01 honda prelude immobilizer light

I signed up to post my immobilizer light problem in another topic but it was locked (he had a stick, I got automatic,) I searched but found nothing on this forum.

I just put in a Viper 5900 with remote start, along with the DEI 555D immobilizer bypass for my prelude. The install went without any problems, and the car remote started with the key in the ignition. I then hooked up the bypass, programmed the key, and it starts up fine with no key in the ignition. However, when I remote start, the factory immobilizer light flashes untill I turn the car off. If I start the car wiith my key, no immobilizer light. If the car is running, then I remote start the car with the key in the ignition (valet takeover) the car continues to run with no problems, no immobilizer light, with no key in the ignition. It's only when remote started does the light blink. Again, everything works perfectly except the immobilizer light blinks meaning there's an improper key in the ignition (but it starts and runs fine all day long.)

My guess is the status output from the 5900 doesn't stay on long enough. If I put the key in the ignition (just in not on or nothing) remote start it, and remove the key like 2 seconds later, the light doesn't blink. It seems the 555D bypass just sends the key signal until the engine starts (like one second) while the factory immobilizer wants a signal for at least two seconds.

Everything is hooked up according to the instructions, All connections on the bypass are soldered, except for power, ground, and status.

Your status output (-) starts to output a ground (-) signal right after you press the r/s button and continues until you do a manual key take over.  The car is starting appropriately, so the immobilizer receiver is getting the correct signal from the DEI 555D module.

You need to run that status (-) wire to the blue/white keysense wire in the steering column harness.  This will trick the 'lude into thinking the key is in the ignition.

Nope, not working. I cut the key sense wire so the 555D wouldn't relearn a key, then inserted a spare key with no chip in it into the ignition to get that nice annoying ringing. It remote started just fine (as it always has) but the light keeps blinking. The 555D isn't sending the signal long enough to make the immobilizer light happy. I opened up the module but I don't see any easy way to adjust it or anything. Because again, if I leave the original key in the cylinder, and yank it out about two seconds after she cranks, then the light doesn't come up. Oh well thanks for the ideas, I didn't realize there were other modules I could use to bypass my car, I saw one with my model and year and thought "this has got to be the best." I'd hate to rewire everything, because the connections are inside the factory tubing, and completely unnoticable. If I could just plug one of those other modules right in I'd be real happy (I could depin and repin the connector!)

Thanks everybody, now I just have to wire up that trunk popper.

LOL! well done

That reminds me of my parents trying to figure out how to stop the blinking on the VCR (the blinking "12:00AM") .. they couldn't program a VCR clock time if they tried... so they just took some black electric tape and put it over it..

problem solved.