Wiper Problems...

[strat]

I wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar and could advise....?
My wipers have a mind of their own. They come on and off when they feel like it and today simply stayed on whatever I tried. I am wondering if maybe its something I could do at home without the bother of taking it in....A relay or something?
Thanks a lot.
Kev.

[kwacker]

Mine did a similar thing until I had the wiper motor replaced! (they all do that sir - search for older posts, might be a tip/trick that might fix it with out replacing it!)

Now I can switch them off when I want.

Daniel

[spend]

You can try:

Is the relay dry, is it seated well? I had waterlogged relay once - before I sealed bulkhead grommets.

Is the connector to the motor good? - clean contacts (spade terms can come out of body of switch also...) Is there a short at the back of the plug - just give it all a bit of TLC.

***Replace parking switch under motor (most likely problem if its a well looked after example).

When its all ok wd 40 contacts then silicon seal all the switch bits to prevent water ingress.

It is possible that you have a bad relay / motor / column switch / wiring - but unlikely. I have spare switch & relay so would quickly swap out to check (relay any way).

HTH Dave

[shpub]

Look in the Bible 2 in the section on Earths. It is possible that you have a bad earth under the rad as this will cause the random problems you are talking about.

Steve
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