Remote Engine Start
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Remote Engine Start
Has anyone fitted a remote engine start?
Is it possible?
I’d like to start the engine remotely to warm it up so it’s ready to drive when I go out…
Is it possible?
I’d like to start the engine remotely to warm it up so it’s ready to drive when I go out…
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Re: Remote Engine Start
Go to the greengrocer and buy a large King Edward. Place it next to your bed and then you can get a potato clock...
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Re: Remote Engine Start
Totally over my head!!!Reckless Rat wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:51 amGo to the greengrocer and buy a large King Edward. Place it next to your bed and then you can get a potato clock...
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Re: Remote Engine Start
Not really a good idea - a better way would be to have a pre-heater, if power, parking etc allow it.
Engines normally like to be started, slightly raised idle for a very short time to allow fluids to circulate, then drive off "sensibly" without excessive revs until things warm up. Wear is at it's greatest during start up, what happens when warm/hot is up to you
Emergency vehicles normally parked up are plugged into some form of preheating, not for personal comfort, but maximum engine performance from the off.
F1/ competition engines are often so tight, pre-warming is essential to get the engines to turn over.
F/TFs are pretty quick at warming up normally, but yes, starting with wet clothes and no air con can be "messy" until a warm/hot air flow in the cabin starts circulating.
Just my view
Engines normally like to be started, slightly raised idle for a very short time to allow fluids to circulate, then drive off "sensibly" without excessive revs until things warm up. Wear is at it's greatest during start up, what happens when warm/hot is up to you
Emergency vehicles normally parked up are plugged into some form of preheating, not for personal comfort, but maximum engine performance from the off.
F1/ competition engines are often so tight, pre-warming is essential to get the engines to turn over.
F/TFs are pretty quick at warming up normally, but yes, starting with wet clothes and no air con can be "messy" until a warm/hot air flow in the cabin starts circulating.
Just my view
Jerry
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Re: Remote Engine Start
Also your insurance company may also have heart palpitations and refuse to cover the car so check first.
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Re: Remote Engine Start
+1 for the potato
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Re: Remote Engine Start
I had an after market alarm system on my last ZS180 which had remote start. To be honest it was more of a gimmick than anything else and eventually got removed.
The K series warms up quickly, if yours doesn't it has an issue.
For those really cold mornings I have heated seats and a heated windscreen and aircon.
The K series warms up quickly, if yours doesn't it has an issue.
For those really cold mornings I have heated seats and a heated windscreen and aircon.
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Re: Remote Engine Start
When living in Jugoslavia it was very cold so I fitted a inline immersion heater in my Austin 1300 so that it was thawed to go to work.