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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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I found two of these funny looking rubber things on the drivers side engine compartment in the body work. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Oct 18, 2015 | 09:03 PM
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......and they tend to get filled with debris like pine needles, leaves, etc...you should every now and again check and makes sure they don't get blocked up. It can make an udder mess. Sorry....had to use that one.
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When I did the brakes recently I saw those and they were definitely full of crap, now clean as a whistle
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Here is where they go... You should have THREE udders on the bottom of the wiper motor COWL well:




When they plug up, the well fills full of water and the wiper motor computer floods out!!

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Nice pic of the three udders on the driver's side, Bill.
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Affirmative, keep them clean. You'd rather be kicked in the knutz by Chuck Norris than find out the hard way.
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