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Posted on Jan 04, 2009

I am having trouble with my '91 Miata wipers. They do not work at all on low or medium, and high makes them go, but jerkily. I am I looking at a switch, motor, what? Please help!! Jake Same Problem, wipers only work on high. Inter. and low worked the week before. I can almost hear a buzzing noise when I first switch the wipers on behind the dash. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  • cr1681 Jan 04, 2009

    Thank you! I will give it a try. I found an oil leak at the back of the motor before this started happening. I wonder if the oil messed up the motor because the leak is at the back of the motor on the passenger side. Thanks again.

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The problem is the wiper motor. I have had this problem before. The motor is located on the passenger side on the firewall. It is a easy fix hard part will be finding the right wiper motor. You need to see which direction the motor itself points (the black canister).

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