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pull the fuse to rear wiper

yeah, see my edit - i missed something! (bit of a theme on this thread )

meh, i dont think the posts needed to be removed, i wasnt taking any offence by it, but... i thought everyone knew if you posted at the weekend you have a much lower chance of a response than mid week - we are all either doing family stuff or working on our own cars then. so, (i had a look) if you ask a question on a saturday, then ask again on Sunday. follow that by posting in a different thread on Monday get a response and reply on Tuesday i dont see that as begging for help... esp when it then takes 2 weeks to come back and finish moaning about getting no help.. edit.. i didnt realise there was clearly other posts today i didnt see...

i knew i was missing (at least) one off my probable sources list.

So.... today is a Sunday.. it is night time. i should be drinking.. instead i went for a run, as swmbo finally admitted on Thursday night that shes sick of waking up at 615am with me and then only dozing until its time to get up, and being tired enough as it is with the migraine etc etc... I had to take that on board and have to accommodate her needs too, so... im back to nights. ooooooh it felt weird. there was more people around and yet it felt as quiet as it does in the mornings. that will change as the evenings stretch out and the clocks change, but for now it is as it is. the running though.. well, thats odd too, but not unexpected. I ran faster! i set off feeling lighter than when im only up 15mins, legs didnt feel like they were still under the duvet gwtting some extra REM sleep weighing me down. so much so after 2k i could feel the cold damp air starting to hurt my airway from sucking harder at the faster rate. mornings this wasnt happening as the lungs were able but legs were not. did my 8k route, and by luck decided to check the distance covered at a "waypoint" marker i use - the turning point on the 6k route, return leg of the 8k - to see how close it actually adds on to do the 8k. it should be about the 5k and it is 4.8km, yeah pretty bang on. but i notice i was only in my 23rd minute... so i pushed a bit and cracked the 25min wall for 5k! i then manged to keep that going and checked again after a few mins... keep it going, keep it going... BAM! sub 30mins for 6k! and finally - 8k in just over 40mins. absolutely nothing award winning about it, but i am feckin buzzed after it. setting a couple of 3rd fastest whatevers and 3 new segment PRs really helped it too probably wont sleep until 2am now though 🙄

what engine code is it though? as there are a couple of them - eg CAYC. its on the chassis sticker under boot carpet and in the service book

thats not muddy @olduns thats a canal!

or perhaps he meant that @MicMac is generally very good at helping out in the mk2 section but didnt on this occassion. because he was itherwise busy? and may have missed the original post.. it happens on a forum. i would like to point out it took 2 weeks to come back and moan about noone helping, after a couple of important questions to aid digital diagnostics were asked and a suggestion made on where to start looking. anyway, c'est la vie as @J.R. might say these frenchy days.. helped offered, and either ignored or whatever, meh, it wont keep me awake tonight (many other things might though...)

good morning @Deathbymilk there numerous places to check for water getting in - sunroof drains - there are 4, the front 2 running down each A pillar. run a length of thin wire down each of them the whole way to the ground to make sure they are clear. behind wheel arch liners - where the windscreen scuttle drains out - fills up with crud and blocks the outflow point. the space then fills fills up with water until it reaches the level of the bonnet release cable grommet in the fire wall and it runs on through to the cabin. door membranes - really common. if any work has been done on a door lock, speaker, window regulator etc (which at the age of even the youngest mk1 is a 90% likelihood, its a miracle if there hasnt been!) then the plastic membrane has been removed for access. Then theres a good chance it was replaced and a small gap in the sealant lets an astounding amount of water in. look for signs of water at the bottom of the door card where it meets the metal frame. door seals - if a door has shifted it might not be making full contact. rub some chalk along the seal, close the door and pour water down from the top of the door, it will wash off the chalk anywhere its getting through.

that mugjt not even be specific to the hydrogen version of that model.. but its a nice splashy headline 🙄

youre correct George, considering the guy was in it, and just wandered off while yer ma was clearly talking about it... if it was "pure coincidence" and "wasnt for public viewing yet" wouldnt you get out tell the vlogger to go **** off and stop filming?? 🤣

ive been running away since the last update, 6k, 8k... times are all hovering around 31-32mins on the 6k and 42-43 on the 8k. sleep hasnt been brilliant. waking up, and being restless while getting into bed... back to work today! ick. but i got my last 6k of January in this morning, after spending an hour during the night in Jr's room on the floor.. and the reason i pushed myself to get out... i needed the 6 to finish the 100k challenge... quite happy with it

he was briefed before we started each up hill tow that once he was moving himself again it was really important that the rope didnt touch the ground and he absolutely could not try to pass me out with the rope on and why... hes a clever little sod so he understands that "if dad is saying this is possibly dangerous and important to listen, then it really must be"

id be bringing it back to your dealer for a check then, as it clearly has something wrong, but will be under warranty still.

Hi and welcome @Technetium99m does your Kushaq have an infotainment radio system? if so does the vehicle status menu show anything?

@Wino is a generally reliable source of diagrams?

well lets try and solve it.... wgen it isnt unlocking, does it sound like the mechanism is getting power and just not operating properly, or is it just dead? the most likely failure point if its not getting power is the where the loom passes through the A pillar into the door

pretty sure it just pops off if you get something flat under the top or bottom edges. edit.... sorry i thought i was in the mk1 section, 🤣🤦‍♂️. i usually check there then the mk2.. mustve mis-tapped. anyway, i cant imagine it being much different on the mk2...

looking okay and being okay may not be the same. you really need to get a multimeter on it and continuity check them in case theres a split inside the insulation. you also really need to check the driver door one as thats got the most daily wear and also the most likely place to give an issue affecting many bits of the car.

managed to steal another cheeky bash with Senior today. we reversed the route we did the last day, and i brought a secret weapon.. it meant we got a farther than last day too. the downhill version of the dirt track.. but when you go downhill you have to go back up! and when your not quite 7 that can be hard. thus the secret weapon... a 3Tonne tow rope to get up the hill 🤣 daddy got a better work out than the distance would suggest

its a lot easier for the engine to get up to the redline in 1st and 2nd though, its not under the same resistance through the gearing, so the issue mught be much more subtle/ unnoticeable in the ose lower gears. have a look at your fuel filter..... have you recently changed fuel supplier? it has this been going on long enough to not be "bad fuel" linkable to one specific filling station?

did you count how many exposed threads were on the outer door pull cable "bolt" on the old one? nearly every time someone does this they get that step wrong (me included) and it will work twice and then stop again... too much slack or too tight and it will stop the mechanism from operating properly.

im no expert but alot of those error codes could all be down to bad earthing. theres a few earth connectors around the car, i would start there and clean them all up and make sure the connections are all solid. then start looking at the wiring looms especially where they pass through door pillars and connection blocks for breaks, grays or water damage.

try it with the maf unplugged, not just swapped over. doing that forces the car to assume a preset air flow rare and around that. it might not be "correct" but it should smooth out the rough/lumpy bits IF the maf is the problem.

goddam it, i was close!!!