I've looked at hundreds of diagrams and a few annoying videos and still can't find this thing. I need to know where the purge valve on a 2012 explorer 2.0 with Ecoboost is located. Can someone help?

 

Before contributing to you possibly going on a wild goose chase, could you tell us why you are after the purge valve?

 

It needs to be changed. I have the part just don't know where it's at. I've lowered it down to somewhere near the brake booster. I just wanna make sure before I start taking off anything that doesn't need to be taken off.

 

I hope your logic is valid.
Look for a line that comes from the charcoal canister and goes to the intake manifold. That line could also have a "T" in it coming from the fuel tank.
In that line should be the purge valve which is controlled by the computer and has wiring for the solenoid to control the opening with a pulse modulated signal determining the amount of opening for purging.