ibizalandy said:

Hi, my wipers will only turn on if you go to speed 2. If you then turn back to speed 1 they work. Also the single wipe lever down won't work at first, but once you've used the wipers, it will work for a few minutes, then nothing. It does not have an intermittent function, only the single wipe function.
I've cleaned the column switch unit and plug and the motor connections, but the problem persists. I'm wondering if it's the motor brushes.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

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Brown said:

I've found that peculiar symptoms like this can be remedied by replacing the wiper relay. Initially I spent a long time on the switch and the motor itself. However, when I investigated the wiper relay it fell to pieces in my hands. It's considerably more than a relay inside and has a little printed circuit board in there too. This initially happened at the end of 2013, a new wiper relay in early 2014 seemed to sort it out. The same symptoms returned in mid 2020 and I solved them in the same way.

Th fact that the wipers come on sometimes suggests that the motor's OK and not burned out yet, so it's something in the switching. If it's not the column switch, the wiper relay could be the culprit.

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Dippypud said:

Have you checked the contacts at the switch ?

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tottot said:

Grab the wipers in your hand and give them a wiggle, they should move with ease [ there will be some slop in the system] If stiff spindle rods a bit seized and can give symptoms you have.

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Brown said:

I've found that peculiar symptoms like this can be remedied by replacing the wiper relay. Initially I spent a long time on the switch and the motor itself. However, when I investigated the wiper relay it fell to pieces in my hands. It's considerably more than a relay inside and has a little printed circuit board in there too. This initially happened at the end of 2013, a new wiper relay in early 2014 seemed to sort it out. The same symptoms returned in mid 2020 and I solved them in the same way.

Th fact that the wipers come on sometimes suggests that the motor's OK and not burned out yet, so it's something in the switching. If it's not the column switch, the wiper relay could be the culprit.

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ibizalandy said:

Hi, where is it? Is it one of the two behind the clocks or in the fusebox?
thanks

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