MarkieT Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi Guys - First problem with my new car, i put wipers on and then pulled the stalk to wash wipe, the water came out and then the wiper stuck at 90 degrees facing up. I had to manually move the wiper out of the way and its very stiff. Neither the the wipe nor wash function works at all now, no water comes out either. Has anyone had this before or has a suggestion? thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Start with the simple things. Fuse? Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieT Posted July 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 thanks. Yes, Silverstone reacted promptly and told me which fuse to swap and so I went out and bought some new ones. Tried two new fuses. It wipes a couple of times and then stops half way. I then have to manually push the wiper over to the drivers side, it won't go back to the passenger side until i swap the fuse again. It had been working fine and I can'r see anything obstructing it to cause the motor to jam and blow the fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Has in inadvertently gone into 430/race car ‘mode’? 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM jep Posted July 25, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Just where the original design team on the Elise wanted the wiper to park. Management overruled. Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieT Posted July 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Exactly this! maybe it’s some kind of aero feature! after 3 fuses, thought I had it fixed. After replacing a fuse and the wiper returning to home position, I lifted the blade and gave it a wiggle. Worked fine for ages on intermittent and a quick wash pull, but as soon as put it on normal speed it stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristof Thys Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Mechanism causing too much friction causing the motor to draw too much current hence blowing the fuse? Can you lube the mechanism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieT Posted July 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 I’m not sure I’d have the right lube .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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