Position of wipers

Jollyjoiner

Jollyjoiner

Senior member
 Chesterfield
Right i'm new to all this Z malarky.
Can someone tell me how their wipers sit when they switch them off ??
Mine seem to go right down and then pop back up a little so you can see them from inside the car, is this the norm ??

Cheer JJ
 
No, that's the first sign of impending doom for the wiper motor :wink:
It's not that bad but you will need to remove the motor and clean up the "park" contacts, happened to mine couple of weeks ago & is fairly common-do a search on here & you should find a how to guide.
Regards
 
Was just about to start a thread about this, Mine seem to obstruct my view sometimes and if im on the motorway it can be quite bad now and again they sit properly, does this mean i need a new Motor for the wipers?
 
Usually a clean up gets them working ok again, it's just the internal grease withing the motor getting where it shouldn't & the stop command gets lost/diluted
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1115530-Fix-walkthrough-for-faulty-wipers
Try this for size
 
I've just had a look at a thread on here on how to do it, looks nice and easy :)
I best get mine done myself, can't be arsed to have a 150 mile round trip with the cost of fuel to try and get it done under the 3 month warranty I got with the car
 
It's not a huge job, think it took me a couple of hours including tea drinking & cleaning the area around the motor
Get yourself a wiper puller though as I wouldn't have fancied my chances without one.
Regards
 
I think others have managed without one but it's probably easier to take the engine out......
Regards
 
Smartbear said:
I think others have managed without one but it's probably easier to take the engine out......
Regards
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:rofl: hahaha i'll see how it goes, I might even have an hour or two and make a puller in the garage :P
ya can't beat a good bit of tinkering. I best get under car too and pop out the drain bungs for the hood and see if their blocked :|
 
I use net curtain wire which seems to work well, curtains don't look so good crumpled on the floor though :rofl:
Seriously, the bungs themselves can be clear-it's often blocked at the top. Lower the roof & pour some water down the open bit at the sides to see if it pours out the bottom.
 
Smartbear said:
I use net curtain wire which seems to work well, curtains don't look so good crumpled on the floor though :rofl:
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:rofl: Lol
Do you go up from the bottom to clear yours ?
 
Yep, although it can be difficult getting the wire to the top sometimes, I'm sure there's a dog leg section in the drain somewhere :thumbsdown:
Couldn't clear a blockage on my car this way last time I did it & resorted to digging around from the top until I got soaking feet as it cleared!
 
Yep, roof fully lowered & pour the water in where it looks like the roof frame pivots at the sides off the car-it will run off the hood material & go down the drain compartment anyhow.
 
Arrr I see, its just that when the roof is down you seem to see bugger all and I have no Idea where to poke :?
 
I didn't mention seeing! You have to be like a marine & carry this out in complete darkness....it's not the most user friendly design
 
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