whoops!

[edoh]

wipers and (screen wash pump ) coming on - as soon as i turn the ignition on -
no way of turning them off! - until i turn the ignition off
unplugged the little motor from the side of the screen wash bottle under the van -
so now only the wipers staying on -
what to look for?
tried spraying wd 40 at the end of the wiper stalk - and wriggling the wires going up in that direction -
no joy so far -
ANY ideas / suggestions - would be ruddy helpful -
edoh

[mrdp]

Hi, It sounds like the switch that normally activates the washer and in turn the wipers to move a few times afterwards has stuck on / broken. or possibly the relay ? both of these parts are available from the likes of just kampers etc. I would disconnect the switch wires and see what happens . If it stops my money would be on the washer/wiper stalk by the steering wheel. If when this is disconnected they still go on with the ingintion on !!! then replace the relay.

[edoh]

thanks for the suggestion dp -
tried a new relay - which seemed to work for a minute -
then the wipers started up again on their own - paranormal or what!? -
new wiper stalk on order n i have a washer pump from brickwerks to put on too -
will let you know how it all turns out on friday -
thanks again -
edoh

[edoh]

new wiper stalk did the trick! thanks again for the heads up on that
one more thing off the list
MOT on thursday - so trying to sort out any obvious repairs in the meantime

[edoh]

and whoops again!
the van behaved fine for 2 days with it's new stalk and relay -
(fine enough to pass its mot)
and just started up again today
soon as i put the ignition on - washer pump n wipers start up -
took the (new) relay out - and they were still going!!
aieee!! eventually took out fuse 11 n 15 and the stopped -
it was orrible your honour......
a vwvan savvyfriend reckons i might need a new fusebox
surely not!!
any ideas what else i can try? - so the wipers n washer dont have a life of their own?
so far -
new washer pump - new relay - new stalk -
might it be down to the fusebox?
if so how/where can i caheck?
andmarefuse boxeseasily availablr?
yr comments as always vv welcome -

[edoh]

wish i knew how this elecktrickery worked...... dropped fuse box - wriggled wires at the back - spray of wd 40 -
seems to be working fine again for the mo -
oh well -
time to ride out in the rain n join the xmas shopping frenzy