Engine start remote

[Troy]

Hey guys,

Looking into getting an engine start remote, and came across this one

Keyless Entry Car Alarm w/ Built In Remote Engine Start | eBay

What do you guys think? Any others you guys trust more?

Thanks as always guys!

[xintersecty]

I have a follow up question...do people put these on manuals? That means leaving the egine out of gear and trusting the emergency brakes. Risky? How does one get around the clutch down issue?

[tapeworm_george]

I have a follow up question...do people put these on manuals? That means leaving the egine out of gear and trusting the emergency brakes. Risky? How does one get around the clutch down issue?

I had one on my 5-speed Jeep (a remote start not the one that the OP has linked to) and it was fine. You need to purchase a remote start intended for a manual transmission and there are several more wires necessary to safely use it.

Besides the normal wiring you will also need to wire in your emergency brake, and door sensors (dome light). To run the automatic start you first need to arm it by releasing the brake pedal, having the emergency brake on, and the engine running. At this point you press the button for a bit and it flashes the lights to let you know it is armed. You are now ready to remove the key. Turning the key off and pulling it out does not shut off the engine, and instead the car continues to run until you open and close the door (this is where the door sensors come in). Once your door is closed the car shuts off and the system is armed but will become disarmed if any of the doors open, somehow the brake is depressed, or the ebrake is released.

It sounds like quite a bit but most of that is just remembering not to immediately shut off the car and every other step is something you do anyway so it only takes a second, and in a properly wired system there should be no possible way that the transmission can be accidentally placed in gear.

[daug1502]

do you have to press the button for a few seconds every time you get out of the car? Or is that just a learning procedure?

[wylee]

You'll need to get creative with the clutch bypass; the Aveo uses a clutch pedal position sensor instead of a simple safety switch. The CPPS eliminates the need for an additional clutch switch for cruise control, but that's a ****ty trade off for the complexity of the system IMO.

The Ultrastart remote starts that I have used went like this:

1.) Stop and put vehicle in neutral
2.) Apply emergency/parking brake
3.) Press and release brake pedal
4.) Turn off ignition (engine stays running)
5.) Exit vehicle
6.) Close door (engine shuts off)
7.) Vehicle can now be started with the remote

I have no idea how one would go about wiring the mess which is the etec Aveo. The starting circuits are far more than a simple series of switches and an immobilizer. I've come to the conclusion that I won't have a remote start again till I have a different car.

[Troy]

The guys at my local Car Toys shop, don't recommend engine start remotes as the fun of them just wears out after 2 weeks, and they just aren't worth the money.

[wylee]

They are absolutely worth the money to me, just not in the Aveo. I guess it depends how cold it gets, whether you park outside or not, and how much chiseling and scraping of ice you need to do.

[Troy]

Well, living in Australia, in the suburbs of Adelaide, the coldest it generally gets here is like 2 degrees celcius, and so no scraping and chiseling of ice.

[wylee]

Well, living in Australia, in the suburbs of Adelaide, the coldest it generally gets here is like 2 degrees celcius, and so no scraping and chiseling of ice.

T-shirt weather...no remote start needed.

[daug1502]

yeah, we get below 0ºF whatever that comes to in celsius. I would love a remote start, but I'm thinking of getting one professionally installed, and warrantied.