Car remote starts, then shuts off
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: Car remote starts, then shuts off
Posted By: ottobell22
Subject: Car remote starts, then shuts off
Date Posted: September 17, 2003 at 6:50 PM
I have installed the hornet 554t. After remote starting the car it runs for about 3 - 5 seconds then it shuts down. The car runs fine if I use the key to start it.
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Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
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Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: September 17, 2003 at 7:04 PM
What kind of car? Did you use a bypass? If you leave your key in the ignition (not turned or anything just stick it in) and remote start it does it stay running?
Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 17, 2003 at 7:21 PM
1)1996 honda civic HX coupe. 2)Don't need a bypass. 3)Didn't try that. It could be that I have the ing #2 and the accessory wires mixed up. I got a wiring diagram from bulldog security which listed the ing #2 wire as yellow and the accessory wire as WHITE/ black, but on this site it is the reverse. That could be the problem. ------------- Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: c2deez
Date Posted: September 17, 2003 at 8:50 PM
If the car actually starts then your ign and acc wires are fine. More than likely the r\s is set to current sense instead of tach sense mode. Once the vehicle starts, the r\s unit does not "realize" the veh has started and therefore cycles out to try the sequence again. Try switching to tach mode or at least change the threshold to a lower setting for the current sense.
Hope this helps.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 12:51 AM
Definitely a tach issue
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 7:01 AM
D**m.............I didn't put the jumper in the tach threshold setting. I'll try that. ------------- Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 9:27 AM
I changed the jumper setting to tach threshold on and it still is cutting off................the voltage actually reads like 1.7 at iddle.
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Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 9:30 AM
I had (have) a similar issue. We installed a r/s in my friend's '97 Civic, and programmed it for tach. It's worked great for a year. He just got a new car battery put in, and now when he remotely starts it, it like "skip starts", and then dies. It doesn't even start. So I think it might have reprogrammed itself back to "tachless" from the new battery. ------------- Q: What's the best nation in the world?
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Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 9:36 AM
cpgoose wrote:
I had (have) a similar issue. We installed a r/s in my friend's '97 Civic, and programmed it for tach. It's worked great for a year. He just got a new car battery put in, and now when he remotely starts it, it like "skip starts", and then dies. It doesn't even start. So I think it might have reprogrammed itself back to "tachless" from the new battery.
How can I program it for tach sense? I've changed the jumper to tach threshold. ------------- Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 9:51 AM
I see in the installation manual how to programe the voltage to low........................I think it will work now. Thanks. ------------- Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 9:58 AM
See on the third menu in the install manual (page 26)...shouldn't it be programmed for ENGINE CHECKING TACH? ------------- Q: What's the best nation in the world?
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Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 10:03 AM
You are right it should be set for tach...................what is the factory default for this. I didn't change it, so it should be set to the default setting.
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Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 10:39 AM
Well, you can reprogram it for tach just to be sure. It might have been set incorrectly by mistake. ------------- Q: What's the best nation in the world?
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Posted By: ottobell22
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 2:47 PM
Can it work if its in the voltage setting and (low).
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Pioneer/JL audio XRs,W7 Orion Hcca/DEI Hornet
Posted By: cpgoose
Date Posted: September 18, 2003 at 9:55 PM
Well, you might want to see what others on here say...I think it could work in voltage setting, but tach setting is much better. I've never had a problem with a car that was programmed with tach. I'm assuming voltage sensing is similar to "tachless"....that's the other setting that I've seen. I've always gone with tach after having had problems with tachless. ------------- Q: What's the best nation in the world?
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