Intermittent wiper problem

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  1. LordNikon New Member

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    Ok, so let me see if I can describe this well enough, I suspect it's a relay problem but looking for some help/ideas before going in and switching things around

    So, my wipers work perfectly fine when moving the stick down or when setting it to speed 1 or 2, when setting the wipers to intermittent I get 1 sweep then nothing, when I adjust the time delay up to increase the delay, nothing, when I decrease the delay, I get 1 sweep then back to nothing. Any ideas?

    Any help would be much appreciated.

    Oh, also, I'm not sure if my golf is a mk4 or mk5, not sure how to identify the difference, it's a 53 plate 2l TDI
     
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  3. Stewy

    Stewy Paid Member Paid Member

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    Either relay or a stalk problem I am sure there is a faq on fuse box and relay guide somewhere
     
  4. LordNikon New Member

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    That was my train of thought too, I'll have a look into the stalk disassembly, not something I've ever done before, relays are easy enough though
     
  5. MUSHY 16V

    MUSHY 16V Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    Dose it has smart wipers ?
    Easy tell as it will have a sensor on the windscreen next to the mirror
     
  6. LordNikon New Member

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    No, there are no sensors on the windscreen that I can see
     
  7. rubjonny

    rubjonny Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    maybe check the relay for it, its the double width one on the fusebox. if someone has put the smart wiper relay in then that could explain why they dont work?
     

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