Fabia refuses to start or talk!

[Crikeybill]

Hi All

I own a 2002 Fabia 1.9 SDI, I love this car, it has had it's faults over the years but I'm loathed to give up on it.

The wipers died last Thursday, so changed the fuse, well swapped the rear wiper fuse for the front wiper fuse...then a day later put in a fuse for the rear wipers. The rear wipers then wiped at a snails pace, but worked and allowed to rest until Sat morning....this is when the major problem commenced.

My Fabia will now not start, it seems to be an electrical problem but my little Fab refuses to talk to the pc once plugged in so i have no idea as to what is wrong,,,, a relay has been replaced and still it will not start...it seems the onboard computer may need to be sent away...any suggestion or solutions much appreciated

Many thanks

Ruth

[blankczechbook]

slow wipers is normal when they get rusted up..

strip and regrease is one option, main dealers would just replace the wiper mechanism..

not starting and not connecting to diagnostics.. presume main electrical contacts are clean and not oxidized... ? would look for earthing problems as a first call.

not yet a diagnostic problem... still a more basic electrical problem i reckon.