Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Remote start for diesels?

[VIPERBLUELX]

I'm sure the answer is going to be no, but does anyone offer a remote start kit for diesel trucks? I guess it would have to have a delay before it tried to crank so I was just curious, since scraping ice every morning is getting old.



Mark

 

[Graphic man]

i have had mine for 5 years now... Audiovox... . works great, alarm, remote start, and even rolls the windows up.



Scott

 

[Forrest Nearing]

my Clifford has it and they can program the wait to start time for however long you'd like

 

[EFretwell]

I have a compustar with a remote start and alarm, it waits to start, heck it even has a built in turbo timer.

 

[Bernie]

Compustar is the way to go

I have a compustar with a remote start and alarm, it waits to start, heck it even has a built in turbo timer.

Compustar is the best remote starter made, and not by a small margin. With diesel functions like:

-Wait to start

-Turbo Timer

-Low temperature start point



They cost more, but they are relaible and worth it.

 

[willysrule]

since scraping ice every morning is getting old.

Find someone with the computer to do it or go to the dealer and have them install the "high idle" program, otherwise you will still be scraping ice... :-laf

 

[Graphic man]

Find someone with the computer to do it or go to the dealer and have them install the "high idle" program, otherwise you will still be scraping ice... :-laf

ain't that the truth... ..... these things never warm up :-laf :-laf





Scott

 

[VIPERBLUELX]

anybody got a link to the compustar?

 

[mr.wilson]

WOW what timing, I have a remote start on the wifes car and she loves it. I just started looking for one for my truck. This one sound great.

 

[stownsend]

Got one. Mine is the Audiovox and it has the wait timer.

 

[JCyrbok]

I have a DEI with a adjustable timer. turn it down to 5 sec in the summer and 30 in the winter. Is very nice to come out of work and have the high idle chugging away at 1200rpm! Nice in the summer to with the air.



never had a problem in about 4 years with it. I orginally wanted one that tapped the wait to start circuit but was told by a couple of shops and manufacture that they dont make em that way anymore.



J-

 

[Bernie]

anybody got a link to the compustar?

http://www.compustar.com/

 

[Bernie]

Find someone with the computer to do it or go to the dealer and have them install the "high idle" program, otherwise you will still be scraping ice... :-laf

You can do it yourself cheaply. Ground pin #22 (PTO Option) on the ECU b-connector. Does the same thing as the clutch switch.



If you want to get fancy, you could connect it to one of the aux outputs (for trunk release) on the remote start. High idle by remote! You would need a latching relay to get it stay on, since the aux output on a remote started is usually just a pulse to ground.



Or, I think the sensor on the parking brake is to ground. T off of that in to a switch to pin #22. Then you would have a high idle switch that is only effective when the parking brake is set (for safety). Just put the switch to high idle and put the parking brake on before you get out. Then, when you remote start it it will be at high idle.

 

[DLausche]

I think that you will find many of the remote start add-ons will have the capability to work on a diesel. I bought an el-cheapo Directed Electronics Inc (DEI) brand remote starter for $50 and although it was not documented in the instructions, it did have the wait to start input made just for diesels. DEI makes MANY of the common brands of alarms and remote starters including Clifford, Viper, & Hornet and I would tend to believe they are all somewhat similar. The wait to start input is not a timer based thing but is an extra wire that is hooked up to the wait to start light circuit. The remote starter I got has a wait+ and a wait- input wire. One is triggered by a ground while the other is triggered by a 12v signal to wait. I think I used the wait+ wire and hooked it up to the dash wait to start light circuit. It works great even though it is a really cheap priced unit.



As others have said, you will also want the high idle program in your ECM otherwise it takes a long time to warm up. If you don't have this already, then an easy way to get that feature is to borrow a Smarty from someone. The stock S/W that Smarty puts back in has the high & 3 cyl idle enabled.



-Deon

 

[EFretwell]

The compustar is a very nice setup, and I have been very pleased with it so far, I love the turbo timer and remote start functions.

"Or, I think the sensor on the parking brake is to ground. T off of that in to a switch to pin #22. Then you would have a high idle switch that is only effective when the parking brake is set (for safety). Just put the switch to high idle and put the parking brake on before you get out. Then, when you remote start it it will be at high idle. "

For the turbo timer to work the parking brake sensor has to be installed and the parking brake has to be set. The turbo timer shuts off the truck two minutes after the parking brake is set, if the key is in the off position, or you can shut it off remotely from the remote or while in the truck by tapping the brake. Another cool feature lets you put it in an extended idle mode where the truck will idle for 15 minutes with out the key, and you can turn it off remotely, great if you want to leave it running and armed while you go do something really quick.

 

[SnoKing]

So on my 2001. 5 can I just buy DC remotes and program them and have the door lock feature without purchasing additional equipment, or do I need the receiver also? SNOKING

 

[KTobin]

Here is what I installed 2 years ago in my 02 CTD. http://www.aboutsecurityconcepts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=M7A

It does everything I need, turbo timer, remote start, door locks, alarm w/imobilizer, blah blah blah. Everyone has their preference but I do alarm installs as a side line and have installed around 30 to date. All have been this model and none have failed yet. It does not have high idle and will take 4-6 hours to install if you use all options and have an electrical background and can follow the DC schematic.



Kevin

 

[JCyrbok]

Deon,



Does the starter work that way wired to the wait to start circuit. The place I had installed at said they dont make them that way anymore. Does the starter wait for the light to go out then start or is there a set delay regardless of when the light goes out?



If it works off the light, I am rewiring mine today!



Thanks



J-

 

[DLausche]

Deon,



Does the starter work that way wired to the wait to start circuit. The place I had installed at said they dont make them that way anymore. Does the starter wait for the light to go out then start or is there a set delay regardless of when the light goes out?



If it works off the light, I am rewiring mine today!



Thanks



J-

Yes, mine will wait till the light goes out and then a second or two later fire the starter. It takes an extra wire to the remote starter module from the light circuit. I can see that some places that do installs might not know about how this needs to work on a diesel. There is no set time delay. The ECM logic that controls the heater grid and WTS light is in control of how long to run the heaters and how long to wait before starting. The line "they don't make them that way anymore" is BS.



I'll look at mine tonight and make note of the labeling on the extra wait to start input circuit and share that info here. I know it was not in any of their installation documentation, but it was fairly clearly labeled as to purpose on the back of the unit.



-Deon

 

[Bernie]

Does the starter work that way wired to the wait to start circuit. The place I had installed at said they dont make them that way anymore. Does the starter wait for the light to go out then start or is there a set delay regardless of when the light goes out?



If it works off the light, I am rewiring mine today!

I know the Compustar hooks up to the wait to start light. When it is on, the starter waits (just like you would). No timer. The compustar also has a built in turbo timer.



From the other posts, it looks like other brands have the wait to start input as well. Check and see if yours does. I also wouldn't go to the shop that did your install again. It sounds like the model they offer wasn't the right one for your needs, but they never let you know (or they themselves didn't know) there were products out there designed to work with diesels.