Have I Buggered The Wiper Motor ?
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Posted 29 January 2004 - 11:01 AM
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Posted 29 January 2004 - 11:07 AM
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Posted 29 January 2004 - 12:59 PM
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Posted 29 January 2004 - 05:04 PM
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Posted 29 January 2004 - 05:29 PM
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Posted 29 January 2004 - 09:02 PM
I doubt if blizzards were in the VX's test scenariosHmm...there seems to be another VX design fault on the wiper.
In the blizzard last night (stuck in traffic) I had the wiper on and it pushed the snow round to the stopping point of the wiper.
...but with each sweep the wiper piled up more snow until the moter was struggling at the far end of its travel to compact the snow further.
I had to lean out the window and clear the excess snow.
Most cars the wiper goes to vertical and snow falls off the side of the car...ours go to horizontal!
B*gger!
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 12:24 PM
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 01:51 PM
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 03:36 PM
Oh yeah, thanks for the tip, I forgot that it was your suggestion, I am losing it with old age.This is the weathertec stuff I refered to previously.
Great stuff!
It says that is uses nanotechnology, very scary stuff.
cheers
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 04:34 PM
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 05:32 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 07:05 AM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 09:36 AM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 10:54 AM
Definitely not a fuseI've looked at the fuses and couldn't see one obviously blown - does anyone know which fuse it is? What resistance?
I'm guessing that you could clearly see if one was blown and they all look intact.
Is the motor just underneath the wiper arm in the front compartment? Seems to be protected by a plastic tray of sorts.
Think I'll try replacing the original relay to see if that makes a difference
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 11:25 AM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 12:01 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 01:32 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 02:13 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 02:59 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 03:04 PM
This happened to me a couple of weeks ago, worked and then stopped. What you need is the Birmingham Screwdriver and apply it to the wiper motor. You may have to take the plastic thing off before to get at it - alternatively you can open and close the bonnet a few times and that may fix it.
Once you get it going again, spray some WD40 around the wiper motor to get rid of any water, I think that's what caused mine to stop.
Well I guess that's the last thing I try before buying a new one!
The bonnet's been up and down a few times already and that hasn't made a difference but I'd be very relieved if it does just need a bang!
I need the car over the next few weeks and I can't rely on it not raining!
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