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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the
integrated control unit that controls, among other things, intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely temperamental - sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes not. other wiper operations are fine. other icm operations are fine. * i've replaced the switch - no difference. * i've re-soldered the module - no difference. the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain how it works some days, not others. any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
jim beam wrote: > anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the > integrated control unit that controls, among other things, > intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely temperamental > - sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes not. other wiper > operations are fine. other icm operations are fine. > > * i've replaced the switch - no difference. > * i've re-soldered the module - no difference. > > the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. > > i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending > replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual > inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain how > it works some days, not others. > > any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! When the intermittent fails, does it fail to activate the motor or is there no delay and the wipers run as if switched 'on'? Capacitors usually fail 'open' and so offer no delay to the circuit. -- Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps Change 'news' to 'sewn' in my Reply address to avoid my spam filter. |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
Graham W wrote:
> > jim beam wrote: > >>anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the >>integrated control unit that controls, among other things, >>intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely temperamental >>- sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes not. other wiper >>operations are fine. other icm operations are fine. >> >>* i've replaced the switch - no difference. >>* i've re-soldered the module - no difference. >> >>the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. >> >>i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending >>replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual >>inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain how >>it works some days, not others. >> >>any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! > > > When the intermittent fails, does it fail to activate the motor or > is there no delay and the wipers run as if switched 'on'? > > Capacitors usually fail 'open' and so offer no delay to the circuit. > no delay. it wipes once, then it's done. that did make me think of capacitors, and it's why i asked here! if capacitors fail open, then the problem accords with what you describe. assuming the timer chip is something like a 555, it's a simple rc circuit, with the "c" never cycling. from what you're saying graham, i think it's time to hit the electronics store! many thanks dude - much appreciated! |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
jim beam wrote: > Graham W wrote: >> >> jim beam wrote: >> >>> anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the >>> integrated control unit that controls, among other things, >>> intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely temperamental >>> - sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes not. other >>> wiper operations are fine. other icm operations are fine. >>> >>> * i've replaced the switch - no difference. >>> * i've re-soldered the module - no difference. >>> >>> the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. >>> >>> i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending >>> replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual >>> inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain >>> how it works some days, not others. >>> >>> any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! >> >> >> When the intermittent fails, does it fail to activate the motor or >> is there no delay and the wipers run as if switched 'on'? >> >> Capacitors usually fail 'open' and so offer no delay to the circuit. >> > no delay. it wipes once, then it's done. that did make me think of > capacitors, and it's why i asked here! if capacitors fail open, then > the problem accords with what you describe. assuming the timer chip > is something like a 555, it's a simple rc circuit, with the "c" never > cycling. from what you're saying graham, i think it's time to hit the > electronics store! many thanks dude - much appreciated! I'm not convinced that I understand what you expect and what the fault causes it to do! If the 'C' goes towards O/C (open circuit) then it won't delay the trigger voltage from reaching the threshold IYSWIM and the delay won't be be very long. But you say it it does cycle once. Is that what it now does or is that what it *should* do? An O/C cap would be continuously causing the the timer to fire and so appear to 'run' the motor as if switched 'on'. Sorry to be thick but I'm not yet convinced we've got pinned. It sounds more like the timer doesn't re-cycle to set off the next sweep. Is that right? (It always fires once but doesn't repeat?) The cap is likely to be polarised so take note of its polarity markings when you swap it out. -- Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps Change 'news' to 'sewn' in my Reply address to avoid my spam filter. |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
jim beam wrote:
> any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! last time i had something funky going on with my electrics, it was a bad fuse. might be worth yanking em all and reseating em. |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
Graham W wrote:
