Help with remote start!

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

avatal 4100 going in a bone stock 99 saturn.

It's all hooked up, but for some reason the car starts for like one second, then stops.... any suggestions?

I looked in the manual and it told me to reprogram the starter time, but i dont really understand what it's talking about. It says

" If frature 2 is programmed to the voltage sence setting, the crank time must be set to the appropriate duration. The default setting is .6 seconds. If a different crank time is desired, delect feature 5 (while pressing the program switch) and press the channel 2 button to advance through the LED settings. The unit will flash the LED to indicate which time is selected. Once the 4.0 second setting is reached the next press of the channel 2 button will reset the system back to the .6 second setting.

I dont know what channel 2 is, or how to advance through the settings. I couldnt find anything in the manual either.

Also, I tried doing the tach learning by starting the car and holding the program switch. it says the LED will become constant when the tach signal is learned, but when i do it, the led only flashes.

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[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

if you have any good info call nick at 585 746 8307!

Thanks again

Nick

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

help!

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

sounds like you have the wrong tach wire or it isnt making a good connection.

 

[vitveet 10+ year member]

you need the right tach. Get a bitwriter to easily program the rem start and you're good!

V.

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

no need for a bitwritter. did you go to the white wire at the ignition module? it is at the top left rear of the motor. how did you connect it? solder, t-tap or wrapped and taped?

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

I got it all set lol it was the wrong tach..... I had the dmm on milliamps when i checked it the first time. I ended up wiring it to an injector wire and it fires up fine....

Now, When it is started, a relay in the 4100 switches on and off about every 5-10 seconds. It makes the dash lights flash on and off aswell....

I am going to try to tackle it tomorrow, but If anyone knows what the relays are for in the module, or what could be going wrong I would appreciate it.

Thanks again!

Nick

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

I wish i knew someone around here that was firmiliar with remote starts/ alarms... i feel like a prick/newb for asking so many questions on here.

I guess you gotta look somehow.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

You can go into programming and change the parking lights to constant on and wont have to deal with the clicking from off/on parking lights.

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

leave the lights flashing that way you know the car is running with a quick glance. i set all of mine up to flash.

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

ok so it's just a light flash relay in the transmitter that is popping on/off?

thanks again for all of the help, its really been a lot of informative and helpful info.

Thanks guys!

Nick

 

[yo....it's rob 10+ year member]

yep... just program it to not flash, i believe its menu 1, feature 4...

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

im just going to let it flash..... once the key's in and you hit the brake it shuts off so its cool!

thanks again guys!