We will try again today to help you to solve the small problems related to your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Mini Cooper . And to remedy this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Mini Cooper remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Mini Cooper stay stuck?
So we will start our content with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Mini Cooper . To begin with we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my Mini Cooper stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one after the other the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Mini Cooper to get stuck :
- One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Mini Cooper is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with time, lose power, and sooner or later need to be changed. You should notice before the total blockage of your windshield wipers that they work much slower.
- Less common, 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 discover that your front wipers are going slower, verify fairly quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Mini Cooper 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 to blame for the problem.
- Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Mini Cooper 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 Mini Cooper stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Mini Cooper , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can cause problems only on the rear windshield of your Mini Cooper. So, make sure to execute similar checks as seen in the previous part of this content.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Mini Cooper?
At last, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Mini Cooper are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Mini Cooper?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight them one after the other in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Mini Cooper, do not think twice 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 some of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out the brushes and the linkage. At last, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Mini Cooper
- In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to change your commodo, the part generally costs around 200€, once tested you will be able 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.
- Mini Cooper wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part
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If you have any further questions about the Mini Cooper, do not hesitate to consult our Mini Cooper category.
