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In this video I help my sister out by repairing her TIPM (totally integrated power module) on her 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.6L. The customer complaint was, no wipers. A quick diagnosis revealed a “wiper on/off” relay on the printed circuit board to be at fault. Now this is way out of my wheel house but I figured I had nothing to loose. You will see, the struggle was real in this one… good news is, it worked in the end and I learned a few things along the way. -Enjoy!
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So.. you don't suck… at least properly.. 😉
for 1/2 sec when you hit the washer fluid at the end I though the van was catching fire. lol great video!!
Another awesome video Mr. O. I repair electronics for aircraft and solder daily. The wick will soak up the wet solder, but you have to put the wick directly on the solder point and put the tip directly on top of the wick. Hope this helps.
Good job hero brother.
As always awsome video happy new year to you and your family
Wife came in the other day and says the wipers in the car don't work. They only work on single wipe. I go out and they work fine for me. I'm thinking maybe a relay going bad. The next day wife again says the wipers don't work again. I go out again and they work fine. I said lets go out to the car and you show me how you turn the wipers on. She gives me the hairy eye ball but humors me anyway. We go out and she turns the wiper lever up to inter mitten and says "see they don't work". I reach over and lift the lever one more click and SHAZAM, the wipers turn on. Her reaction "YOU GOT TO BE KIDING ME".
I had no idea you watched big clive haha 🙂
On my personal vehicle, I would have just cut the wiper relay wiring and splice in some external relays, to basically bypass the TIPM. Just be careful and make sure to use weatherproof relays and connectors to avoid corrosion issues.
One thing I hate about auto electrics: Why does that POS that they made hundreds of thousands of in China with a Bill of Materials of around $20 in quantity cost $600?
My 2003 Ford Mustang has something similar tucked in the passenger fender well under the splash guard. It's called a CCRM (Constant Control Relay Module) It's a sealed (kinda) box with the AC clutch relay, fuel pump relay, and a bunch of other stuff on a printed circuit board. I did the same thing you just did with the fuel pump relay. 🙂