window wipers

[jimbobjimmy]

They have apprantly packed up on my new E30 touring

Are there any common faults i can look at 1st does anyone know?

Thanks

[darkchild]

Worth checking the spindle for wear. Remove the plastic vent in the scuttle above the motor and if there is lots of play when moving the wiper arms its knackered.

Could also be the wiper relay in the fuse box (the long rectangle one) but this usually causes problems on intermittent sweeps and the wipers not returning to their rest position.

[jimbobjimmy]

cheers ill check both when i collect the car saturday.

How much will the new spindle set me back do u know?

Thanks

[darkchild]

cheers ill check both when i collect the car saturday.

How much will the new spindle set me back do u know?

Thanks

You're probably best putting an ad in the wanted section for a decent used motor (I think Chris-W had one on his website iirc). The relay is stupid money new (about £40) but £1 from a scrappie.

[jimbobjimmy]

or 5 finger discount! not being funny but i dont think id pay for a relay from a scrapyard! lol

Never seen an E30 in the scrappys near us though tbh

[darkchild]

or 5 finger discount! not being funny but i dont think id pay for a relay from a scrapyard! lol

Never seen an E30 in the scrappys near us though tbh

I'm far too honest. Or Stupid!

[Simon]

Moving to the tech section.

[touringandy]

jimbob was the touring on ebay recentlythat ended other day ?

[jimbobjimmy]

yes mate...why?

[touringandy]

was gonna buy it how is it ? but bids on somethink else instead

[jimbobjimmy]

that always shits me up when people say things like that.As if they have gone to se it and its a nail lol

Collecting saturday mate.he emailed today saying the wipers had packed up so hes putting £40 worth of fuel in for me for the cost of the wiper repair.....Nice of him i thought

[touringandy]

sorry fella didnt realise you hadnt seen it just recognised the av that all looked ok in just little things to do to get a1 isnt it hope it goes well i only wanted it for a couple of bits an then i was gonna put it on here for bits .

[jimbobjimmy]

good job ive saved it then! lol

realy im after a cheap run around but if it gets through an mot ok ill prob spend a bit of money geting it looking nice.

nicer interior/lowered/nice alloys either bbs or alphina reps/clear indicators and side repeaters etc etc

[touringandy]

hooked already buy the sounds of it have you got a shopping list for it like mine lol

[Brianmoooore]

There's no common fault that kills the wipers completely, so you'll have to do some testing when you get the car.
If it is the 'relay' in the fuse box, cars with intensive wash/headlamp wipers use a different one to cars without.

[SHAZ1]

Hi do you know the part number for the one with the headlight wipers??
thanks

[jimbobjimmy]

i think i can make out that mine has headlamp wipers,will they work while the windscreen wipers work and when i have the lights on or just when i was the windscreen and have my lights on like my old cav gsi...

[darkchild]

i think i can make out that mine has headlamp wipers,will they work while the windscreen wipers work and when i have the lights on or just when i was the windscreen and have my lights on like my old cav gsi...

If its a typical E30 they probably stopped working in about 1992.

[Brianmoooore]

i think i can make out that mine has headlamp wipers,will they work while the windscreen wipers work and when i have the lights on or just when i was the windscreen and have my lights on like my old cav gsi...

I can assure you that the electronics on BMWs has very little in common with that on a Cav gsi!
The headlamp wipers and washers on an E30 should work every fifth time that the screen washers are used when the lights are on.
If they've never been serviced, there's a good chance that the output shafts of the wipers have seized in their bush bearings by now. A good clean up and re greasing and they will be good for another ten years or so.