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roel



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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
Wipers not returning to the normal park position
I have a small issue with my front windscreen wipers. They stop directely when I switch them off. What I find strange that it doesn't happen in the intermittent setting.

What can this be? Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
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StephenO



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Wiper park switch, cheap fix 2007 Defender Puma Tonga Green

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Post #464208 17th Oct 2015 10:03pm
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roel



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I was thinking about that but why does it work in the intermittent setting? Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)
Post #464220 17th Oct 2015 11:26pm
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roel



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No other reaction? So If it is the park switch why does it work in the intermittent setting? I am not convinced yet. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)
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VeeTee



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Hi Roel, most probably it is indeed the park switch, see this topic here. Cheers, Vincent
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Johnikgriff



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver
Ye mine did that. Worked on intermittent but didn't on normal. I swapped the relay (twice) first. But it was the park switch. Not to bad a fix and cheap.
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GREENI



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StephenO wrote:
Wiper park switch, cheap fix


This.
A common problem from early Ninety's and will be around forever!
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
It works on intermittent because the intermittent timer's pulse just happens to be the right duration to run one full wipe. Mine was exactly the same.
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Cold_n_Wet



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Norway 
it wasnt on mine, I changed the switch, but it was the same, in heavy rain parks correctly, but light rain it doesnt so I have to change the motor and drive Sad "Rafiki" 2007 110 STW - Rolling rebuild.
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roel



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Thanks guys, I will change it and see. Thumbs Up Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)
Post #466127 24th Oct 2015 1:59pm
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mrd1990



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Wales 2000 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Epsom Green
I just had this problem of wipers stopping instantly when switched off., it started after I changed the motor for other reasons (slow and old)..

The cause was the pin on the switch getting stuck down, this cuts the live feed when the wipers are off so there is no power for them to return to park position.. The pin on the switch was getting stuck down because the plastic housing around the pin was being pinched by hole on the gearbox housing.

Fixed by filing the hole with a few slides of a small wood file, works perfectly Thumbs Up


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jst



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 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
mine does exactly the same, where is the switch please? MPN anyone? Cheers

James
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Post #471411 10th Nov 2015 8:54pm
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