Simon@minispares.com
94 posts
Joined: 08/09/2004 21:32:29
Location: fdgfghgfjgj United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Park switch
Sounds like the park switch has packed up, its mounted on the side of the wiper motor, part number 520160A. Cheers
Posted: Mar 18, 2006 09:40 PM
Peter
3 posts
Joined: 19/07/2006 22:53:06
Location: Steyning United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Wiper parking switch
Thanks for the suggestion but there doesn't seem to be an issue with the wipers actually parking themselves, it just happens when you try to turn them on?
Posted: Oct 29, 2008 10:19 AM
michael
79 posts
Joined: 02/03/2007 23:58:38
Location: Carpi Italy
windscreen wipers parking switch
hi everybody.
have a problem with my wipers not returning to park positio after i switch them off.
also rev counter and headlights not working.
controlled all the fuses and relays all ok.
changed the park switch with a new one .
still the same problems.
my mini is a 1989 mini mayfair 1989.anybody have any ideas''?
kind regards cristiano italy
Posted: Jun 29, 2015 11:32 AM
David
1 posts
Joined: 10/07/2014 17:27:24
Location: Bradford United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Rev counter wire goes down to the distributor, are the headlight wire connections nearby? and this area could have been disturbed.
Posted: Jul 13, 2015 06:09 PM
Peter JB
Joined: 04/08/2021 23:35:12
Location: Red Deer Canada
Wiper motor park switch installation?
You know, this part looks like an easy fit...but it isn't! It should just slot in and be retained by the clip on the bottom...I have a new one and despite my best efforts, it isn't installed and I now have two additional problems. The plastic body itself is now starting to separate...and the clip underneath also now comes off/detaches. Is there an easier way to install this infernal little swine of plastic? This should be easy...Peter.
Posted: Jul 21, 2022 10:25 PM
taffy1967
1783 posts
Joined: 27/09/2006 18:58:07
Location: Rhondda-Cynon-Taff United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Re:
Dodgy fuse, the motor needs greasing or the park-switch is packing in perhaps?
Posted: Oct 21, 2009 12:02 AM
The fault could also be with the wiper motor park-switch and that's mounted behind the wiper motor. Mini Spares sells new park-switches, plus a replacement wiper plug and part of the loom if required.
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 02:48 PM
dodgy fuel gauge
Yes all post 1985 Minis were inflicted with the Nippon Seiki gauges, but the first thing to check is the fuel tank sender spade connections. Clean the terminals with some emery cloth and short the wires together with a paper clip. Then with the ignition on the fuel gauge should read full.
The only bother I've encountered with the Mini fuel gauge was when my sisters 1992 Mini British Open Classic LE insisted on reading full all the time.
I discovered that the wiper motor park-switch was to blame and her wipers had stopped parking themselves for some time. The park-switch runs on the same circuit as the fuel and temperature gauges and that park-switch can cause a short circuit which upsets the gauges.
I also found that if I sprayed WD40 at the rear of the wiper motor (on to the park-switch), the fuel gauge would then read correctly for some time. But replacing the park-switch cured the problem once and for all.
I had a similar problem on my Mini when my wipers stopped parking themselves, but I just kept getting a blown fuse until I replaced my park-switch.
Posted: Dec 14, 2007 12:41 AM
Erratic rev counter
Is it anything specific that's switched on, like say the windscreen wiper? Or doesn't it matter and anything electrical affects it?
I'd check the coil connections and the fuse box too, because it could just be a bad connection or a slight short circuit.
Another favourite is the wiper motor park-switch, so does your wipers park by themselves when switched off? If they don't or are temperamental, then replace the wiper motor park-switch, because that little bleeder causes electrical mayhem when it fails and the rev counter runs on the same circuit.
Well I suffered a blowing fuse on my Mini and my late father (who was an electrician) failed to find the cause and the only way he could stop it blowing was to isolate my rev counter by removing it's spade terminal from the fuse box.
I hadn't realised that even though my wipers had stopped parking by themselves that the two could be connected. So once I replaced my park-switch, I was then able to reconnect my rev counter again and not suffer a blown fuse.
Similar thing happened on my sisters Mini, but as she didn't have a rev counter, her fuel gauge just constantly red full (even when it wasn't) until the park-switch got replaced.
