Window Wipers not working biggest of my problems...

Started by Skifledanabit, June 16, 2008, 11:58:51 PM

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Skifledanabit

Ok, I\'ll start with the major problem, my window wipers don\'t work on any setting, you think this could be a fuse? I\'ll list my problems in fact...
 
- Window wipers not working at all.
- Washers don\'t work.
- Rear and side door lights come on when interior lights are on.
- Interior lights very very dim when turned on.
- fog light dash light on when fog light is off.
- Sunroof doesn\'t like opening, I managed it once or twice but now doesn\'t want to know.
 
thats all i can think of this late at night, any help would be appreciated as I have a good few hours tomorrow afternoon to get to Halfrauds and get bits...
 
Thanks
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Prof

Quote from: Skifledanabit;509169- Window wipers not working at all.
- Washers don\'t work.

Sounds like a fuse or 12v Feed to the wiper switch is gone - check the wiper switch in the fuse box down by the drivers side footwell - I think it\'s one of the 15A fuses from memory - if you have the lid on the fuse box then they are all listed on there. Try waggling the key in the ingition barrel just a little - there can sometimes be a fault with accessory feed from the ingition switch which leaves the wipers non functional
 
Quote from: Skifledanabit;509169- Rear and side door lights come on when interior lights are on.

These lights do come on when the \'door open\' switch is activated - if they are coming on when you switch the interior light on then you\'ve a short in the wiring somewhere - check the interior light
 
Quote from: Skifledanabit;509169- Interior lights very very dim when turned on.

Check the bulb conditon - if it\'s not all black and warn out, then you\'ve a short somewhere to another circuit that\'s loading this one, or the fuse is blown and this circuit is drawing power from another one.
 
Quote from: Skifledanabit;509169- fog light dash light on when fog light is off.

Shorted wire somewhere or faulty dash light module
 
Quote from: Skifledanabit;509169- Sunroof doesn\'t like opening, I managed it once or twice but now doesn\'t want to know.

The sunroofs are notorious for sticking - due to muck in the runners and lack of lubrication. Most probably it\'s either taken a fuse out due to being overloaded or worse it may have burnt the motor out - you\'ll need to check the fuse and if it\'s ok - then the motor needs swapping out - lub up the runners with some lithium grease or something similar that\'s water repellant and won\'t go sticky with aging.
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Skifledanabit

ah yeah thats great, it was just a little turn back on the ignition key now the main bits are working, thanks Prof... the man\'s a genius!
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RedRummy

Quote from: Skifledanabit;509322it was just a little turn back on the ignition key now the main bits are working, thanks Prof

LOL turn the key.
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Skifledanabit

well, i meant just turn it back a tiny bit when the motor\'s running, so it makes contact with the last clicky thing, you know what i mean
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