Hate to rain on everybody's parade, but I gotta align myself with Steve here. I think prolonged idling is a bad idea no matter whether you drive a diesel or gasser, and personally I think remote starters are silly.

If you want to get your engine warmed up faster, the best way is to get in, fire it up, wait a minute or so tops to get the oil circulating, then start driving gently until the engine is warm.

If it bothers you or your loved one to climb into a cold car, then a better route is to remotely trigger some kind of heater that is separate from the engine, like a little electric heater or something. Or install a block heater.

It's well proven that prolonged idling is the most harmful driving condition for any engine. It's also the situation in which any engine produces the most pollution. You're also wasting fuel, which as we all know is a costly thing to do these days.

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'81 300TD turbo <<sold 12/05 to another diesel nut