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[catch]

Thanks for your input mjt ,

and I know if you had a Mk2 /2.5 you would be out to your car in a flash like I would ....................but thats the older generation for you. Obviously we have time on our hands but there must be at least one person out there that could take the time out to check their Gem Unit out noise wise

Well it's time to make my lunch, and the wife has me on a mission. That is finding a decent self catering apartment in Los Cristianos this November. Said I'd do it today so she can book her time off work.......................she will say ..........you have been on that forum all day haven't you.....................who me.......... whatever give you that idea?

[mjt]

[Stoney871]

Just checked the rear wiper on a mk2 and mk2.5, both make two clicks behind the dash.
One click just before the wiper moves and a second one as the wiper is moving (about a half a second between forst and second click).
I'd assume the relay closing and opening again.
Just to point you in the right direction, on my old mk1 I had the symptoms that the rear wiper would work fine when the wash button was pressed but on intermittent wipe it would stop at random places on return.
This sounds exactly like your problem and the cause that time was definitely a broken wire.

[catch]

Just checked the rear wiper on a mk2 and mk2.5, both make two clicks behind the dash.
One click just before the wiper moves and a second one as the wiper is moving (about a half a second between forst and second click).
I'd assume the relay closing and opening again.

Cheers Clive your a STAR,

that's the clicking noises I get, the relay being energised, and then nigh on instantly being de energised. Meaning the Gem is working as it is intended to do. So we can discount that, it's either a wiring loom open circuit, or a contact failing within the wiper motor housing.

[teo_st]

Hi,
I am new in this forum and I have the exact same problem. I have ford focus mk2 year 2005. This is my second car. I used to have the same focus but 2007. But I crashed it and now I am selling it ofr parts. About the problem. I have replaced the motor with the motor from my old car that is 100% working and the result is negative. The wiper stops wherever it wants to. I checked the cables in the rubber housing between the trunk and the car but everything seems to look good. The only thing that left is the build in "indestructible" relay. I someone has any suggestions please tell me I will try to fix it. I am sorry for my bad English.

[Stoney871]

Definitely the relay then if the wiring is intact.
Drop the internal fuse board down and listen to the relays when wipe is engaged.
This should point you to the correct one to check and replace.

[teo_st]

Yes, but the relay is integrated... I removed all the relays from the fuse box and the wiper is still working and the relay is clicking from the inside...

[jameso]

Hi. I am asking for any advice or if anyone has had a similar problem. I have a 2005 ford focus zetec,recently my rear wiper has been playing up. When turned on it stops and starts in different places. The wiper does not do a fill rotation as it should. Could it be the motor? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

[jameso]

hi
is worth checking the wiring between roof and tailgate because where you keep opening and shutting tailgate wiring in the rubber sleave gets crushed or broken which can cause a intermittent fault

[catch]

I've still got the problerm [I checked the wiring in the extended rubberised sheaf, twixt bulkhead and boot lid many moons ago, and it was fine]

So it's either checking the wiring from Gem back to the motor, or the contacts in the motor it's self. Now seeing as it's no big deal to "manual park it"  I cannot therefore be @rsed to undertake the aformentioned............