Hi Guy's, yesterday i bought myself a 320d touring a 05' on a 54 plate and have found a couple of faults. I will deal with the rear wiper first it is not working using the stalk the front wipers and washers are all ok the rear when you push it the wash has worked twice in about 50 attempts and when it did work the wash ran for quite a while after i had released the stalk, the wiper has attempted to wipe once or twice to wipe with no joy. The fuses are all ok when i open the back window and check the more is is as if the motor has attempted to wipe but only a small amount and i must say that with the window open i have tried to move the wiper arm as it is free of the motor and it is very and i mean very stiff/.tight ??? any ideas thanks in advance for ant help cheers Phil

I have a 05 plate 320d and exactly the same thing has happened to mine. Are they easy to swap? Is it the motor or the arm failing?

Very easy job to swap...

If the fuses and relay are ok then the motor is failing or some other restriction such as tightness at the spindle.

Hi Guy's sorted mine out thanks. the problem was the spindle/shaft that goes through the back window it was seized ! open the window and take hold of the wiper arm and turn the arm so as to wipe the back window you should be able to do with a slight resistance, if unable to remove from the glass (easy ) and spend some time freeing the spindle with wd40 when you have done so grease the spindle and rebuild job sorted *************** i will now do this once or twice a year to keep it free *********** if you are not careful and break it the cost of a new one is £62

easy way to check your wiper motor is to lock the latch in the boot lock by simply pressing the latch down and then you can activate the rear wiper to check if the motor is ok or U/S Dont forget to align the pin from the arm back into the hole on the disk on the motor cheers Phil