Rain sensing wipers on 2005 320i BMW do not work correctly but windex on the wind-sheild and rain-x especially where the rear-view mirror sits. Dust can give a false signal to the wipers. Oct 29, 2009 2008 BMW 3 Series. 04 325i E46 Sedan. Got the damaged windshield replaced at SafeLite AutoGlass, returned twice because wiper delay stopped working. Before the second visit, noticed the wipers delay work fine in daylight rain, however, they don't work in night time rain. Second visit replaced with BWM windshield, but still have the same problem. Visibility is essential to safe driving in a BMW. If your windshield wipers aren't working perfectly it's not just unsafe - it can be against the law in many states. We carry some of the most popular BMW wiper blades, as well as wiper motors, and other window wiper parts to help keep your BMW wipers working as BMW intended them to. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FUSE LOCATION REPLACEMENT WASHER NOT WORKING BMW E46 325I 330I 328I 320D 325D 318I 320I 316I 330d 323i 325xi 328xi 330xi 320xi 318xi. 2001 E46 M3 No Turn Sig Indicators, no wipers, no power windows, no nav/radio, no power locks, no cluster lights, locks and windows work with key in door. I am guessing K-Bus issue, I tried to troubleshoot the k-bus but dont know where to start.
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Anyway, recently I’ve found that my rear wiper has began to “not work”. When I Google for non-working E46 Touring rear wipers, the usual results is an electrical issue, but mine was different. It did work… Or should I say, tries to work. Its just very very stiff.
Opening the rear tailgate and moving the wiper by hand takes quite a bit of effort, which is obviously not right. Luckily I found this brilliant thread over on BimmerForums which explains in detail basically what I’ve just done to fix this issue.
However, I did take a slightly different approach in one area of that guide…
Firstly started off with taking a photo before I began, just for reference more than anything! Tailgate open, wiper in parked position & very stiff
Going by that guide, I got all the way to Step 8 before I encountered a problem. My wiper arm pivot entire assembly was stuck in the glass. Really badly. I was almost going to give up on it, but then fast forward to Step 12 on the guide shows removing the shaft from the assembly itself. I thought that could be worth a shot, but doing in-situ.
Which is exactly what I did. Very carefully removing the C-clip, then using molegrips to wiggle the wiper shaft back & forth while pushing from above. After a good few minutes of struggle, it eventually worked.
With the shaft out, I grabbed some emery cloth & cleaned it up a bit.
The other side of the glass, by the way, looks like this with the shaft removed.
Bmw E46 Rear Window Wiper Not Working
I then applied a ton of grease & re-fitted it. Instantly it felt better. From the struggle I had removing it, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to get it back in, but it EASILY slid right in, and I could wiggle it back & forth easily by hand now. Much better!
Bmw E46 Wipers Not Working Stuck
I re-fit everything & tested the wiper. Absolutely spot on. Of course, I didn’t finish the job without cleaning all the WD40, grease & finger-prints off the glass.
Job done.
Bmw E46 M3
Cost = zero.
Time = 45 minutes.
Sweet!