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Central Locking & Rear wiper DEAD
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:44 pm
by joannavwdiva
Hi folks,
My central locking packed up a few days back, shortly followed by my rear wiper. I have checked fuses, pump and relays but everything seems to be fine. I'm also not having any troubles opening, locking or shutting the boot. Any suggestions on what to try next
Re: Central Locking & Rear wiper DEAD
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:23 pm
by Torq-Al
joannavwdiva wrote:Hi folks,
My central locking packed up a few days back, shortly followed by my rear wiper. I have checked fuses, pump and relays but everything seems to be fine. I'm also not having any troubles opening, locking or shutting the boot. Any suggestions on what to try next
Welcome to the forum, nice to see someone local to me!
Can you hear the pump operate when you turn the key, or is dead as a dodo? As you may be aware the pump operates on air not current to open & close the locks, so if you can still hear the pump running, then it may be an air leak in one of the hoses. If not the pumps do fail sometimes, get an auto-electrician to test it for you.
Same thing with the wiper, get it tested, parts are easy to come by, 2nd hand pump, around 15-20 & wiper motor around a tenner.