Remote start problems on 2005 F-250
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Printed Date: May 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Topic: Remote start problems on 2005 F-250
Posted By: Mosshop
Subject: Remote start problems on 2005 F-250
Date Posted: June 15, 2006 at 9:38 PM
Hi everybody, Installed an Excalibur AL-2000-E remote start on this 2005 F-250 diesel today... installation went smooth, it remote started fine.. stays on for about 5 second and shuts off ...and I don't have the slighest idea as to what could be happening. It's tachless and was told that I was missing a relay at the alternator....please help....Thanks ------------- ...I like to do what I don't know how to do so that I can learn how to do it...
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Posted By: jdeezay
Date Posted: June 16, 2006 at 11:12 PM
sounds like a tach issue i known its a desiel try a fuel injector i believe the first glow plug on the passenger side behind the alt is GREEN / WHITE try that for tach
Posted By: customak47
Date Posted: June 17, 2006 at 10:29 AM
the easiest way for tach on those is under the dash ds of column is a little 5 wire harness with no plug taped to another harness with orange tape. this harness is the body harness for adding accessories. tach is lt green.
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Posted By: Chris Luongo
Date Posted: June 17, 2006 at 11:04 AM
Mosshop, are you using a tach connection? If so, where are you getting it from?
As customak47 says, the best/easiest place is behind the fuse box. There are about five or six wires just taped against the other harness, not connected to anything. Light GREEN / WHITE is tach.
However, there have been a LOT of tach issues on the 2005-up Ford Diesels.
I know that DEI product won't read the tach signal properly, as well as entry-level Audiovox.
As an Audiovox dealer, I know that on these trucks, you MUST use the 4-button remote starter, the one with all the features like locks, trunk, and panic.
I'm not familiar with your Excalibur unit-----I think that's an Omega product, correct? Maybe you can call their tech support and see what they have to say. Since this is a known issue, they probably have dealt with it before.
Posted By: Mosshop
Date Posted: June 18, 2006 at 12:29 PM
Thanx every one for your input and response, I was told to run the tach to the outside under the hood, take off the plastic battery cover on the driver side and that I would see a computer module on the fender wall with 3 plugs on it... disconnect the middle one and to tap into a gray wire on it and that should work....I did it and worked perfectly....I have no idea what the hell I tapped into but it worked. Does anybody know what this module is and what it does? Chris Luongo, I was running it tachless and yes it is an Omega product. Thanks ------------- ...I like to do what I don't know how to do so that I can learn how to do it...
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