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[Trem]

I have searched everywhere and I can't find an answer to my problem so thought I would ask here, never know.

I have a 2000 VW Bora V5. At the minute I am having a fucking nightmare with the wipers. They started juddering a while back and then they eventually stopped working altogether, just stuck half way up.

I decided the problem is the motor so I bought a new wiper motor and fitted it and all seemed alright for a bit, they haven't been used a hell of a lot because of the decent weather, maybe twice since I fitted the new motor about a month ago.

Now the cocking things have started doing it again and eventually just totally stopped today.

My first question is does anyone have any extra ideas on this problem?

My second question is does anyone know where or even if the Bora has a wiper relay, I have searched the net and manual and cannot find a location of any wiper relay anywhere which baffled me a little bit.

The car is now at its last chance saloon (badum tishhhh), I refuse to spend anymore money on the damn Nazi, unless its under a tenner that is.

Any help appreciated and will be rewarded with a naked picture of Teedles whipping Sharma.

 

[ECA]

Buy a new car.

 

[throdgrain]

Dodgy fuse seating Trem?

 

[Tom]

First guess would be siezed gearing on the wipers. Take the gearing apart and grease it all up.

Second guess would be the motor being unable to draw sufficient current. You could test that by wiring it direct to the battery via a switch, use decent size wire (calculate the current draw by dividing the power (watts) of the motor by the voltage of the car (12V).

 

[Trem]

Dodgy fuse seating Trem?

Thats the thing though throd, can't bloody find anything fuse like for the wipers

First guess would be siezed gearing on the wipers. Take the gearing apart and grease it all up.

Second guess would be the motor being unable to draw sufficient current. You could test that by wiring it direct to the battery via a switch, use decent size wire (calculate the current draw by dividing the power (watts) of the motor by the voltage of the car (12V).

I would say the gearing is pretty slick as I did them when I changed the motor but it is worth a try to totally take them apart and copper slip them I guess, will try that tomorrow. If it is the gearing then that could also cover the second suggestion Tom.

Cheers for your answers so far lads, apart from ECA who smells of wee

 

[russell]

It must have a relay.

It might be located in the ETACS which is the the Electronic Timer Alarm Control System. This could be where your problem lies, as it controls the intermittent wiper speed.

You need to talk to VW or get hold of a workshop manual for the wiring diagram.

Hope this helps

 

[Tom]

Don't use copperslip Trem, use normal grease. Copperslip becomes a grinding paste.

 

[Trem]

But grease becomes a shit magnet.

 

[TdC]

only if you poop on your windscreen Trem.

 

[Tom]

The amount of dirt stuck to normal grease is a tiny percentage of the amount of copper in copperslip grease. Copperslip is just to stop metals fusing together, it isn't really designed to help lubricate.

 

[Jupitus]

only if you poop on your windscreen Trem.

So what should he use instead then?
























:kissit:

 

[Bodhi]

<clarkson mode on>


Have you tried hitting it with a hammer?

<clarkson mode off>

 

[old.Tohtori]

Thats the thing though throd, can't bloody find anything fuse like for the wipers

Replace all the small fuse thingies?

Better to be sure and doesn't hurt

Also from this:

Second guess would be the motor being unable to draw sufficient current.

Came the thought, since you changed the motor, that what if it's drawing too much? As in, keeps frying the wiper-motor.

 

[bob269]

They started juddering a while back and then they eventually stopped working altogether, just stuck half way up.

Are the actual wipers ok ? Nobodies put superglue on the rubbers for instance?

 

[Tom]

Came the thought, since you changed the motor, that what if it's drawing too much? As in, keeps frying the wiper-motor.

That could only happen if the new motor was faulty, or if the voltage across it was too high (which would mean everything else on the car ceasing to work).

 

[Trem]

OK I have just finished it.

The arms that move the wipers were pretty much seized up but there was no freeing them, a lump hammer didn't shift them so I have bought a new mechanism (40 fucking quids!).

All is great now apart from getting the wipers at the right angle, by that I mean that they go down too far and don't go up enough and when switched off they aren't sitting right down as they should do, they work but oh my fucking god this bit is so annoying.

I may just ignore them now as long as they remove rain I guess its ok.

So Tom wins this one and I shall ask Teedles to send you the pic asap but PM him your address please.

 

[Tom]

You need to resync them Trem. The bit where the arms bolt to the mechanism, or where the mechanism bolts to the motor, will be splined.

Have a look around the internet, theres bound to be a guide somewhere. I have a similar issue on mine, the wiper stops 1/2 inch over the rubber on the screen, it doesn't damage anything though so I've left it.

Oh and get a tub of grease and grease the fecker up, or it will happen again at some point

 

[old.Tohtori]

That could only happen if the new motor was faulty, or if the voltage across it was too high (which would mean everything else on the car ceasing to work).

Yeah thought that it would cause all other sorts of problems.

I've never touched a cars insides before so, what do i know