Need help with Viper 550ESP remote start
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Topic: Need help with Viper 550ESP remote start
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Subject: Need help with Viper 550ESP remote start
Date Posted: March 10, 2004 at 2:39 PM
I can't seem to get the remote start feature of the Viper 550ESP to work. I'm pretty sure that everything was connected correctly. When i press the button for remote start all that happens is that I can hear the starter kill relay buzz. It buzzes than shuts off then tries to start again and the same thing happens, the relay buzzes. I have a 98 Accord Coupe.
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Posted By: zargon
Date Posted: March 10, 2004 at 5:47 PM
a buzing relay is bad, either its not getting a good ground or a solid 12 volts or maybe it is the relay, the next question is where is the large purple wire connected from the relay pack? it has to be connected to the side of the relay going away from the ignition switch
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zargon ruler of estranorth
Posted By: instalher
Date Posted: March 10, 2004 at 7:50 PM
dude your hood is open and the pin switch is grounding out. ------------- the true measure of a man is the size of ring his wife wears!!
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 10, 2004 at 8:26 PM
zargon wrote:
a buzing relay is bad, either its not getting a good ground or a solid 12 volts or maybe it is the relay, the next question is where is the large purple wire connected from the relay pack? it has to be connected to the side of the relay going away from the ignition switch
The purple wire is connected to the side that is connected to the steering wheel. Its not connected to the side of the ignition switch. The hood is closed when I try to start the car but it's still giving that buzzing sound from the relay. What kind of relay does the Viper 550ESP use for the remote start? I'm pretty sure that its grounded correctly. It used to work before, but after I got the car back from replacing the transmission the remote start doesn't work anymore.
Posted By: bmf1000d
Date Posted: March 11, 2004 at 12:25 AM
The relay is and bosch type 12v 30amp SPDT
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"Big" Mike
Double Take
Fremont, Ne
remember to check all your wires with a dmm not a test light!!
i take no responsibilty whatsoever for the vailidty of the info nor consequences thereof
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 11, 2004 at 11:00 PM
But what could be causing the remote start to not work? It worked fine before so I don't know why it wouldn't work now. All the wires are still connected.
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 12, 2004 at 1:54 PM
Does anyone know why the remote start doesn't work? The relay buzzes but the remote start won't engage.
Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: March 12, 2004 at 4:07 PM
get in there with a meter and verify all the connections, unfortunately we cant do it for you and are not psychic... i'm sure if you begin to check all the connections with a DMM you'll find the problem.... quite probably if it worked fine before being serviced and doesnt now...they disconnected something....
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Kevin Gerry
Certified Electronics Technician
MECP First Class Installer
Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 12, 2004 at 8:38 PM
What would I test for? I am pretty much a compelete noob when it comes to this. thanks
Posted By: instalher
Date Posted: March 12, 2004 at 10:13 PM
have you checked your ground, i just had the same problem with a 98 safari van, my ground was screwed in tight but when i put my meter in the molex at the brain i only had 10 volts!! i changed the ground and the buzzing stopped and she worked like a hot damn.
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the true measure of a man is the size of ring his wife wears!!
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 12, 2004 at 11:09 PM
instalher wrote:
have you checked your ground, i just had the same problem with a 98 safari van, my ground was screwed in tight but when i put my meter in the molex at the brain i only had 10 volts!! i changed the ground and the buzzing stopped and she worked like a hot damn.
Am I supposed to check the ground for the remote start or all the grounds for the alarm? To check the ground I connect the ground and a power right.
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 13, 2004 at 5:05 PM
I got the remote start to work partially. It would start the car but it likes there isn't enough power or something because it doesn't really want to start up. It takes a little longer and it sounds funny when it starts. I recheked all the wiring and it seems all fine. i redid a couple of the wires that why its partially working but it feels like it doesn't want to start, like there's not enough power or something. What could it be?
Posted By: djfearny2
Date Posted: March 13, 2004 at 5:08 PM
what kind of car and what year as well as what wire are you connected to
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Jon
Installer/Help Technician
---coral springs florida---
mecp certification is not always needed. I have it and it has not helped me out at all. my experience out shines it.
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 13, 2004 at 5:15 PM
Its a 98 Accord Coupe 4cyl. What do you mean what wires are connected? All the remote start wires are connected. It seems like the engine is cranking too fast or something. It starts but it cranks like 4-5 times before it acutally starts and the cranking doesn't sound that good.
Posted By: KiDFuZioN
Date Posted: March 14, 2004 at 3:12 PM
Anyone know why it doesn't want to start. The car cranks a lot and will sometimes start but not all the time. What else should I check? I replaced the relay already so it not the relay and the wiring looks and seems to measure at the right voltage.
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