Land Rover Monthly

REPLACING THE FRONT WIPER MECHANISM

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

NEED TO KNOW

COST SO FAR: £833.38

PARTS USED: DLS100100 Genuine right-hand drive wiper linkage mechanism, £227, Famous Four; Britpart DKB103080 left-hand wiper arm, £19; Wiper blades, £17, Halfords; Britpart ECB100212 LH bonnet hinge cover, £39.98; Britpart ECB100202 RH bonnet hinge cover, £39.98.

Fuel injection pump drive: LHP100550L tensioner assembly rear, £21; MVF100040 fuel injection pump timing belt, £8; LJQ100690 casing seal, £6.

WORK SAFELY:

  • Use barrier cream or gloves to protect hands, as preferred.
  • Keep hands clear if testing the wiper system with the intake moulding removed.
  • Ensure the bonnet is securely propped up and take care not to dislodge it while working on the wiper system.

HE screen wipers on this machine didn’t work when I bought the car, but £120’s worth of new column switch had fixed that. And, naturally, with the car still in my workshop I tested the wipers by squirting screenwash onto

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