Thanks guys. Things did not go as planned today.

I believe the reason for the heater core bypass was a busted up firewall coupler...a part I did not order and it fell apart on attempted install of the hoses. Those heater hose to block and coolant manifold are buried! Add to that all the clamps were pointed the wrong way and made for long morning.

One thing I have not figured out for sure is if the long block-mounted hose goes in the top or bottom. Won't matter until I get the replacement coupler but would be good to know.

Top engine mount is shot. Ordering the poly unit. Firewall side looks a bit suspect as well but going to look at the one at the PnP tomorrow to see if it is better.

As expected, all soft vac lines and nipples are shot or suspect. The three small lines to the wastegate(?) were basically completely gone at the electronic doodad. The coupler for the purple line was completely failed (EGR?).

No obvious reason for the brake pulling but lubed the pins anyway. Might be a sticky piston so dribbled a bit of brake fluid under the dust boot but will keep an eye on it if it does not get better with driving.

For grins, mounted my 15" steelies with snow tires from the 940 to one wheel. I know the offset is different so they should not work but with it still up in the air, not obvious issues. Will likely still break down all eight tires and have the snows mounted on the V70 wheels.