Daft Question

[perold]

Maybe I'm gonna make myself look a bit stupid here , but here goes.

 

Got in the car this morning, all frozen/snowed-up, so started the engine up whilst I went de-icing. What I didn't realise is I'd left my wipers on, and obviously they were stuck to the screen. So anyway, my passenger side wiper now moves up and down only about an inch, presumably because the nut has loosened itself - the drivers side is OK.

 

But anyway, I can't find how to get to the nut ! Unlike previous cars where the nut was usually stuck under a little flip-cover, the Z seems to have a permanent cover over the nuts.

 

What am I missing here ?

[Liam's Z]

You have tried opening the bonnet???

 

Remove the cover mate - pi55 easy

[perold]

You have tried opening the bonnet???

Ha ha - yes !

It's completely inaccessible without

[Liam's Z]

Only pulling your leg..... You need to remove what is called the Cowl cover! This is the black plastic strip that runs the whole length, covering the wiper motor. You also need to remove washer tube and wiper arm

[steve_b]

I used them once in ice and thought I had blown a fuse as they would not work.

However the next day all was good, they did not need resetting or anything it was all good.

[perold]

Sorted now. I blame the dark !

 

Totally different from what I was expecting, just flipped the little lid off with a screwdriver, was expecting the cover to hinge away as on previous cars !

 

(Not---embarassed---at---all)