wiper fuze blowing , any ideas? how do i change the motor?

[mistrall 0]

hi guys , every time i put in my 15amp fuze into the slot , when i turn the key it blows streight away.

any common probs that cause this ? it was working fine 2 days ago.

many thanks, mistrall

[Crasher 3]

So this is fuse 5 then? Disconnect the wiper motor and see if the fuse still blows.

[mistrall 0]

okys ill try that :)

[Jim Bowen 1]

i found the wiper motor is pretty vunerable to wet and stuff

 

especially if you have a nice waxed bonnet and its been rained on, you lift bonnet and it dumps all the water straight onto the motor and its wires

[Stan 24v 0]

You have a short to earth in the cct mate. Stick a multimeter on ohms at the fuse, with power off, and the other end to earth. You will get 0 ohms, or thereabouts. Disconnect the wiper motor and see if it goes o/c, if so then the fault is more than likely in the motor itself, if it doesnt then the fault is between the fuse and motor.

[mistrall 0]

i disconected the wiper motor and the fuzs nolonger blows , i have a spare motor and was wondering if there easy to change ?

im unable to drive till i fix this so any advice welcome.

[Stan 24v 0]

Never changed one on a C but have done on a 200sx, and the worst thing was the access, and would assume it'd be pretty much the same on any car to be honest. Only way to find out is have a go mate, you cant drive it anyway.

[mistrall 0]

ok ill get my spanner lol wish me luck.

[mistrall 0]

nope , i have no idea what to do with this :( tryed to undoo everything on my old c to get the motor off but its not going to move :(

[Jim Bowen 1]

i took a motor off and it was quite easy from what i remember, i removed the whole mechanism 1st

 

am sure it was just two bolts or allen keys things to undo