My '99 had the ABS light come on. I took it to Ford after trying to troubleshoot it myself. Their results were the same as the first part of the video -- no communication. They wanted $1400 for a new control module (on the trans hump under the radio). I removed the ECU (just like the last...
I put one on my ‘99. No tune. It was a bear to get the EGR hooked back up but it fit. I think it was a 1/4” spacer. Not huge gains but the one benefit was seeing how much oil was getting into the intake. I ordered my Bob’s oil separator soon after that.
I agree w/all that has been mentioned already and add that I hated either seeing the connectors or touching the connectors but not both at the same time. Good luck.
I got mine from American Muscle for $169 (free shipping). There are multiple versions of the DW300M so if you order from somewhere else you need to make sure you get the correct one. AM makes it easy.
That's pretty loud. It definitely sounds like it's coming from the top end. On my '99 I had a similar sound but not as loud. I got a stethoscope from HF and went poking around. When I touched the oil pan bolts the noise was not as loud as when I touched the cam cover bolts on the passenger...