Looks like others have had the same problem, but I'll add this tread as I haven't actually seen anyone say they have got a fix.

Anyway. The front wipers are dead. Symptoms started with the intermitant speed failing, then the normal speed not working, then the other day the remaining fast speed failed = no more windscreen wipers.

The rear still works so not the fuse.

Is there a relay? or could it be the actual motor itself? Being new to Sie's I'm at a loss, especially as Haynes won't touch them & the L.Porter manual I have isn't complete wrt wipers & electrics.

Any help will be gratefully appreciated.

welcome to the forum get the cinq haynes manual they are nearly the same car underneath

Hi,
The cinq manual may not be much use for the wiper problem, my cinq manual only covers the 2 speed wipers on the earlier cinq's, so a sei may have a different setup...
On the cinq the wiper controller is on the motor, no timer relay for the intermittant etc, but the sei may have had a relay cos of the 3 speeds, it might say in the handbook that came with the car...


Thanks
Paul T

Thanks to both of you for the replies. The L.Porter manual I have covers re-fitting a wiper motor for the Fiats & what you've said confirms my suspitions that there is no seperate relay. I think the motor is cream crackered.

Time to cough up for a new one...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cento ownership

The wipers are a different design from a sei and cinq so it cud b a different setup!

I went & got a new motor from the Fiat dealer - cost around 70 notes.

Figured fitting shouldn't be too difficult - I've worked on all my car engines before.

Well Fiat, you tried very hard to make it impossible to change the motor at home without removing the engine! :bang:
But Hah! I succeeded. Snow storm, grazed knuckles, swearing & all aside, but hey I have fully functional windscreen wipers in time for the MOT.