Rain sensing wipers gel pack

[Tizzy]

On start up I get a single wipe from the wipers and intermittent, random, phantom wipes driving in dry conditions. I’ve read here it is a bad or improperly installed gel pack. One other place I read of a guy cleaning his with water an reinstalling it and it fixed the problem. Is that possible? I haven’t taken mine apart yet and planned on ordering one before I tore into it, but then I read that.

 

[Tizzy]

I took the trim apart to check the possibility of “cleaning” the gel pack. That’s a no. I removed the clip that holds the sensor in place and gently pried the sensor away from the windshield. Observing many bubbles and a few fingerprints in the gel pack I definitely need a new one. Whomever installed this one definitely screwed it up.

 

[Tizzy]

Removed sensor, removed old gel pack from sensor, cleaned the residual gel pack off sensor and windshield, installed new gelpack and reconnected the wires and it still exhibits same symptoms.
Tomorrow night I’ll run the calibration with Alpha, but I’m not expecting much. If that doesn’t work I’ll order another new gelpack and a new sensor. More to come…

 

[broncoduecer]

What does the calibration look like in the AlfaOBD? I had my windshield replaced and the wipers aren’t very sensitive anymore in auto even when turned to most sensitive. I’m hoping I can calibrate or turn up the sensitivity, don’t yet have AlfaOBD.

I did take it back to the glass shop but they said it all looks like it was installed right. He said this windshield came with the plastic mount already on, so no gel pack to check then? Or does the gel pack go on between the mounting plate and the sensor?

 

[Tulecreeper]

What does the calibration look like in the AlfaOBD? I had my windshield replaced and the wipers aren’t very sensitive anymore in auto even when turned to most sensitive. I’m hoping I can calibrate or turn up the sensitivity, don’t yet have AlfaOBD.

I did take it back to the glass shop but they said it all looks like it was installed right. He said this windshield came with the plastic mount already on, so no gel pack to check then? Or does the gel pack go on between the mounting plate and the sensor?

FYI, you're responding to a thread that is 2.5 years old, and to a member who hasn't been on this forum since last November.

 

[broncoduecer]

Good point. Didn’t notice that.