Wiper and windscreen washer problem

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Hi guys,

I had a strange problem yesterday. Whilst driving in the rain the
wipers simply stopped working and the windscreen washer spray would not
work either. I stopped and started the engine and all worked fine
again. I have however noticed that now when the wipers are set to
intermittent, some times they work fine and other times you will see
the wipers start to move a fraction for two cycles and then work at the
third attempt. The car is an E39 535i with the M62 engine.

Could it be a faulty relay? If so does anone know if it is one of the relays in the rear wheel well?

Thanks folks,

Bob.

Edited by armstrob

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armstrob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14-October-2008 Location: Dublin Ireland Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote armstrob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Wiper and windscreen washer problem Posted: 14-October-2008 at 19:52
	Hi guys, I had a strange problem yesterday. Whilst driving in the rain the wipers simply stopped working and the windscreen washer spray would not work either. I stopped and started the engine and all worked fine again. I have however noticed that now when the wipers are set to intermittent, some times they work fine and other times you will see the wipers start to move a fraction for two cycles and then work at the third attempt. The car is an E39 535i with the M62 engine. Could it be a faulty relay? If so does anone know if it is one of the relays in the rear wheel well? Thanks folks, Bob. Edited by armstrob

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Johnny conway Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14-October-2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote Johnny conway Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-October-2008 at 09:27
	same thing happened to my sis last week. eventually the wipers stopped altogether. it was a faultu relay according to the diagnosis - dunno which relay it was though. Check i out
	Brucie

armstrob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14-October-2008 Location: Dublin Ireland Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote armstrob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-October-2008 at 11:01
	Thanks for that Johnny

Andrew Rolland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Go away rain Joined: 19-August-2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 6579	Post Options Post Reply Quote Andrew Rolland Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16-October-2008 at 08:11
	My E39 did this. Every 11 months the wipers would just stop, regardless of switch position. Switch the car off, re start car and it would work. Looking thru the old service invoices from the previous owner, there was a comment on them from BMW telling him that he needed a new wiper relay and to arrange to get it fitted. By the looks of it this was never done. I'm sure I put a post on here about that when it happened to me this time 4 years ago. Andrew
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