timrud

I have just noticed that the intermittent wiper on my car is not very intermittant at all

Now either I'm being a total spoon, or its not working right?

If I click the wiper onto the setting it wipes once. Then won't do it again unless I change the speed. But even then it will only do it once. If I move the stalk so it is doing the back window too, it occasionly makes the front work.

I have tried it on every speed setting and nothing. Another thing I have noticed is if you have the wipers on, they stop when I stop. Now I've only tried the intermittant when I'm parked up, since when I'm driving the screen gets so I can't see before it wipes. Maybe it doesn't work when your parked up?

Anybody any ideas? Is this a common fault?

Oldskoolrules

Is your model fitted with Rain Sensors ?? ie , when you look at the top of the screen ( from the outside ) where the rear view mirror is located is there a kind of box fitted ??

If so then " 1 click up " on the stalk will be the " auto " setting and will only wipe the screen when the sensor is sufficiently covered in water .

All Mk5 Golf fitted with rain senitive wipers will stop wiping the screen constantly when you are stopped and switch to Auto and then resume a normal wipe when you set off again if I remember correctly .

timrud

Right! When I go outside I'll have a look!

I have had the window covered with water and they didn't wipe though...

Might do a few tests with buckets of water

Oldskoolrules

LOL - you'll be surprised at how little water makes it up as far as the sensor compared to the amount on the part you are " trying " to look through !!! - shite idea / location for the sensor tbh

timrud

Will it be obvious its a rain sensor when I'm looking at it?

Oldskoolrules

Something like this ;o)

http://www.volkswagen.com/vwcms/mast...sor.index.html

timrud

Top bombing, nice one

timrud

Right I deffo have rain sensative wipers. They just don't work very well! Anything I can do the help them?

Oldskoolrules

Not as far as I know mate . The auto wipers have always been shite on VW as it almost has to be pissing down for them to register that it's raining . On my old GT Sport 170 I just used to forget the auto function and just use the next click up on the stalk to put them on " Normal Intermittant " as they were more trouble than they are worth . Somebody on a specific VW forum may be able to advise on a fix though ??

timrud

Nice one, if the general feeling is they are crap I'll leave it at that!! Is the turbo on the 170 the same as the 140 do you know??

Oldskoolrules

Not got a clue mate I just drove the fucker LOL

I would imagine so though - Expect the extra " go " was down to Engine management TBH - did go well for a standard diesel " smoker " though