Windshield Wiper Gremlins

[PaHumBug]

I vote we make a sticky about this issue. Someone asks about it every couple months.

[Hellz]

i had a issue with my wiper motor about a year ago.
wiper worked on and off. made very loud whining noise. no issues with it dumping fluid.

so ya, it basically water leaking into the motor and causing issues. people have pulled the motor and cleaned up the contacts and sealed it with silicon.

for my issues, it didnt seem like that would be a fix for me, so i opted to buy one off of ebay. dont remember the price, but it was a little over $100 for a new motor. was very simple and easy to remove the old one and install the new one. it took me about 1.5 hours, but that was due to me working on it outside in the middle of winter in minnesota. in warm weather or a garage, i would give this about 30 mins.

[PaHumBug]

Yeah it's an easy fix, the hardest parts is getting the damn cowl on and off.

[Hellz]

ya without breaking any of the tabs.
not the plastic grommets that hold it on, but the tabs where the grammets go through.

i know i broke one when i did mine.
cold + plastic = not good

[Egan]

Thanks for all of the helpful info. I'm going to tackle this today. Fortunately it's supposed to be 80F.