Rodfabia

Given the age of the car and the cost of getting the control unit out and repaired by a specialist and the fact that quite soon I wont be able to drive it around the outer London without paying ULEZ charge area my auto mechanic is going to install a similar switch for the washer pumps, bypassing the ignition as apparently this still satisfies the MOT requirement. Thanks to all concerned for advice on this adventure!

Thanks again, I checked the fuses my self on the first day of this and both looked intact and went and bought two new ones and they didn't make it work either. i have dismantled and replaced a relay myself before- on an old volvo 245 indicator back in 1988, -cleaning out the the corroded contacts. I just don't know where to find this one in the skoda. I appreciate all your help on this.

Thanks BreezyPete, all the fuses in the cabin and under the bonnet were checked electrically with a meter by the auto technician who proceeded to wire up the wiper motor which he had removed from the car and tested, as a stop gap so I could get back to London in the rain. As it was a saturday morning in the middle of wales he explained that he could not investigate and source electrical components at short notice. My regular garage at home explained that they don't do complex electrics thus recommending me to find a specialist who could fix/ replace and recode the necessary bit of kit. I notice that the haynes manual wiring diagram for the wiper/ washers shows a “vehicle voltage control unit” for vehicles up to february 2010 so I guess its this unit that needs extracting.

Many thanks for this. The front wipers and wash spray dont work. The rear wiper works, and I don't now recall whether the rear wash works, its been so long. On UrbanPanzer’s point about fuses these were checked ( he checked all the fuses on the car in cabin and under the bonnet), before wiring ip the wiper motor through fuse 44. My regular garage then came to the same conclusion about it being the ECU - wasn't prepared to fiddle any further and suggested finding an electrical specialist. Merry Christmas all!

Thanks for this and no, I havent. My automotive mechanic friends with their plug in monitors didnt come up with this but I am happy to have a look. The rear wiper that works off the same stalk is still functioning.

My 2007 mk II Fabia 1.9tdi screen wiper and wash spray stopped working a while ago.Two seasoned automotive technicians say its an ecu problem as all fuses / motor/ linkages fine and their scanners show nothing, and one has even wired up the washer motor direct from battery through the (good) wiper fuse, by passing ignition, so I get wipers but no wash. I phoned ecu testing and they suggest sending them the ecu. How do I find it and get it out? Please?