| Wiper motor failures
Just had a very near miss that I thought I should let you know about.
My partner Jo has an 02 plate Mini One and whilst driving to work last Thursday her windscreen wipers stopped working in heavy rain.
Various people at work tried new fuses, one collegue tried in vain to check it with a dvm but couldn't access anything due to lack of space.
She eventually called the AA and the patrol man turned up, checked fuses, relays etc etc and promptly gave up saying that a tow truck was required to take them both home.
I'd already been on this site to see if there was a quick fix or to see if this was a common problem. I could of cried when I saw how much BMW were asking for a replacement.
When they pulled up at the house and unloaded the mini the patrol man decided to check one last thing.... The earthing of the wiper motor. With ignition and wipers on he shorted the case of the motor to the chassis of the car. Bingo - the wipers started again!
He then made a metal bracket, fastened it to the chassis of the car and bent it so that it also made contact with the wiper motor.
One week on and the wipers are working like new!!
Please check the earth connection before taking you money to the BMW garage for them to do the above but charge you £400 for a new motor.
Sorry for waffling but two mins reading this is much better for your bank balance!!
Cheers,
Richard.  | 
