Mad Headlight Washer Wipers

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:35 pm

From what I read the sprayers on the headlights should work every tenth time I use the main sprayers.?

But on my car the headlight sprayers always spray when you use the main washers and spray constantly for about 30 secconds!!!!!

Has anyone else sufferd this and how do i fix it!?

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:43 pm

Yup... happened on mine. Just disconnected them! Grrrrrrr!

Sorry, I'm of no help.

Could be the controller module that fastens to the side of the washer resevoirs... might be faulty.

Giles.

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:21 pm

The headlamp washers are entirely controlled by the right hand headlamp wiper motor. Does this wiper work?

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:24 pm

My wipers didn't work, but still allowed the washers to squirt for an extended period of time... tried sorting it out, but as it wasn't high on my list of priorities I never got round to fixing it before I sold the car...

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:37 am

I had the same problem - wipers didn't work and washers squited loads of water every time I washed the screen. It got worse though, and headlight washers squirted water all the time the ignition was on!!!

So I changed the relay on the washer reservoir and that's cured it a bit - one of the wipers even works now. It could be that a seized wiper caused the relay to fail but I'm not sure.

Everything is disconnected on mine at the moment as I've taken the wipers out to overhaul them as in this article:

http://www.totalbmwmag.com/HandsOn/TechAug01.PDF

Good luck!!

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:40 am

Where can you buy headlight wiper blades from...? Is it dealer only?

Giles.

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:34 am

Pretty sure I've seen them on ECP or GSF (can't remember which) as well....

Post Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:43 pm

Well i fixed it, just rebuilt the drivers wiper motor and now it works properly

I got new blades form the dealers, about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£4 a piece