dead after changing wiper motor

Guys I took wiper motor off to replace. Thsts done but now the car won't start at all. Just makes a rat a tat a tat noise. What am I missing? Im guessing its something simple but I cant think what.

Missing earth cable? Just asking as there was one on my Disco when I changed the motors over.

Its the car itself not the wipers. They work fine now. Just wondering if theres a fuse gone as I forgot to disconnect the battery.

Sounds like the starter is at fault,
turning but not engaging???

Not an engineer just trying to help

glynnp said:

Its the car itself not the wipers. They work fine now. Just wondering if theres a fuse gone as I forgot to disconnect the battery.

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:doh: I should read slower, check fuse's & battery voltage. If they're ok, may well be starter relay or motor (not too sure on the workings of the FL's).

Battery charging. Was at 12.5v. Is there any cut off switches etc for immobiliser etc. Going to check fuses now.

All fuses including in engine bay are fine. Will wait and see if fully charged battery fires her up

Battery charged enough and fires up. Going to leave it charging now.

glynnp said:

Battery charging. Was at 12.5v. Is there any cut off switches etc for immobiliser etc. Going to check fuses now.

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What's it charging at now? 12.5 isn't enough!

i bet you kept checking the wiper action with realising that the batter was going down

Battery was fully charged before charger was removed. I did keep checking the wipers and also had drivers door open for the time I was working on it.

Another question is where to get the clips that hold the trim housing the wiper motor.

Its surprising how quickly courtesy lights will drain a battery enough to barely start, not sure what age your Landy is.. the later ones will switch them off after about 10mins of the door being open.
Check the charging voltage though as said, with the engine running it should really be high 13s with no load on, if not it could be the reason the battery isnt up to much, a failing battery could do that as well, not hold a charge for long...

As for the clips, I'm guessing stealer only...

Found the part number of DYQ000010 for the clips. I'm sure i won't be the only one who requires these at some point.

glynnp said:

Found the part number of DYQ000010 for the clips. I'm sure i won't be the only one who requires these at some point.

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Good place for getting parts