Hi all, i know there are lots of threads but i am finding it hard to figure out which one fits me!

my wipers started going a bit crazy not turning off a couple of months ago. I pulled out the relay, left it, put it back in and all seemed ok.

but they have started going funny again.

they come on randomly, normally after i have to use them they come on and stay on, but do stop part way across screen, then will randomly start moving etc etc.

which made me think it is the spindles problem and they need greasing.

I am going to unplug rear wiper this afternoon just to toally rule that out, but i dont think it is to do with that, putting rear one on doesnt seem to have any effect on fronts and it behaves normally?

the only reason i am not sure if it is the spindles is that when i started car this morning the wipers were parked ok last nigth but as soon as i turned the key they started going? and the whole pull the relay, put back in seemed to fix it before?

what do you guys think? i am due an MOT by 6th July so need to crack on and sort this weekend, I am workign today but going to try and go to scrappy and see if i can find something to pull a relay out of?

do you know what other models have the same 377 relay? passat? bora? etc?

Allan

You need to go by the part number on the relay, around £30 last time we got one. Your problem is likely to be the wiper motor, going on past experience of Octavias.