> > jim beam wrote: > >>Graham W wrote: >> >>>jim beam wrote: >>> >>> >>>>anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the >>>>integrated control unit that controls, among other things, >>>>intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely temperamental >>>>- sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes not. other >>>>wiper operations are fine. other icm operations are fine. >>>> >>>>* i've replaced the switch - no difference. >>>>* i've re-soldered the module - no difference. >>>> >>>>the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. >>>> >>>>i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending >>>>replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual >>>>inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain >>>>how it works some days, not others. >>>> >>>>any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! >>> >>> >>>When the intermittent fails, does it fail to activate the motor or >>>is there no delay and the wipers run as if switched 'on'? >>> >>>Capacitors usually fail 'open' and so offer no delay to the circuit. >>> >> >>no delay. it wipes once, then it's done. that did make me think of >>capacitors, and it's why i asked here! if capacitors fail open, then >>the problem accords with what you describe. assuming the timer chip >>is something like a 555, it's a simple rc circuit, with the "c" never >>cycling. from what you're saying graham, i think it's time to hit the >>electronics store! many thanks dude - much appreciated! > > > I'm not convinced that I understand what you expect and what the fault > causes it to do! > > If the 'C' goes towards O/C (open circuit) then it won't delay the trigger > voltage from reaching the threshold IYSWIM and the delay won't be > be very long. But you say it it does cycle once. Is that what it now does > or is that what it *should* do? An O/C cap would be continuously causing > the the timer to fire and so appear to 'run' the motor as if switched > 'on'. > > Sorry to be thick but I'm not yet convinced we've got pinned. > > It sounds more like the timer doesn't re-cycle to set off the next sweep. > Is that right? (It always fires once but doesn't repeat?) The cap is > likely > to be polarised so take note of its polarity markings when you swap it > out. > well, whatever the mechanism, it seems to have worked. i didn't replace all the caps, just the 4 largest, [pushed for time] and now, it has a consistent wipe delay of about 3 seconds - before it was a bit variable [when it was working] of 4 - 6 seconds. i'll get in there again in a few more weekends and finish the job. kinda makes me wonder about the long term reliability of the ecu though. i know honda ecus are legendarily reliable and i'm pretty sure the componentry in there is sealed with a conformal coating. the delay unit is not. would that make the difference? would it help with the delay unit? i can seal it when i have it out again. |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
jim beam wrote: > Graham W wrote: >> >> jim beam wrote: >> >>> Graham W wrote: >>> >>>> jim beam wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the >>>>> integrated control unit that controls, among other things, >>>>> intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely >>>>> temperamental - sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes >>>>> not. other wiper operations are fine. other icm operations are >>>>> fine. >>>>> >>>>> * i've replaced the switch - no difference. >>>>> * i've re-soldered the module - no difference. >>>>> >>>>> the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. >>>>> >>>>> i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending >>>>> replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual >>>>> inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain >>>>> how it works some days, not others. >>>>> >>>>> any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! >>>> >>>> >>>> When the intermittent fails, does it fail to activate the motor or >>>> is there no delay and the wipers run as if switched 'on'? >>>> >>>> Capacitors usually fail 'open' and so offer no delay to the >>>> circuit. >>>> >>> >>> no delay. it wipes once, then it's done. that did make me think of >>> capacitors, and it's why i asked here! if capacitors fail open, >>> then the problem accords with what you describe. assuming the >>> timer chip is something like a 555, it's a simple rc circuit, with >>> the "c" never cycling. from what you're saying graham, i think >>> it's time to hit the electronics store! many thanks dude - much >>> appreciated! >> >> >> I'm not convinced that I understand what you expect and what the >> fault causes it to do! >> >> If the 'C' goes towards O/C (open circuit) then it won't delay the >> trigger voltage from reaching the threshold IYSWIM and the delay >> won't be >> be very long. But you say it it does cycle once. Is that what it now >> does or is that what it *should* do? An O/C cap would be >> continuously causing the the timer to fire and so appear to 'run' >> the motor as if switched 'on'. >> >> Sorry to be thick but I'm not yet convinced we've got pinned. >> >> It sounds more like the timer doesn't re-cycle to set off the next >> sweep. Is that right? (It always fires once but doesn't repeat?) The >> cap is likely >> to be polarised so take note of its polarity markings when you swap >> it out. >> > well, whatever the mechanism, it seems to have worked. That's good to hear, Jim. (Sorry to read you got a smack in the face from that socket in ypour other thread.) > i didn't > replace all the caps, just the 4 largest, [pushed for time] and now, > it has a consistent wipe delay of about 3 seconds - before it was a > bit variable [when it was working] of 4 - 6 seconds. Large value caps have a fairly wide value tolerance like +30%/-15% so the delay will be down to that, I guess. > i'll get in > there again in a few more weekends and finish the job. Do you know what type they are? Round can foil or tantalum