-) & the cute video.

Thanks for this video ! It was a knuckle buster but I did it thanks to you! I have the same exact truck.

Absolutly one of my favorite youtube videos, you and your wife are awesome together in videos :) Also - Great work!

Well my hands are scraped up, bruised and swollen but I fixed my 07 Jeep Commander after months of diagnosing. This video literally gave me back my sanity and my man card. I didn’t think id ever figure out why my idle was so messed up. I’m almost embarrassed as to all the things I tried, cleaned, and replaced to find out that a $5 hose was the culprit!!! This video made my Halloween very Happy! 👻

Thanks a lot man this video is going to help me solve a high idle in my 05 Dakota

Thank you. I have a 2007 Ram and believe this may just be my issue.

Im here for it my durango is doin the same. An i will not take it to a mechanic... I fix my own shit. Thank you for the video. Tons of help.

I know this video is 4 years old but her enthusiasm for his hard work is just awesome! Love it and the video!

This is great! Fixing mine tomorrow now cause of you! Also going to look for Durangos to buy that have high idols now haha I'll shoot a little carb cleaner towards that back side, and if it revs up I'll buy the thing, fix it, and flip it!! Thanks a ton!

What a pain in the you know what! But that did it! Good job! thanks for the video. This will help me.

Great job it's not easy to lay across those fenders cool video.

Best feeling ever! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the video, you guys are awesome, God bless y'all. 🤗

Thanks so much! This was the same mysterious vacuum leak as on my 4.7 Ram. I’ll be heading O’reillys here shortly. Life saver!!! How did you figure this out? Anyway, thanks a million!

I have learned over the years, instead of throwing lots of expensive parts, wasting a lot of time, and taking extensive video footage to try to figure what the problem is, I now take my vehicle to the dealer to get it fixed correctly the first time, at minimal time, and expense. Sometimes, time is more valuable than banged-up fingers, hands, and throwing a lot of money into parts that are not necessary.

Way to go bud. Dam they sure know how to make stuff difficult for the average Joe.

Good job man thanks to both of you for the info!!

Thank you brother. God bless you both.

I have a Ram 1500 that likes to idle high and I never been able to get the emission codes to disappear I am now checking to see if I have a similar problem Thanks

This is really helpful thanks for posting this

I appreciate this video got the same issue

Good and honest video. Awesome job.

Had the same issue. Took to mechanic and they couldn't figure it out. Wanted to charge me an arm and a leg. I brought my vehicle home frustrated. It was in the dead of winter. I didn't have any heat available in my garage. I eventually followed the pvc hose by feeling with hand to back of engine. Walaa the hose wasn't connected. I've be dam. Reconnected and high idle and vacuum leaked fixed. It was a pain but was glad I figured it out.

She’s really supportive awesome video.

Thank you so much!! You are God sent !!!!

Thanks for sharing this video

A smart man with an open mind is a mechanic! Sorry to bust that bubble. An ty im omw to oriellys now.👍👍👍💖🤟🏽

Just fixed the same exact problem. I didn't notice the high rev at first because I had a hissing that was obviously a vaccum leak. Thanks to your video. You were not lying when you said it was hard to get to. Mine also had a factory clamp. Thanks for the video. $6.00 and some blood and sweat. Not too bad. The 07 Rango lives on!

Hell yeah bro. You got some that night.

Helped me out, thank you🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

You are awesome! Thank you sir!

Thank you for the video. from panama city. great guys

Thanks for the tip

Hola... tengo el mismo problema en mi DUrango, mañana temprano lo haré. Gracias... desde Panamá

Great video! I like the cheerleader!!

I know this video is old but the reason it took longer for it to idle down was because the PCM computer and the mass air flow sensor had to talk to each other as well as other oxygen sensors and change their values so the truck would run correctly

Thanks for this video I think that’s the same reason my o4 Dodge Ram idle so high been trying to find out what’s the problem notice I have a hose loose in the back side

you rock, thank you for the video

Thanks for the video sir

My Durango is the same year and a 4.7 liter too.

Great job thanks for this video Sir

Good job

Thanks buddy good job

My engine isn't throwing any codes though? I heard some newer model vehicles that rely on vacuum assisted actuators still sometimes lack electronic codes when the vacuum system fails. Thank you fellow earthlings for your help in advance

Good Job bro

Big help thx

Yes! Nice!

Good video. I have a Dodge Ram I purchased new in 2005. I have had nothing but problems with it beginning six months after purchase. I still have the truck due to the ridiculously high prices of new trucks. Bottom line: If I ever buy another truck, it won't be a Chrysler product. It's a total money pit.

Thank you this gave me an idea of what’s wrong with my gfs thank you a lot.

Hi, thanks for this video. I have the same problem waht is that hose called?

Hey man I have the same problem only I have a 2005 Dodge Dakota that little boot keeps falling off the nipple and mine is located directly in the middle of the motor yours it looks easy compared I found gone through to get my put back on twice you have to hug the engine with both hands one oh one side one or the other and it’s all all feel I didn’t have it fixed yet all the way found out the reason why he keeps falling off Had my engine rebuilt three months ago and there’s a little clip cut the pipe is supposed to go to buy his plastic pipe coming down and it’s on the left-hand side of the motor in the hell do you have to get that boot on that after you have a boot on the motor and then slide this into it on your way to get to the Little in a little hook on the side or the piper gets into it just stays oh well I will keep trying I looked on your way to get it fixed right does he have to either drive to drop them transmission down to get back there or chopped all motor

Took me 3 days to take that part off!

Exactly the issue.

thanks!!!!!!!!

IAC VALVE... I had similar problem

Great video. Mine idles due to what I believe is the IAC valve but now my transmission is shifting funny. What exhaust is on that durango?