Makes sense. I’d be guessing, though, I’ve only had it two years.

Here is the crispy pump next to a new one for those who haven’t seen one. Quite a difference.

There was the other end of the electrical connection nearby, so this fits. I’ve ordered a new one, I might have the old one bronzed.

Given its proximity to the wiper fluid tank, that sounds like it to me. My guess is it was destroyed by a prior owner, the guy I’d bought it from shrugged when I asked him what the nozzles were for and I never looked into it.

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Hello all, long time, I recently had some work done on my xc70 so I decided to spruce up the thing that was bugging me since I bought it two years ago, and that's the headlight assemblies. The driver side was cracked and yellow, the passenger side would not allow a low beam to sit in the collar unle...

I should add I've tried a few remedies suggested online: replacing fob battery, resetting the UEM, charging the car's battery. I am wondering if heat is a factor since this seemed to come up as the weather changed, and the previous owner kept the car in a tree-covered area while I'm usually parked i...

When I bought my 2006 XC70 a year ago, the owner only had one key, a switchblade key remote. I noticed early on that I had to replace the fob battery more than I expected, but over the course of the year, the remote has just stopped working altogether. I've been using the physical key to unlock and ...

Yes, ignatz, running better now, idle is steady and acceleration is much improved.

Rookie mistake. I'd mounted the TB 90 degrees from the proper mounting. Took it down, mounted properly, back in business. Let my stupidity help the next guy. Next time, maybe I'll take photos along the way to see how things were instead of relying on my memory.