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Stunt'nSlide · 01-21-2012, 04:17 PM

So my windshield wipers don't work. I came to conclusion that my tires were rubbing against the wires that go to the wiper motor. no wires were touching so I cut the wires and rewired it and I don't have any open wires showing. Still they don't work. So I checked the fuse under the dash and it's ok but I replaced it anyways and still doen'st work. Is there another fuse or relay I could have blown? and where is it? I have a 1990 240sx

buentellomma · 01-21-2012, 04:25 PM

Could be your switch or the little green box

cotbu · 01-21-2012, 04:31 PM

check for power at the pump, I had a problem like this in 2009. The pump was seized, pull it, take it apart, play with the pieces, clean and lube. put it back together and hopefully like me you fixed your problem.

alwyzDTF · 01-21-2012, 04:39 PM

my 96 s14 has the same problem. I jumped my girlfriends jetta and got on the freeway (it was POURING rain) turned on the wipers and they worked for a good 30 seconds and then at the same time my digital clock in my cluster shut off (only the clock) my deck completely shut down and my wipers stopped in mid wipe and I couldnt see SHIT.

They work but all the stuff randomly turns off every 5 minutes for 10 minutes or so and then randomly comes back on. fuse is fine, grounds have good clean connection, wiring in drivers side wheel well is BARELY rubbing every once in awhile but no wires are frayed or even showing just went through a thin layer of the shit around the wires. Obviously I need to re rout that stuff but I dont think this is causing all 3 of those things to short out at the same time.

Any ideas?

Stunt'nSlide · 01-21-2012, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by buentellomma

Could be your switch or the little green box

where is the little green box?

Stunt'nSlide · 01-21-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cotbu

check for power at the pump, I had a problem like this in 2009. The pump was seized, pull it, take it apart, play with the pieces, clean and lube. put it back together and hopefully like me you fixed your problem.

is the pump that motor that's bolted onto the passenger side firewall?

buentellomma · 01-21-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Stunt'nSlide

where is the little green box?

Engine bay next to the brake and clutch cylinders

alwyzDTF · 01-21-2012, 05:36 PM

im invisible....hahaha

cotbu · 01-21-2012, 08:42 PM

<------- FAIL My bad, disregard my post, it was about the pump, not wiper motor.

Stunt'nSlide · 01-22-2012, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by alwyzDTF

im invisible....hahaha

haha sorry I didn't have enough time to respond to you cause I had to get back to work.

Stunt'nSlide · 01-22-2012, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cotbu

<------- FAIL My bad, disregard my post, it was about the pump, not wiper motor.

haha no worries

buentellomma · 01-22-2012, 04:21 AM

Try trouble shooting, hook a power source up to the wiper motor and see if it works. If it does i would look at replacing the wiper switch

Stunt'nSlide · 01-26-2012, 01:15 PM

motor works. switch work cause I put mine on my friends car and it worked. I checked the 20a fuse and there was no power so I replaced it with a new one and still no power and the fuse is fine and not blown. So I thought maybe the blue relay behind the fuse panel. I replaced it and still nothing. what else could it be? Could a bad wiper amp cause no power to the wiper fuse?

Agamemnon · 01-27-2012, 12:31 AM

Bad wiper amp. Go through the FSM and follow the directions to test the unit.

buentellomma · 01-27-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stunt'nSlide

motor works. switch work cause I put mine on my friends car and it worked. I checked the 20a fuse and there was no power so I replaced it with a new one and still no power and the fuse is fine and not blown. So I thought maybe the blue relay behind the fuse panel. I replaced it and still nothing. what else could it be? Could a bad wiper amp cause no power to the wiper fuse?

Did you check the green box that controls your wipers?

epik1 · 01-27-2012, 07:53 PM

Check: Fuses, wiper amp, wiper switch, wiper motor. That's pretty much everything that would have to do with wipers. oh and of course, grounds.

Edwin562 · 01-27-2012, 07:57 PM

make sure u check the fuses with a fuse tester. i had same problem and found out one of the fuse was blown. i couldnt really notice it until got the tester...

http://www1.cooperbussmann.com/image...79d59b0864.JPG

01-21-2012, 04:17 PM	#1
Stunt'nSlide Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: nor cal Posts: 310 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	windshield wiper problems So my windshield wipers don't work. I came to conclusion that my tires were rubbing against the wires that go to the wiper motor. no wires were touching so I cut the wires and rewired it and I don't have any open wires showing. Still they don't work. So I checked the fuse under the dash and it's ok but I replaced it anyways and still doen'st work. Is there another fuse or relay I could have blown? and where is it? I have a 1990 240sx

01-21-2012, 04:31 PM	#3
cotbu Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SWFL Age: 50 Posts: 3,318 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	check for power at the pump, I had a problem like this in 2009. The pump was seized, pull it, take it apart, play with the pieces, clean and lube. put it back together and hopefully like me you fixed your problem. __________________ LoverTechnologies "Half Broken Things!"

01-21-2012, 08:42 PM	#9
cotbu Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SWFL Age: 50 Posts: 3,318 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	<------- FAIL My bad, disregard my post, it was about the pump, not wiper motor. __________________ LoverTechnologies "Half Broken Things!"

01-21-2012, 04:25 PM	#2
buentellomma Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Goodyear AZ Age: 39 Posts: 480 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Could be your switch or the little green box

01-21-2012, 04:39 PM	#4
alwyzDTF Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 375 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	my 96 s14 has the same problem. I jumped my girlfriends jetta and got on the freeway (it was POURING rain) turned on the wipers and they worked for a good 30 seconds and then at the same time my digital clock in my cluster shut off (only the clock) my deck completely shut down and my wipers stopped in mid wipe and I couldnt see SHIT. They work but all the stuff randomly turns off every 5 minutes for 10 minutes or so and then randomly comes back on. fuse is fine, grounds have good clean connection, wiring in drivers side wheel well is BARELY rubbing every once in awhile but no wires are frayed or even showing just went through a thin layer of the shit around the wires. Obviously I need to re rout that stuff but I dont think this is causing all 3 of those things to short out at the same time. Any ideas?

01-21-2012, 05:36 PM	#8
alwyzDTF Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 375 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	im invisible....hahaha

01-22-2012, 04:21 AM	#12
buentellomma Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Goodyear AZ Age: 39 Posts: 480 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Try trouble shooting, hook a power source up to the wiper motor and see if it works. If it does i would look at replacing the wiper switch

01-26-2012, 01:15 PM	#13
Stunt'nSlide Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: nor cal Posts: 310 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	motor works. switch work cause I put mine on my friends car and it worked. I checked the 20a fuse and there was no power so I replaced it with a new one and still no power and the fuse is fine and not blown. So I thought maybe the blue relay behind the fuse panel. I replaced it and still nothing. what else could it be? Could a bad wiper amp cause no power to the wiper fuse?

01-27-2012, 12:31 AM	#14
Agamemnon Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Age: 42 Posts: 2,667 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	Bad wiper amp. Go through the FSM and follow the directions to test the unit.

01-27-2012, 07:53 PM	#16
epik1 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scarberia, Ontario, Canada Posts: 156 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Check: Fuses, wiper amp, wiper switch, wiper motor. That's pretty much everything that would have to do with wipers. oh and of course, grounds.

01-27-2012, 07:57 PM	#17
Edwin562 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Whittier (562) Age: 35 Posts: 4,721 Trader Rating: (35) Feedback Score: 35 reviews	make sure u check the fuses with a fuse tester. i had same problem and found out one of the fuse was blown. i couldnt really notice it until got the tester... http://www1.cooperbussmann.com/image...79d59b0864.JPG