leeboy

My parents got me a remote starter for chrsitmas....Im wondering if i even need it or want it. All the reading of wash down and stuff, sounds like letting it idle to warm it up, could hurt it. I allways plug it in when it gets cold, and when i go out to start it, i let it warm up for a few minutes, then i crawl down the road before i hit the highway. Even on the highway, i still take it easy, until i see the temp gauge moving....So, basically, my question is, could i spend the $250 on something better? I dont mind walking out in the cold and listening to it turn over and fire....Im always looking/listening for a new sound or problem...What do you guys think?

leeboy

Darn.... Momma is bugging me, saying go get it installed...How do i explain to her its not good for the "wash down effect" on a cummins?

birddoctor

This past January we were in a real bad ice storm.When we lost power,I plugged my camper into my truck and left it idleing so we would at least have heat and a few lights.22 hrs later I shut it down.After we had pulled to a different part of the state,that hadnt been affected by the storm.I've never had a problem with wash down even after leaving it running that long.

nitrousn

You pretty much answered your own question. Whats the difference if you start it and wait a few minutes or the auto start starts it and you wait a few minutes in a nice warm house? Its a no brainer to me.

wurkenman

If someone gave me one, I would run to have it installed.

torquefan

I have never been a fan of those things. When it's -25 out, I figure you have one chance to get that engine successfully running, and I'd like to be there when it happens.

Additionally, I have never been impressed with the lack of quality I usually see in the installation of these products. Have seen too many poor splice jobs cause problems down the road.

Just my opinion.

leeboy

Good answer Torqueman.... These trucks have enough ghostly problems, no reason to make more!

WHISTLINTURBO

Love mine

dodgeguy71

Washdown???? You got bathtub injectors?? Hmmm, drive by a truck stop on a cold wintery western new york night and see how many trucks are out there idling so the driver does not end up a frozen block of ice by morning. These trucks run 100k a year, go nearly a million miles or more? Washdown.....I say hogwash. Let her idle in the morning, I do and no problems. Leave her plugged in from the time I pull back up to the door til the next morning. Start her up, let her idle 10, 15-20 minutes. That short amount of time will not be a problem, idling for 22 hours straight as stated above, that's extreme. But I've seen blizzard's up home in WNY keep trucks locked in at the TA for days, you know them truckers are not all sitting in the TA watching the tube and sleeping, their out in their warm trucks, idling. If your concerned do oil samples. Take off slowly up the road cause the engine is warm but the tranny oil, differential oil are not.