Posted in Home, the web on January 11, 2009 at 8:55 pm
It’s cold - in fact it’s so cold my washer bottle froze up (I think it must have been the nozzles actually - I do have screen wash in there!). What is (quite) interesting about this is that my wipers then failed to work and (honestly it does approach interesting from here on in) the rear wiper worked when you turned on the non-functioning washers.
In the hope it was just a fuse (if the bottle freezes I guess the pump motor can’t turn so there is no back EMF and lots of current runs through the motor) I checked the fuse but to no avail. I then turned online to one of my favourite sites (well it’s on my favourites anyway) BRISKODA (http://briskoda.net/).
This is the web site of the Bristol Skoda owners club but has become the place to find out about Skodas. With 40K + members and 1.5 million + posts if it’s a common fault you can expect some info there. It has a comprehensive search facility (but you need to be a member to access that). My first search for “wipers fabia” showed “Wiper Possible Electrical Failure ” http://briskoda.net/fabia-i/wiper-possible-electrical-failure/132880/ Sure enough there is a separate fuse for the washer motor (I was checking the wiper fuse as it was them that didn’t work!) . If this goes you get the weird rear wiper syndrome. Not only do they tell you which fuse to replace they tell you which one you can swap with if you don’t have a spare (interior light - now I can’t see inside but I can see the road which is a fair swap). They also advise on how much a replacement fuse should cost and even offer links to sites with numbered pictures of the fuse layout if you don’t have a manual / handbook.
Another reason to own a Skoda - and to surf that web!
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Comment by - January 15, 2009 on 9:56 am
What did we do before the internet? I’m kinda used to it but my hubby is constantly amazed that you can find out almost anything with a few clicks from the comfort of your own home.
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