bead? The latter will be more stable but also cost more. > kinda makes me wonder about the long term reliability of the ecu > though. i know honda ecus are legendarily reliable and i'm pretty > sure the componentry in there is sealed with a conformal coating. > the delay unit is not. I'd think the manufacturing standards for the ECU are far better than the delay unit. This includes part specifications and inspection. >would that make the difference? would it > help with the delay unit? i can seal it when i have it out again. It could help if there is surface leakage across the PCB traces which steal from or add to the current charging the capacitor but I don't think it would be worth doing. The timing difference you note is almost certainly the new value being smaller than the old one (when working). However, it would be worth getting a few snaps of the board and showing what you replaced with details of their type/voltage/microFarads to put up a web page about it (pass it to John, maybe?) Now, kindly look at my other post about water in the footwell! Happy New Year everyone. -- Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps Change 'news' to 'sewn' in my Reply address to avoid my spam filter. |
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intermittent wiper problem - 88-91 civic
Graham W wrote:
> > jim beam wrote: > >>Graham W wrote: >> >>>jim beam wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Graham W wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>jim beam wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>anyone have experience of reliability issues with the i.c.u., the >>>>>>integrated control unit that controls, among other things, >>>>>>intermittent wiper operation? mine is being extremely >>>>>>temperamental - sometimes the intermittent wipers work, sometimes >>>>>>not. other wiper operations are fine. other icm operations are >>>>>>fine. >>>>>> >>>>>>* i've replaced the switch - no difference. >>>>>>* i've re-soldered the module - no difference. >>>>>> >>>>>>the only other thing it could be is the wiring, but that tests ok. >>>>>> >>>>>>i googled the archive and found a post from someone recommending >>>>>>replacing all the icm capacitors, and i can do that, but visual >>>>>>inspection shows no evidence of leakage. and it wouldn't explain >>>>>>how it works some days, not others. >>>>>> >>>>>>any thoughts/experience fixing this problem much appreciated! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>When the intermittent fails, does it fail to activate the motor or >>>>>is there no delay and the wipers run as if switched 'on'? >>>>> >>>>>Capacitors usually fail 'open' and so offer no delay to the >>>>>circuit. >>>>> >>>> >>>>no delay. it wipes once, then it's done. that did make me think of >>>>capacitors, and it's why i asked here! if capacitors fail open, >>>>then the problem accords with what you describe. assuming the >>>>timer chip is something like a 555, it's a simple rc circuit, with >>>>the "c" never cycling. from what you're saying graham, i think >>>>it's time to hit the electronics store! many thanks dude - much >>>>appreciated! >>> >>> >>>I'm not convinced that I understand what you expect and what the >>>fault causes it to do! >>> >>>If the 'C' goes towards O/C (open circuit) then it won't delay the >>>trigger voltage from reaching the threshold IYSWIM and the delay >>>won't be >>>be very long. But you say it it does cycle once. Is that what it now >>>does or is that what it *should* do? An O/C cap would be >>>continuously causing the the timer to fire and so appear to 'run' >>>the motor as if switched 'on'. >>> >>>Sorry to be thick but I'm not yet convinced we've got pinned. >>> >>>It sounds more like the timer doesn't re-cycle to set off the next >>>sweep. Is that right? (It always fires once but doesn't repeat?) The >>>cap is likely >>>to be polarised so take note of its polarity markings when you swap >>>it out. >>> >> >>well, whatever the mechanism, it seems to have worked. > > > That's good to hear, Jim. (Sorry to read you got a smack in the face > from that socket in ypour other thread.) > > >>i didn't >>replace all the caps, just the 4 largest, [pushed for time] and now, >>it has a consistent wipe delay of about 3 seconds - before it was a >>bit variable [when it was working] of 4 - 6 seconds. > > > Large value caps have a fairly wide value tolerance like +30%/-15% > so the delay will be down to that, I guess. > > >>i'll get in >>there again in a few more weekends and finish the job. > > > Do you know what type they are? Round can foil or tantalum bead? > The latter will be more stable but also cost more. round can electrolytics. 1 x 100μF, 16V 1 x 47μF, 50V 2 x 33μF, 33V 1 x 10μF, 50v 1 x 3.3μF, 50v - bipolar 3 x 1μF, 50V > > >>kinda makes me wonder about the long term reliability of the ecu >> though. i know honda ecus are legendarily reliable and i'm pretty >>sure the componentry in there is sealed with a conformal coating. >>the delay unit is not. > > > I'd think the manufacturing standards for the ECU are far better than > the delay unit. This includes part specifications and inspection. reassuring! > > >>would that make the difference? would it >>help with the delay unit? i can seal it when i have it out again. > > > It could help if there is surface leakage across the PCB traces which > steal from or add to the current charging the capacitor but I don't think > it would be worth doing. The timing difference you note is almost > certainly the new value being smaller than the old one (when working). > > However, it would be worth getting a few snaps of the board and showing > what you replaced with details of their type/voltage/microFarads to put > up a web page about it (pass it to John, maybe?) i have a before - i'll get around to an after some time later! > > Now, kindly look at my other post about water in the footwell! > > Happy New Year everyone. > > |
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