Hi Scally, did you get this sorted in the end? Would appreciate any help as i have the same problem.

Thanks

 

hundreds of answers only one fix !. which one.:*:*:*

 

Hi guys and gals, I'm obviously not the only one with wiper problems then I: my wipers work on intermittent and on speeds 1, 2 but just stop when I put them on speed three??? :* Would this possibly be a problem with the wiper stalk? Any and all help really appreciated T:

 

Invariably it's the Convenience module/Body control module (J519) under the steering wheel that's at fault. People almost always replace everything else which little success before biting the bullet and buying this dealer only module.
It contains a multitude of relays attached to a printed circuit board and controls various vehicle functions. Don't be tempted to buy second hand as the risk is you'll end up with another duffer!!!
When I bought mine from TPS it was £300 + as I have cruise control.

 

My wipers dont park in the correct position when using the washer jets, they park correctly if using the wipers on any other setting. Is this likely to be the control module as well? Also does anybody know if its possible to code the wipers to return to park when you turn the ignition off?

Thanks Sam

 

Changed relay tyco V23084, C2001 A303 this morning on the network control unit/body control unit, and all is well with the wipers now, thanks gallway1 A:

 

Hello has anyone got the item numbers for these on ebay as the ones I have found say they are for mostly BMW central locking ?

 

Yes, that's the one's that worked for me, I got two for £10,99 item 222396933769
I have a spare now, if you want it?

 

Thats great thanks for that .... I just watched the video that accompanied it so I think I will get a pair as I have two boards I can practice on one first haha

 

No worries mate, my wipers are now fine and no clicking from the board, so I hope you get yours sorted, its a little bit tight to get off the board, and they are smaller than they look, but desolder the 10 pins and wiggle/prise carefully out, then fit the new one and solder it in TADA! good luck.

 

Had an issue where my wipers were randomly acting crazy but only when I turned them on. They would stop and start a lot during the wiping action, and could hear a relay clicking on and off repeatedly under the steering wheel near my right knee (righthand drive vehicle - Australia). This clicking would occur randomly, for random periods of time, but the wipers only acted crazy if I turned them on.

Got an auto sparky to look at it, he found the body control module and pointed out the relay he thought was the problem. Left it with me to fix. He later sent me an SMS with a link to this forum thread. What a guy!

So, today I've replaced the V23084, C2001 A303 relay as suggested in this thread. Fix seems to be successful! Thanks everyone, reading this thread helped a lot. They were easy to find on eBay.com.au, but only from Chinese or European sellers. They're probably all made in China anyway, but I found a reasonable deal for one unit from France! Approximately $20 Antipodean Dineros including freight. I'll sleep better having paid $20 from France rather than $3 from China. Also probably helped some French person pay off their new T6

So some tips if you decide to replace your V23084, C2001 A303 ...

- took a couple of photos of the connectors so I could put them back in the right places
- I used pointy nose pliers to grip each connector and disconnect it
- I used a metal solder sucker to unsolder the relay
- as I went around to each pad I added a bit of solder then sucked it up
- then I used a bit of stripped wire as desolder braid, because I'm too cheap to buy the proper stuff
- the relay still wouldn't come out, so I used a slotted screwdriver to pry it off the circuit board
- be careful doing that as there's a couple of surface mount components (resistors I think) on the top side
- mostly this pulled the pins out of the relay
- which then enabled me to grip each pin with pointy-nose pliers
- hit it with the soldering iron again, and pull each pin out
- a bit more fresh solder, more sucking, more desolder braid, repeat several times

Voila! Ten clean (enough) holes to push the new relay in to! A bit of solder on each pad, check for any solder bridging, looks clean. Reconnect everything, reconnect the battery, take it for a test drive.

Everything appears to be working, and my wipers aren't acting crazy.

As an additional benefit, the drivers side door (right-hand door, Australia!) wasn't consistently locking / unlocking with the remote, but it appears to be working consistently now!

Thanks everyone!

 

Good result - I've always found it difficult to get multi-pin relays off a board. It's sometimes easiest to just destroy the component from the top of the board (I use a Dremel-type drill with a small cutting disk) to cut it up so that you can desolder it one pin at a time - but it's never easy...

 

Just wanted to add another "thank you" for this thread. Just replaced the relay on my 2008 T5 and works fine again now.

I took the old relay apart as well and found burned contacts.

I used a similar method of adding fresh solder, then using a solder sucker to remove most the solder. finally I user some braid to remove the last bits, followed by a wiggle of each pin with some pointy pliers to free them off. the relay fell out after that.

I did take the time to "tin" each hole and re-solder sucker it to clean out any from the holes.

biggest issue I had was needing 3 hands to hold the relay, solder and soldering iron to re-fit.

Thanks.

 

Can I ask where you bought the new relay from and if you have any links to it as I am having a very hard time finding the relay I need online?
Many thanks for your time
M

 

Have been following these wiper threads for 18 months or so. The wiper motor was US so I replaced that, then the intermittent went, so I put a new column switch on. Then the wipers sometimes worked as ignition switched on and took a few minutes to stop where ever they felt like. Replaced the relay in the BCU, still the same. Got in touch with VW who wanted £660 pus VAT to put a new BCU in and code to original!!! I was willing to put up with the problem after that. Anyway, bit the bullet a few days ago and bought a used unit with the same number (wasn't sure if any other later letter suffix ones would work, wasn't sure that the used one with same part no. would work either). As it happens, fitted the used unit today and all is working, no re coding required either. Happy days.

 

The problem is that Tyco no longer make a compatible part for the V23084 range, as far as I can tell. You can buy Chinese-made replacements from Ebay - see the last page of this thread:

DANGEROUS wipers - please help me ..

Hi. (T5 - T32 1.9 2007). Please help before I kill myself. I travel everyday on the M1, in the dark, and it's becoming dangerous. I have read a lot of the posts with regards to the wiper faults. A lot of them tend to be JUST related to the intermittent setting in relation to the bonnet...

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I've no idea what the quality will be like. With that sort of Chinese made part, the quality could be anything from excellent to "fit for the bin" and there's no real way to know other than by trying it and seeing if it lasts.