We will try again today to help you to resolve the small complications related to your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Bmw Serie 1 . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Bmw Serie 1 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Bmw Serie 1 stay stuck?

So we will begin our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Bmw Serie 1 . To begin with we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Bmw Serie 1 stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one by one the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Bmw Serie 1 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Bmw Serie 1 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually need to be changed. You should notice before the total blockage of your windshield wipers that they work much slower.
  • Less basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, have a look up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will locate that your front wipers are going slower, check fairly quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Bmw Serie 1 may not function because of a faulty comodo. To check this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Bmw Serie 1 are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to check two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Bmw Serie 1 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Bmw Serie 1 , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can bring about complications only on the rear windshield of your Bmw Serie 1. So, make sure you accomplish the same inspections as seen in the previous component of this content page.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Bmw Serie 1?

Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Bmw Serie 1 are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Bmw Serie 1?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline them one by one in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking complications such as a fuel door stuck on Bmw Serie 1, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out the brushes and the linkage. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Bmw Serie 1
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  • In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to change your commodo, the component generally costs around 200€, once tested you will have the ability to disassemble your commodo by removing the cover from the back of the steering wheel then disconnecting it and removing it with the fixing screws, you will just have to reassemble the new one.
  • Bmw Serie 1 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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