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Jul 5, 2014 | 07:32 PM

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oneOFwhat

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From: Jersey

how about that, I did get the picture up

Jul 5, 2014 | 08:00 PM

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avt007

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From: Langley BC

Yes, that fuse is #22, a 30 amp that powers the wiper motor. I would pull both relays, plug another 30 in and see what happens. Then plug each relay in one by one.

There's only two things that will cause your problem though- a shorted wiper motor, or a wire shorted to ground somewhere.

BTW, wiper off is the wiper stalk all the way down.

Last edited by avt007; Jul 5, 2014 at 08:10 PM.

Jan 24, 2015 | 02:29 PM

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montypeek

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tyasco

Hi,

Brand new to the forum, but gotta say you guys rock! My wife's 04 XJ8 wipers failed on one of the rainiest days we've had (go figure!). I googled the issue and your thread came up. I went to her office where the car was, checked the fuse, but not blown. Switched the relays and wipers worked! Had to go to Jag dealer for a new relay, since I didn't want to wait for shipment of one from a web dealer. Not too bad, ended up costing just over $10.

For reference on 2004 XJ8, fuse box with the wiper electronics is under hood on passenger side. Fuse is #26 (40A), relay is LJA6707AA. Dealer replacement number for relay is 02C234433.

I apologize if I am posting this question in the wrong section. I have similar wiper motor problem with 2002 xj8. Swapped relays as recommended in previous post - also solved my problems. Here is a stupid question? If one of the relays is bad - what system function are being disabled? After simply switching relay everything seems to work fine. Out of sheer curiosity, I moved relays back - and sure enough the wiper motor again did not work. This would eliminate any simple contact issue. I did purchase a new relay to replace the bad, but honestly I'm not sure what problem the new relay is correcting?

Jan 24, 2015 | 05:17 PM

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retromotors

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Originally Posted by montypeek

...... I did purchase a new relay to replace the bad, but honestly I'm not sure what problem the new relay is correcting?

That is entirely dependent on your location, and also somewhat on your mechanical background and/or education.

example:
I'm from Mississippi, and I would call it "the Perversity of Inanimate Objects", whilst most of my fellow Mississippians would just file it under "sh** happens!"

On the other hand, a little further southwest in the New Orleans area, it would be almost universally logged under "bad juju".

Last edited by retromotors; Jan 24, 2015 at 05:19 PM.

Jan 24, 2015 | 06:16 PM

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dave308

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From: Piney Flats,TN

your owners manual will show Fuse Placement and what each one does :-)

Oct 10, 2018 | 06:22 PM

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Chrisb22

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From: South Carolina

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Originally Posted by FactoryJaguarTech

What is the message? It may just need some tweaking - Your computer that is.

Norcal: That was going to be my first suggestion to swap relays - common problem, but you beat me to it.
Also make sure the nut that holds on the wiper arm is tight. They come loose and will make you think the wipers not working again. They are but just not moving the arm.

Thanks to you. I got mine working again. The nut was loose, so tightening it up was the fix!