E39 Windscreen Wiper Problem

[Rhys Martyn Hughes]

well i was just driving down the m4, in the rain obviously and my drivers side windscreen wiper just stopped dead in the down position, luckily i was close to home so managed to "wing" it the rest of the way, any ideas what could be the problem, im hoping its just a loose connection or something going to the motor, cant afford an expensive fix

[IanIOM]

fuse? is the motor runnning?

[Rhys Martyn Hughes]

from what i understand from perusing the interweb there is 1 motor which powers both wipers, fingers crossed its just the linkeage

[IanIOM]

If the linkage has packed up,your hear the motor

[Rhys Martyn Hughes]

the motor was still powering the passenger side wiper, just not the drivers side, turns out was an easy fix though, loose bolt holding the drivers side wiper onto the linkage, tightened the bolt, wipers fixed, means im a very happy boy!!

[IanIOM]

Good to hear its back on the road,annoying fault though!

[Rhys Martyn Hughes]

yeah tell me about it, i got issues with loss of power and fuel consumption now, ive got a feeling from google that its a fueling problem, gonna get the seats up tomorrow and check the pump, work my way through everything then, unless anybody else has an idea?

[IanIOM]

Can you smell petrol? If not my guess is a lambda sensor

[Rhys Martyn Hughes]

No I cant smell petrol, had a proper look around the engine today and I can hear some sort of sucking noise coming from the inlet manifold area? Anymore ideas?