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Hi
My normally ultra-reliable Octavia Mk I has developed an electrical fault.
The wipers are constantly on, on the low-speed setting. Have also noticed that when the ignition is switched on, the headlight washer jets fire off (with lights on).
This seems odd, because the windscreen washers don't. Normally what happens is when the lights are on & you wash the screen, the headlights get a squirt too.
Obviously there is a fault, but has anyone got a clue as to where?
The car uses CAN bus wiring (signals for more than one piece of equipment are sent down a shared cable).
I thought initially there may be a short in the wiper motor or the column stalk, but now the headlamp washers are going off on start-up, I'm not sure if the fault is in the wiring or the controller.
My normally ultra-reliable Octavia Mk I has developed an electrical fault.
The wipers are constantly on, on the low-speed setting. Have also noticed that when the ignition is switched on, the headlight washer jets fire off (with lights on).
This seems odd, because the windscreen washers don't. Normally what happens is when the lights are on & you wash the screen, the headlights get a squirt too.
Obviously there is a fault, but has anyone got a clue as to where?
The car uses CAN bus wiring (signals for more than one piece of equipment are sent down a shared cable).
I thought initially there may be a short in the wiper motor or the column stalk, but now the headlamp washers are going off on start-up, I'm not sure if the fault is in the wiring or the controller.