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Offline Gene Hunt.

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Rear wash - wipe stoped working ?.
« on: 09 August 2010, 19:30 »
It was fine first thing today,just been out & now nothing.Fronts still wash/wipe fine ?. Checked fuse blue 15amp i think looking in hand book but they all look fine?.Thanks in advance. :smiley:
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Offline Upperoilcan

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Re: Rear wash - wipe stoped working ?.
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2010, 08:02 »
Mine comes on when it please's sometimes it requires turning the engine off to get it to stop,i have read somewhere that the motor which powers the wiper has gone faulty......?



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Offline crimsonfin

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Re: Rear wash - wipe stoped working ?.
« Reply #2 on: 10 August 2010, 10:03 »
something similar happended to mine.  rear wash wiper used to start by itself, wipe randomly and then switch off.  after a while it would not switch on at all.  was fixed under warranty as a faulty motor.

Offline AlanD

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Re: Rear wash - wipe stoped working ?.
« Reply #3 on: 10 August 2010, 10:07 »
Faulty motor is a common fault with the MK5.

Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Rear wash - wipe stoped working ?.
« Reply #4 on: 11 August 2010, 07:34 »
Sorted.  :smiley:
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