January 2008 Newsletter for Rear Wheel Drive Models
Page 12: PIAA wipers, wash booster, one way valve, wiper motor

When PIAA first approached us with a set of $50 wiper blades we thought, “Yeah right, who’s going to drop fifty bucks on wiper blades?” They were willing to give us a few sample sets to try, so a couple of our crew members put them on their cars. Our guys were amazed with how the PIAA blades performed! PIAA blades will be useful for about a year. Then simply install PIAA refills. Try’em, you’ll like’em. We guarantee it.

If you’re struggling to see through your grimy windshield, you’ll appreciate the unique power of P21S wash booster. Take a dark night when it has just started to rain lightly. Oily road film can quickly turn your windshield into an ugly smear and weak washer fluid just won’t do the trick. Just add a bit of our P21S to that wimpy blue washer fluid and watch it take on incredible cleaning power. Driving in the worst conditions becomes instantly safe and more enjoyable. You might even find that your wiper blades last longer because they’re much cleaner, too. High performance windshield wash is concentrated to make up to 26 quarts (that’s 6 gallons!) of powerful washer fluid. And it even smells great!

This one-way valve prevents the washer fluid from draining back into the tank and keeps the fluid close to the spray nozzle to prevent a dry wipe. It also distributes the fluid to both of the nozzles. When these little guys fail the rubber diaphragm inside sticks closed so no fluid comes out at all. Fits 700s and 900s. Can be retrofit to any model.

Have your wipers stopped wiping? Before just replacing the motor, check to see if it’s a simple fix or if there is another problem. First, locate the motor under the hood on the passenger side firewall. A test light will help determine if there is power to the plug at the motor. If there’s power, the ground strap may be broken as the motor needs both power and ground to work. The ground strap on the original motor is a copper or brass sheet metal piece located under one of the mounting lugs. Often, the rivets fail or the strap breaks. If this happens you can often fix it by soldering it back on or making a new ground strap with wire.

If both of these check out OK you could disconnect the motor from the wiper linkage behind the glove box to see if one of the linkage transmissions is frozen. Usually when this happens it will cause the wiper cable to jump the track of the transmission.

Should all of these check out - your wiper motor is most likely the problem and will need to be replaced. We have these motors on hand for immediate delivery so you’ll no longer have to check the weather before you drive anywhere.