2009 4.0 PCV Valve location?

[gtyates]

So after doing some searches both on this forum and on-line in general I can't seem to find anything that definitively shows me where the PCV valve is and how to replace it on my '09 with the 4.0. Anyone have any good guidance? The videos I have found so far are practically useless. I have about 95k miles on mine and this has never been changed, so it is way overdue..

 

[Tech By Trade]

Drivers side valve cover sticking right out of the back. pop off the hose and give it a 1/8 turn counter clockwise and pull it straight out the back.

 

[gtyates]

Thanks Tech by trade. Found it, where I also expected. The problem is it is almost impossible to get to due to a large a/c line that runs across the open area between intake and battery where my arm needs to be to reach it. Can I safely loosen the a/c line enough to give me the room I need? There is a bolt holding the line in place screwed into the firewall. Thoughts? Why, oh why did Ford make this simple part so challenging to get to? I had no trouble replacing this on my '05 Sport Trac or my '04 Explorer..