Haunted rear wiper!

Beancounter · Jan 12, 2014

Hi Guys

I'm a newbie, but hoping you can give me some advice. I'm also not in the least technical! I have a 56 plate 3 door Freelander td4 and have had a problem with the rear wiper not switching off. I can switch the engine off, take out the key, lock up and still the wiper continues. The only way to stop it is to take out the fuse. A local garage looked at it and couldn't help, but when |I collected it, the rear screen heater no longer worked, nor did the rise/fall of the rear screen when opening the tailgate. Also, when I lock it up, I get the short blast on the horn telling me that there is an open door. Any suggestions, anybody???

West Slope Rover · Jan 12, 2014

How long have you owned this motor? Do you know of its history with the previous owner?

I any case, here's what you do. Around 3 am park it away from any over head electrics and disconnect the battery. Using an EMF tri-field meter scan the motors interior, paying specific attention to the wiper area. Look for fluctuations in the magnetic field as shown on the meter. A spike can indicate the presence of a spirit. Perhaps the previous owner died of exasperation over owning such a vehicle and is damned to haunt it for eternity.

Smudge the vehicle with sage or have a local clergyman say a prayer over it and tell the spirit to go towards the light.

Brack · Jan 12, 2014

Its happened before ....the :search: function is your friend (the window by your name)

If not the above theres a couple of suggestions here
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/rear-wiper-wont-stop-111469.html

longdog · Jan 12, 2014

The wiper may not be going to the park position, usually caused by a seized cam in the motor.
The CCU will not be getting a signal from the park position microswitch, so the relay is still energised.

PlattyR56 · Jan 14, 2014

west slope rover said:
how long have you owned this motor? Do you know of its history with the previous owner?

I any case, here's what you do. Around 3 am park it away from any over head electrics and disconnect the battery. Using an emf tri-field meter scan the motors interior, paying specific attention to the wiper area. Look for fluctuations in the magnetic field as shown on the meter. A spike can indicate the presence of a spirit. Perhaps the previous owner died of exasperation over owning such a vehicle and is damned to haunt it for eternity.

Smudge the vehicle with sage or have a local clergyman say a prayer over it and tell the spirit to go towards the light.

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LandySurf · Aug 19, 2014

Is a siezed cam in the motor expensive to replace?

Haunted rear wiper!

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