Electrical

[Bilkey]

Hello,
Recently my indicators, heater fan, wiper and washer bottle have all stopped. But when I'm driving along they might all start working again properly, then stop working again. It's driving me mad, can anyone help?

[miniman]

First of all, take out the fuses and give both the ends of the fuses and the fuse holders a good clean up with some emery paper.

Then I'd be looking at the main earth points.

[Bilkey]

Hasn't worked :/

[Cerberus90]

Checked/cleaned the connections at the fusebox?

I think the indicators, wipers and heater might be on the same fuse, but not sure without looking at the Haynes book.

After that, as miniman says, check earths.

[Skyedriver]

Yes, all on the same fuse on my Clubman
Ask me how I know.

Do you find when you indicate left the right one comes on?
The heater doesn't work
The wipers work slowly and control the flash rate of the indicators?

[Orcadian]

If it's a block of four fuses for the box and you have done as suggested and cleaned all of the fuse ends (and checked them for continuity) and the receptacles they clip into, then you could also check the spade terminals connected to each fuse - they might need cleaning and giving a gentle 'nip' with a pair of pliers to tighten them up before re-fitting them to the spades. After that you are down to checking each circuit for continuity and presence of battery voltage and zero resistance earths. Time consuming, I know but the only way to be certain.

[Bilkey]

Hello,
Cheers for the help, i tried all suggestions and they still didn't work. I then replaced the fuses and it all started working. Glad it's working now

Cheers Bilkey

[Skyedriver]

Ha Ha
Knew I shouldn't have said anything...
Last night after being under the bonnet at the clutch and horn wiring.

Horn button - LH indicator
Heater switch - Both indicators
Wipers - nothing
Pulled all the spades off the fuse box and started again
One green wire with a dodgy terminal not sure what it was as when disconnected it didn't stop anything working but put a new terminal on anyway.

Aren't minis brilliant

[Bilkey]

Haha they are