Bmw E46 Rear Wiper Not Working
- Bmw E46 Rear Wiper & Washer Not Working
- Bmw E46 Rear Wiper Not Working Gears
- Bmw E46 Rear Wiper Not Working Kit
For BMW 1 (E81, E82, E87, E88) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 model year.
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- Not 100% sure about the E39, however, on the E46 the GM5 module controls most all of what you have mentioned. The E39 has something like the GM5 module as I recall? Not sure if it is actually a GM5 module or a cousin?? You might look as the web site BMW General Module 5 (GMV, ZKE V) for some ideas?
- There are two main Inspection routines that you should follow for preventative E46 M3 maintenance. The BMW Inspection I Service is the smaller of the two inspection services recommended by BMW and it includes changing oil, fluids, etc. I prefer to use Liqui Moly products for all my fluids not only because price is cheaper, but they work amazing.
Locating Glove box Fuse Compartment.
Open glove box. Push the hundle at the rear right in the glove box upward.
fuse box diagram.
legend.
R1 | Wind screen wiper motor relay 2 (incorporated in fuse box/relay plate) |
R2 | Windscreen wiper motor relay 1 |
R3 | Heated rear window relay |
R4 | Rear screen wiper relay |
R5 | Fuel pump(FP) relay(in corporate din fuse box/relay plate) – if fitted |
R6 | Circuit cut-off relay 2 (in corporate din fuse box/relay plate) – if fitted |
R7 | Ignition main circuits relay (in corporate din fuse box/relay plate) |
R8 | Circuit cut-off relay 1 |
R9 | Headlamp washer pump relay |
R10 | Secondary air injection (AIR) pump relay |
F1 | – |
F2 | (5A) Auto-dimming rear view mirror |
F3 | – |
F4 | (5A) Multifunction control module 3 |
F5 | (7,5A) Multifunction control module 4 |
F6 | Not used (^08/05) |
F7 | – |
F8 | (5A) Audio unit CD changer |
F9 | – |
F10 | – |
F11 | – |
F12 | (20A) Multifunctioncontrolmodule4 |
F13 | (5A) Switch assembly control module-i-drive |
F14 | – |
F15 | – |
F16 | (15A) Horn-RH |
F17 | (5A) Navigation system |
F18 | (5A) Audio unit CD changer(^11/04) |
F19 | (7,5A) Alarm system, keyless entry |
F20 | (5A) Dynamic stability control |
F21 | (7,5A) Door function control module – driver's side, electric door mirror-passenger’s side |
F22 | – |
F23 | (10A) Navigation system, television tuner |
F24 | – |
F25 | – |
F26 | (10A)Telematics |
F27 | (5A) Door function control module- driver's side, telephone |
F28 | (5A) Multifunction control module 4, parking aid control module |
F29 | (5A) Heated front seats |
F30 | (20A) Charging socket, cigarette lighter |
F31 | (30A) Dynamic stability control (^08/05) |
F32 | (30A) Electric seats, heated front seats |
F33 | (30A) Electric seat-passenger |
F34 | (30A) Audio unit amplifier |
F35 | (20A) Fuel pump(FP) H08/05) |
F36 | (30A) Multifunctioncontrolmodule2 |
F37 | – |
F38 | Not used (^08/05) |
F39 | (30A) Windscreen wiper motor relay |
F40 | (20A) Audio system (^08/05) |
F41 | (30A) Multifunctioncontrolmodule2 |
F42 | (30A) Electric seat-driver |
F43 | (30A) Head lamp washers |
F44 | (30A)Trailer control module |
F45 | (20A) Trailer socket (^08/05) |
F46 | (40A) Heated rear window |
F47 | Not used (^08/05) |
F48 | (20A) Rear screen wash/wipe system |
F49 | (30A) Heated front seat-passenger |
F50 | – |
F51 | (50A) Multifunction control module 3 |
F52 | (50A) Multifunction control module 2 |
F53 | (50A) Multifunction control module 2 |
F54 | (60A) Engine management |
F55 | – |
F56 | (15A) Central locking |
F57 | (15A) Central locking |
F58 | (7,5A) Datalink connector (DLC), instrumentation control module |
F59 | (5A) Steering column function control module |
F60 | (7,5A) Air conditioning (AC) |
F61 | (10A) Boot lamp, glovebox lamp, multifunction display |
F62 | (30A) Rear electric windows |
F63 | (30A) Multifunction control module |
F64 | (30A) Rear electric windows |
F65 | (40A) Dynamic stability control |
F66 | (50A) Fuel filter heater – Diesel |
F67 | (50A) Heater/air conditioning (AC) |
F68 | – |
F69 | (50A) Engine coolant blower motor |
F70 | (50A) Secondary air injection (AIR) pump- if fitted |
F71 | Spare |
F72 | Spare |
F73 | Spare |
F74 | Spare |
F75 | Spare |
F76 | Spare |
F77 | Spare |
F78 | Spare |
Fuse box plenium chamber BMW E81, E82, E87, E88.
type 1.
Bmw E46 Rear Wiper & Washer Not Working
1 | Engine control module(ECM) |
2 | Camshaft position (CMP) actuator relay |
3 | Ignition coil relay |
4 | Engine control (EC)relay |
F1 | (20A)Injectors |
F2 | (20A) Engine management |
F3 | (30A) Engine management |
F4 | (10A) Engine management |
F5 | (30A) Engine management |
F6 | (30A) Ignition coil relay |
F7 | (40A) Camshaft position (CMP) actuator relay |
Fuse box layout type 2.
1 | Engine control module (ECM) |
2 | Ignition coil relay |
3 | Engine control (EC) relay |
F1 | (30A) Engine management |
F2 | (30A) Engine management |
F3 | (20A) Engine management |
F4 | (30A) Engine management |
F5 | (30A) Ignition coil relay |
Fuse box and codes (glove box).
No updates to this blog in a good few months! — This must be a good thing, right?
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.
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!
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.
Bmw E46 Rear Wiper Not Working Gears
Job done.
Bmw E46 Rear Wiper Not Working Kit
Cost = zero.
Time = 45 minutes.
Sweet!