Honda CRV

I have a 2001 Honda CRV, And I was wondering if it would do any
damage if I were to hook up a starter so that I can warm the car up
this winter, Thank you for any input
Cher

 

Hi,
I have remote starter installed on my '98.
It has an option of timing out at 5, 10, 15 minutes
once started. Been using it in winter and, nothing bad
happened.
Tony

 

As long as it is a quality unit and installed correctly, you will be fine.
I never trust units that use voltage sense. Only ones that read true tach
to determine that the engine has started (so it knows when to stop cranking)
and make sure the engine revs aren't going out of control (they cut the
engine if the idle hits 2x or 3x normal idle for example).

 

I would say make sure you have a shop install it that knows what they are
doing, so they don't acidently touch the wrong wire and deploy the air bags
in the dash.

I had one on my Tahoe it was great as long as you can keep an eye on the
car.

Just so some idiot doesn't break a window ($200) so to steal your car, then
once inside the car and touches the brake the engine shuts off. Then there
you sit with a broken window.

Can't install them on a stick shift legally.

Tom

 

Actually you can (in the US). The AstroStart unit for stick shift is legal
in the U.S.A. I installed the first one in the US back in '95. It has 2
optical receptors mounted to the floor (under the shift boot) and 2 emitters
(also under the shift boot) to check and see if vehicle is in neutral. You
also have to shut the car down in a particular order to "arm" the system
(IIRC, in neutral, set parking brake, then kill ignition) or else it won't
start when commanded.

 

Are they still available, I had a 97 truck stick shift and was told it could
be done, but couldn't find anyone to install it because of the liability
issue.

Tom

 

I'm no longer in the business so I couldn't tell you a source, but checking
http://www.astrostart.com shows they are still around. The 803M and the
3106M are the Manual tranny models...

But be forewarned, it is a very labor intensive job and thus very expensive.

 

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Read your manual about 'warming up the engine'. If it's terribly cold,
install a block heater.

If you need to leave your CRV at work and it's -40 C (-40 F), and no
plug in, many starters will allow you to have the car restart for a few
minutes whenever the coolant gets cold enough. Some places don't have
plug-ins, so this sounds like a good idea, when necessary.

If you're in Florida, ignore all replies. You don't know from COLD.

'Curly'