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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 765  |
It’s a very common fault, need to replace the park switch which is clipped to the outside of the wiper motor.
Can be done on a rhd vehicle by removing the cover on the left hand end of the dashboard. I guess you may have to take the instrument binacle out on a LHD vehicle. |
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28th Mar 2025 3:52pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17682  
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True, almost certainly a park switch failure.
On a TD5 maybe but not a Puma. On a Puma you'll have to do a fair bit more since you need to pull the n/s of the dash far enough back from the bulkhead to get to the motor. There are several "how to" threads on the forum, for example: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1034839.html https://www.defender2.net/forum/post68216.html#68216 |
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28th Mar 2025 5:26pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1878 
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I’ll just chip in with my “other” potential fault - though perhaps someone can advise if this applies to the Puma era vehicles.
On earlier cars the spindle on the wiper drive gear is held in the correct place by a ‘c’ clip. If the clip breaks or disappears, the drive gear can float in/out and this stops it engaging properly with the park switch. I think this does tend to generate a more random pattern though, so if your fault is predictable and constant that might indeed point to the park switch. However if you’re “in there” do check that the circlip is where it should be. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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28th Mar 2025 7:54pm |
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