Is it the windscreen washer motor?

first thing to check is the intermittent relay which actually does the switching on and off and should be behind the dash (I think). This relay normally clicks on for a second or two to start the wipers then they park themselves and wait for another 'pulse' from the relay.

Hope this helps!

are u taking the ps?

what has the screen washer pump motor got to do with the electronic control for intermittent wipe????

btw, a brand new washer pump for a punto i sorted was 8quid from a independent shop.

Well I did say I'm not a techie! Translate that as I know nothing about cars. I have not doubt Nissan are taking the p*ss and whilst I know nothng about cars I know when I'm being screwed for over £200 for what is probably the most expensive part they can order from Japan or wherever they insist it comes from.

To Radar - thanks for the suggestion about the relay.

chas

Dunno the Micra, but most have an external timer unit which does the delay. It will probably contain a relay which might just have dirty contacts - if you can get inside the unit.

I'd be more inclined to believe they'd diagnosed a dodgy "wiper" rather than "washer" motor.....