ferny
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2016 Fiat Dodlo I had an issue this week where the wiper refused to work when starting the van on my driveway. When moving a few metres they worked. At one point they stopped working over a bump and they seemed to be far worse when reversing. I also felt like the van was rocking with them moving, but couldn't fathom a reason for a connection. There was also a clonk when going over some speed bumps and I was wondering if it was pulling mildly to rathe right and planned to check if a tyre was a PSI or two low. No real reason to connect the things going on as I'd done about 250 miles the weekend before with no problems. It was the strut top. It had pushed through and was touching the wiper mechanism. This explains the knocking noise which developed at the same time (thought/hoped it was either wood in the back or the undertray) and also why the wipers failed more when reversing (caster change). First side took longer to replace as I lost a nut, which was on top of the brake reservoir... 🤦♂️ but the second side took 45 mins from wheel off to wheel on. Plus, Monroe parts from GSF were £35 each. I'd call that a win. Anything not involving chasing electrical faults is always a win!  And the van at Mallory Park this year.   |
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Sort of same issue with wiper linkage on 2002 VW Golf Mk4 1.9 tdi but linkage in centre moved upwards touching the plastic cover stopping wipers working / again nothing electrical involved but did change linkage, wiper stalk at same time as had bought that in error and upgraded steering wheelso all good.
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Started out with nothing and have most of it left.
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Many years ago, my first car was a Lada 1300. I managed to jam the wiper linkage and cook the motor with a bottle of tippex.
I'd been faffing with the timing and used it on the marks on the pulley. Once done I chucked it in the tray under the scuttle where the wipers lived and forgot about it.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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I had wipers fail on a Seicento on the day we were trading it in for a new car, it was also raining so couldn't really hope they wouldn't notice. Something had gone funky with the linkage but I had about 40 minutes before we were due to go and collect the new car. It got "fixed" with some cable ties in various places. ferny what was going on with the strut top? Had it literally rusted out or punched through in some manner?? Seems like something that shouldn't be failing in that way on a van less than ten years old! |
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BiAS
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Seems like something that shouldn't be failing in that way on a van less than ten years old! That's what is referred to as 'character' when you own a Fiat  Glad it was a relatively easy fix though, looks like it came unbonded from the rubber. |
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ferny
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HoTWire - as BiAS says, it became unbonded. Apparently a common fault with these which must have been at the back of my mind when checking. I've had the van a year and had the scuttle off to black up the plastic in the summer. I'd noticed it was a little rusty, but it was just on the surface. Knowing that and the other sides nuts being really tight suggests these aren't the originals to the van and its only done 68k miles .
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I see you've used your Fiat wiper linkage to hold your struts in.
A couple of years ago I used my Fiat wiper linkage to hold my engine in!
Ducato recovery truck, engine mount snapped about 200 miles from home. Had a feeble 1 inch strap spare so I looped that around the wiper linkage and some part of the engine a few times, and, it made it home!
It only rained a little bit so it was totally fine
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Davey
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I see you've used your Fiat wiper linkage to hold your struts in. A couple of years ago I used my Fiat wiper linkage to hold my engine in! Ducato recovery truck, engine mount snapped about 200 miles from home. Had a feeble 1 inch strap spare so I looped that around the wiper linkage and some part of the engine a few times, and, it made it home! It only rained a little bit so it was totally fineIt seems that fiat have done a blinding job with these invincible wiper linkages. |
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Who would have thought the wiper linkage could be multi-tasking.
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Nov 17, 2023 14:04:53 GMT
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The moral of this story is to buy a classic/retro van for reliability . . . .
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Davey
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Nov 17, 2023 16:16:01 GMT
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The moral of this story is to buy a classic/retro van for reliability . . . . And put fiat wipers on it as a backup. |
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact
Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300
EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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Nov 23, 2023 11:13:23 GMT
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The moral of this story is to buy a classic/retro van for reliability . . . . And put fiat wipers on it as a backup. In a massively ironic turn of events the wipers have ceased to function on my newer generation Ducato  |
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Davey
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Nov 23, 2023 13:03:04 GMT
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And put fiat wipers on it as a backup. In a massively ironic turn of events the wipers have ceased to function on my newer generation Ducato How very Fiat.  |
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact
Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300
EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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