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Posessed wipers

Post by perry444 » Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:40 pm

Hi guys,
Started having intermittent problems with my windscreen wipers starting up for no reason (dry weather)


I do have a raineX treatment on windscreen

Any clues?
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by thepits » Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:46 pm

Your car is psychic - well, it's bound to rain eventually :rofl:
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by obewan » Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:49 pm

I assume you mean on the auto setting?
Condensation on windscreen in area of sensor, or a faulty sensor?
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by perry444 » Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:51 pm

psychic yeah could be....

Didn't know I had an auto setting,how,what where?

All I know is im driving along on a sunny day and "PRESTO !!!" Wipers come on.
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Post by DumfriesDik » Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:55 pm

On mine, knock the wiper arm up one for auto, another notch for slow continuous and once more for fast continuous.

Neat trick on a sunny day, but thats not annoying at all :evil:
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by obewan » Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:00 pm

Auto setting is one click up from 'off' on the wiper stalk.
The sensor is in the housing behind the rear view mirror.
I assumed all Zeds had them but could be wrong - there will be a small 'window' in the center when looking from outside
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by perry444 » Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:09 pm

Thanks guys i'll look into it more tomorrow

also got the excorcist coming............
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Post by DumfriesDik » Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:14 pm

perry444 wrote:also got the excorcist coming............
If that fails try Gideon's Bible! Or does just work for warts?! :fuelfire:
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by srhutch » Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:04 pm

More likely grease in the motor where it should not be. There is a how to on here on fixing the issue.
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by obewan » Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:23 pm

Nice one srhutch :)
couple of links to 'how to's' below
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... lty-wipers

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic ... 34&t=55535

Sounds more like it and pretty easy as well
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by thepits » Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:11 pm

DumfriesDik wrote:
perry444 wrote:also got the excorcist coming............
If that fails try Gideon's Bible! Or does just work for warts?! :fuelfire:
No they work for cars as well, just take longer :) :driving:
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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by perry444 » Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:19 pm

Ok situation is worse now (excorsism failed)

Tried all the setting I have but still they come on.

Im gonna be selling it soon,but for now.......

is there a way to de-activate the sensor without going to a dealer ,remove a fuse,or something as a temporary fix,until I can get to a dealer?

Thanks as always guys.

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Re: Posessed wipers

Post by thepits » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:56 pm

saga continued here :roll:
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