Hello,

I have a 2003 A4 Avant 1.9 Tdi Quattro. The wipers were working fine until a week ago when they suddenly decided to go slow - very slow.

I have tried lifting the arms away from the windscreen but that makes no difference. So I presume it is one of the following:

1. Seized linkage (seems unlikely as the problem came on suddenly, I would have expected them to get slower over time if this were the case).

2. Knackered wiper motor

3. Electrical supply problem

My plan at the moment is to find the motor and if possible disconnect the linkage to remove 1 from the list. Then I can check the voltage going into the motor.

Does anyone have any hints? Is this a well known problem? And if I need a new wiper motor any suggestions either via internet or new Newbury?