directstart cs423

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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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Printed Date: July 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM

Topic: directstart cs423

Posted By: KOOLAID421
Subject: directstart cs423
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 3:40 PM

has any body used 1 of the remote starts on there vehicle. i am having problems with this i cant get it to work i have all the wires hooked up correctly i think pls help its on a 2001 ford f150

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Posted By: cbag1
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 4:44 PM

i installed this unit to my grand caravan 2003 it works great.

tell me whats wrong i might can help.

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 4:54 PM

Post your wire colors that you used and we can better troubleshoot for a solution. IT's probably an IGN or ACC wire that you need to power up or it's the bypass module that you used that is not programmed or the key is not in the right position.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: KOOLAID421
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 5:01 PM

remote start truck

acc green gray / YELLOW

red (2) yellow (2)

ignition blue dark blu/green

lets start with these

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Posted By: KOOLAID421
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 5:03 PM

i think i might be having problems with the hood pin and door switches but i have no idea

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Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 5:34 PM

Does anything work at all? Did you hook up the parking light output? If so, do the lights flash at all when you try to remote start, or when you press lock or unlock? How are you bypassing the immobilizer? More information that is clearly presented and perhaps a paragragh describing in detail what is working, not working, or any other information you can think of would make troubleshooting much easier for anyone interesated in helping.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

Posted By: KOOLAID421
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 5:44 PM

ok the parking lights work but when i try to progam the tach the lights turn on then turn off but i dont get the 2 fast and 2 slow like its says i should. i am using a cut off key to bypass and i know that it works because the truck will start with it.

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Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 6:00 PM

Where did you find your tach source? you may need to find a new tach source. Also make sure you are programming it when the engine is warm and try turning the fans on, and whatever else to lower the RPM's.

Tach wire:
on the 4.2L it is a dk. blue/lt. green at the coil pack on top of the motor.
On the 4.6L go to any of the 8 ignition coils and use the wire that is not RED / green.
On the 5.4L it is a lt. GREEN / WHITE at the coil on the passenger side of the motor between the fuel injectors.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

Posted By: KOOLAID421
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 6:13 PM

ok that is where i had it first and it was doing the same thing so i moved it to the injector wire

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 6:22 PM

Is this a manual transmission vehicle ??

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: KOOLAID421
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 6:28 PM

yes it is

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Posted By: KOOLAID421
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 6:44 PM

i still cant figure this out

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 10:46 PM

Here are the ignition and accesory wires necessary for remote start:

Also, which door trigger did you use ? The (+) or the (-) one ? If you used the (-) one, did you diode isolate this wire from the hood as per instructions ?

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: taylorje1982
Date Posted: March 02, 2004 at 10:52 PM

you may also have a third ignition on that truck if you only have rea anti lock, the color slips my mind at this time though

Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: March 03, 2004 at 9:27 AM

I would recomend replacing the jumber on the units pc board to put it back in automatic transmission mode until you get the starter working. This way you can test the tach and the immobilizer bypass as well as all your other connections. Once it works flawlessly, then pull the jumper and hook up the door pin and e-brake connections(dont worry about the hood pin or the clutch bypass yet) Then if everything is working you can diode isolate the hood and door pins and bypass the clutch. This is bay far the best way to isolate the problem. Right now there are too many possibilities.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer