Were is the back wiper switch located for VW polo's from 1997? mine doesnt seem to be working. Thanks. (I had to select Golf from the products gallery as Polo doesnt seem to be on the drop down menu.)

Hi. On the fuel tank under the rear of the car.

bring engine to TDC no1 then use some white paint to mark gears and backplate ,then it doesnt matter where the timing marks are

check the fuse for the rear wiper maybe blew when replacing it if not you have a short also check the rear wiper switch make sure working correctly

disassemble door and reattach lock rod

hi from uk check the main lead from battery+positive to the starters solenoid is secure ? also there is a thin wire that also connects to solenoid on a terminal of its own this is the solenoid energizing wire that works starter when key start position is selected if all above is ok? then use a jump lead and connect one end to battery negative post then the other end of lead to a suitable earth point on engine ? then try starting? if it works/starts ? you have a bad earth connection to engine from battery negative lead check the earth lead connection at point on engine is clean/secure ? it usually is secured by bolt at point where engine and transmission connect ? hope this helps?

you need to keep filled with washer soloution to help prevent freezing in the bottle

Blown fuse!

Consult your Car Owner manual to locate where the Fuse Box is located: Check the appropriate fuse(s) for the appliances in your car that are not working - I suspect that the AirCon, RearWiper and Fog lights are sharing the same fuse as it would be extremely unusual to have 3 separates fuses blown at the same time. ps. The Polo usually has some spare fuses in/near the Fuse Box.

Hi Paul, Most of these gearboxes were almost identical for vw during the those years, some manuals are available free from this site
http://carservicemanuals.blogspot.com/search/label/Volkswagen
Hope it will help you out.
Dave

try disconecting the battery completely for about 30 minutes you may get lucky and not have blown the computer. You may also want to change the fuses anyways , sometimes they look good but are still bad.