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spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4480

Try replacing the stalk. Not too expensive or hard to do. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

11th Jan 2023 1:20pm

jpboost

Member Since: 13 Apr 2021
Location: Gatwick
Posts: 374

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

I know it sounds weird, but have you got anything 'plugged in' to the cigarette lighter?

The reason I ask, is that my wipers were behaving very strangely last Sunday.

They were switched off at the stalk, but were stuck 'on' at normal speed. Moving the stalk to high speed worked, and they sped up, but both off and intermittent (at the stalk) resulted in the wipers being 'on'.

I was charging my son's ipad via the cigarette lighter socket at the time. Once I removed the charger from there, it all went back to normal. I was so surprised by this, I pulled over and rechecked it all. And yes, it was entirely repeatable.

Whether this is just a feature of the electronics, or perhaps the earth on my wiper system is not perfect and is somehow earthing via the lighter socket... I've not yet checked.

Hope that may be of help!

mine's a 2014 Puma, so may or may not be the same!

11th Jan 2023 1:27pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

Quote:
perhaps the earth on my wiper system is not perfect and is somehow earthing via the lighter socket... I've not yet checked.

Almost certainly this, I'd say. Darren

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11th Jan 2023 1:41pm

TamarBlue11

Member Since: 25 Sep 2020
Location: England
Posts: 213

That is an interesting fault! Just checked and nothing plugged in so going to get a stalk ordered and swap that out and see what happens.

Cheers

11th Jan 2023 2:50pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16879

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Was it a Britpart park switch?

It is possible that the new park switch has also failed, or that the grease in the motor gearbox is so gungy that it has caused the new park switch to stick.

11th Jan 2023 3:20pm

TamarBlue11

Member Since: 25 Sep 2020
Location: England
Posts: 213

Nah not bridpart luckily. Wonder if its worth trying the stalk first as that seems alot easier to replace then pulling the wiper motor or doing the switch again!

11th Jan 2023 6:20pm

TamarBlue11

Member Since: 25 Sep 2020
Location: England
Posts: 213

Plot thickens... fitted a new wiper stalk no difference so can't be that.

However have noticed that wipers do stop and operate properly when the ignition is on just not when the engine running. Not sure what that could mean??

14th Jan 2023 2:22pm

TamarBlue11

Member Since: 25 Sep 2020
Location: England
Posts: 213

After some thought think I'm going to try a new motor and see what happens. Don't want to open the dash up again and not have one ready.

Has anyone got any recommendations on what repair kit to get? I may as well swap it all out I think.

15th Jan 2023 7:38pm

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