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Title: wipers..... again.
Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 13:31:37: Wipers work and give a full sweep from top to bottom but when i turn them off they rest mid screen??? Relay fault??
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Post by: Nick W on 31 January 2016, 13:38:41: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 13:31:37
Wipers work and give a full sweep from top to bottom but when i turn them off they rest mid screen??? Relay fault??

Much more likely to be the park switch in the motor.
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:01:49: Its a brand new motor changed it 3 weeks ago and all was well untill today???
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 January 2016, 14:12:30: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:01:49
Its a brand new motor changed it 3 weeks ago and all was well untill today???
Water ingress :-X
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:13:57: If it was an old rusty unit possibly.. but its literally brand new.... is there another possible cause???
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 January 2016, 14:15:50: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:13:57
If it was an old rusty unit possibly.. but its literally brand new.... is there another possible cause???
If the motor is new and the fault has returned, then clearly the motor is not the problem...
Title: Re: wipers..... again.
Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:17:43: The original motor was changed as it didnt move at all... new one fitted and happy days... untill today...
Title: Re: wipers..... again.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 January 2016, 14:21:23: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:17:43
The original motor was changed as it didnt move at all... new one fitted and happy days... untill today...
When the same thing happened to the new one... I would save some cash and get another second hand motor as you've likely bricked the new one too...

I would wager that it's shorting out in the plug or loom, either through wear or water ingress...
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:23:54: Right then... im going to drown it in WD40 right now....
Title: Re: wipers..... again.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 31 January 2016, 14:37:03: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:23:54
Right then... im going to drown it in WD40 right now....
Might be prudent to check the loom first... might even be a switch fault, but loom most likely as you would have disturbed a section of it swapping the motor out :-\
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Post by: sjc on 31 January 2016, 14:38:33: I've had this issue and it was the relay - yellow one in the engine bay box.

Does the wash/wipe behave ok? To get mine to park properly, I had to use the windscreen washers. I cleaned the contacts in the relay and it worked for a few weeks but the problem came back so I go a new relay.
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:42:53: I shall try the relay now.. hamg loose and chat amongst yourselves .. be right back :D
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:49:56: Not the yellow relay..
Title: Re: wipers..... again.
Post by: Jimbob on 31 January 2016, 14:58:09: Check the positioning as per this guide :

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=117001.0
Title: Re: wipers..... again.
Post by: Jimbob on 31 January 2016, 14:59:01: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 14:49:56
Not the yellow relay..

confirm - park doesnt work on any wipper speed setting, or on wash wipe?
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 15:00:01: Now this is a useful thread...
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 15:00:54: Parks in the middle regardless
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Post by: sjc on 31 January 2016, 15:04:28: But was ok before? Has there been any resistance to the arms moving - e.g. frosty morning ?
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 15:07:45: It was perfect before.. when i reasembled it after new motor replacement i greased up the balljoints and all went back in and worked just fine.
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 15:08:52: Think i will have to remove the entire assembly and check the nut hasnt come loose.
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Post by: sjc on 31 January 2016, 15:10:38: Quote from: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 15:08:52
Think i will have to remove the entire assembly and check the nut hasnt come loose.

Looks that way mate
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 15:34:57: Damn and blast my goggly eyes
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Post by: vauxsull on 31 January 2016, 16:22:28: Just noticed while out driving that the wipers travel further while going up and down aswell as stopping in the middle when switching off...
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Post by: vauxsull on 01 February 2016, 20:00:20: Well its all sorted now.. motor was fine.. just needed to re-align the lever on top of the motor to various markings on the casting and all is now a right bobby dazzler... thanks to all that replied to this problem and to jimbob for putting up the " how to" link....
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Post by: Jimbob on 01 February 2016, 21:00:50: good news :)