We will try again today to help you to fix the small complications associated with your car. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Citroen C3 Picasso . And to answer this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Citroen C3 Picasso remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Citroen C3 Picasso stay stuck?
So we will begin our content with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Citroen C3 Picasso . First of all we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my Citroen C3 Picasso stuck in up or down position?
We will go through one after the other the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Citroen C3 Picasso to get stuck :
- One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Citroen C3 Picasso is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and sooner or later need to be changed. You should find out 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, take a look up to the axis of the blades.
- If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, verify quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Citroen C3 Picasso may not function because of a faulty comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
- Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Citroen C3 Picasso are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to verify two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my Citroen C3 Picasso stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Citroen C3 Picasso , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can trigger complications just on the rear windshield of your Citroen C3 Picasso. So, remember to conduct the same investigations as discovered in the previous component of this content.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Citroen C3 Picasso?
Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Citroen C3 Picasso are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Citroen C3 Picasso?
Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will highlight 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 Citroen C3 Picasso, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.
- In this case, you will have to find the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be several of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Citroen C3 Picasso
- In this scenario, 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.
- Citroen C3 Picasso wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component
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