Non injection Mini wiring is pretty simple, but it's just working out what's causing the problem and sometimes it can be something else that's to blame.
Posted: Oct 09, 2007 08:19 PM
The lack of twin speed could be a fault with the park switch, or with the column stalk itself.
Posted: Nov 09, 2008 06:18 PM
Wiper Motor limit Switch
Wiper Motor Park Switch link
Posted: May 09, 2008 03:00 PM
Wipers 2nd speed not working
Posted: May 09, 2008 03:02 PM
Do your windscreen wipers park themselves. Because a faulty short circuiting wiper motor park-switch can mess up the gauges as it runs on the same circuit.
Posted: Aug 25, 2009 02:10 AM
Just replace the wiper motor park-switch for now. Its that plastic unit attached to the rear of the wiper motor. You can also buy a replacement park-switch plug and part of the wiring loom from Mini Spares if required.
Either way a faulty park-switch can cause all manor of electrical faults.
Posted: Jul 21, 2009 01:20 AM
Problems with fuel and temp guage
Do your wipers park by themselves? If not replace the wiper motor park-switch, which you will find attached to the rear of the wiper motor unit.
The reason for this is because that park-switch can and does cause short circuiting when it fails and it runs on the same circuit as the instruments. I myself once suffered a regularly blowing fuse when my park-switch failed, but my sisters old Mini suffered a misreading fuel gauge.
Both problems were corrected once the park-switches were replaced.
As for the voltage stabiliser, well the other problem is later Nippon Seiki gauges don't have replaceable voltage stabilisers attached to the rear of the clocks as did the older Smiths Insturments.
So if there isn't a voltage stabiliser present, you'll probably have to replace the actual gauges. Or you could try getting in touch with Speedy Cables of Swansea to see if they can repair them for you?
Posted: Dec 29, 2007 04:53 PM
Martin
2 posts
Joined: 15/04/2008 12:59:07
Location: Normanton United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Hi, I just fitted a new wiper rack, wheel box and park switch, but the fast speed isn't working, nor are the wipers parking, they stop as soon as they are switched off. Is it likely to be the plug from the loom that is at fault? I cleaned it the best I can, but I can still see rust in the terminals, and I had a hell of a job getting it out of the park switch when removing the motor. I see there's none of the plugs in stock in the shop, so where would I get one if that's the problem? The car is a 1995
Posted: Apr 18, 2008 11:59 AM
Barry Brown
511 posts
Joined: 23/06/2008 12:08:31
Location: New Barn United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Intermittent Wiper Not Working
Hi,
The self park is regulated by a small white plastic unit clipped onto the motor above the gear/cam housing. It has a small plastic peg that only allows the circuit to be broken once the power has been removed by the switch and the wipers are in the 'at rest' position. These only take about 8-10 years to wear out and are fairly easy to replace. you need to get a new park switch from a lucas parts supplier though.
try this if it's the same as yours. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-WIPER-MOTOR-PARK-SWITCH-GENUINE-LUCAS-PART-/170651259333
my guess is that the wiring for the intermittent control aslo goes through this so may be affecting it. the contacts do get quite cruddy so try reseating the connector first before buying new parts.
i don't understand the query about spring loaded setting. this is a flick wipe that should give you one wipe only and again, if the contacts or switch are shot then i wouldn't expect it to function properly.
Hope that helps, Barry
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 05:12 PM
Tim
1849 posts
Joined: 18/10/2004 09:40:59
Location: Bournemouth United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Wiper motor
Actually, it sounds as though the self-parking switch may be misbehaving. This is the gadget that keeps power to the motor until it hits the right point, then it switches off. If that is stuck, then the wipers will run for ever.
Posted: May 21, 2010 07:57 AM
Jake Holmes
172 posts
Joined: 14/02/2009 21:39:11
Location: Walton on Thames United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Windscreen wiper motor
By the sounds of it this could just be that the park switch ( a little plastic switch that clips to the back of the motor) is faulty. This is quite common and would cause the wipers not to return to the start on the flick wipe. Could also cause them not to turn off. Try replacing that before condemning the motor.
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 07:31 PM
electrical maladies
Do your windscreen wipers park by themselves? If not replace the wiper motor park-switch (located on the rear of the motor unit) because when it fails it can cause a short circuit and blow the main fuse box fuse your having problems with.
Posted: Oct 03, 2008 04:59 PM