k reg e36 front electric windows stopped working

[blacke36]

Hi ,

I lowered the electric windows down while I tried to bleed the clutch slave chylinder, then I broke the bleed nipple by over tightening it on that , so lowered the car and tried to close the windows while I ordered a new part.

The windows now will not work? so I can't close them, I have checked the fuses under the bonnet and all fuses are fine, I found the window 1 and re seated It and nothing?

Then I took out the window rocker switches and played about wigging wires unplugging and re plugging in the switches and nothing? turned the ignition on and off , opened and closed all the doors?

I have had to cover up and waterproof the car & then pop an old gaziboo over it now to make sure its water tight!
Any idea's welcome

[96_323]

I take it the battery is connected properly.
Is everything else on the car working, heater, rear window demister, sunroof, stereo etc etc.

[blacke36]

Hi,
Yes all working fine , even started fine, checked stereo & interior light.
all worked fine before I jacked it up? windows were a little temptrmental before but were working ok .
Tempermental becuause sometimes they need as bit of a wiggle or even just left for 5 10 mins then worked fine

[96_323]

Did you disconnect the earthing cable when you were bleeding the slave cylinder?
Normally it would throw most of the electrics into haywire mode but it may of just affected 2 or 3 things.

[blacke36]

I didn't connect anything I could understand it more if I had

[96_323]

I there any noise out of the window motors?
Does the volt reading go lower if you try raise both windows?

[blacke36]

I did hear some noise yes briefly

I am hoping it was the sensors somewhere & now its been left stood for a week the first thing I am going to try is these windows! as I have to jack it up and change that slave cylinder today so will defo do these first and close them!

[blacke36]

bought some new blade fuses.
I am thinking I was looking for a big problem when it could be something simple
so fingers crossed, will try this at the weekend

[96_323]

When you were checking the fuses originally, did you put each one back where it came from?

[blacke36]

I did , I took it out looked at it and back in the same place firmley, so hoping it's something like an oxidised fuse or something?

praying its not a broken wire somewhere?