Remote start on diesel benz? - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

#31 10-24-2009, 02:31 PM

I guess mine didn't come with the optional flaky tach.

nickofoxford · #32 10-24-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

I guess mine didn't come with the optional flaky tach.

Man you should play the lottery!

I got so sick of looking at my tach going into convulsions and playing dead that I replaced the tach/clock part of my cluster with a full size clock from an '80 240D

#33 10-24-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nickofoxford

Man you should play the lottery!

I got so sick of looking at my tach going into convulsions and playing dead that I replaced the tach/clock part of my cluster with a full size clock from an '80 240D

Naw, I just replaced the amp the first time it acted up. It's been perfect for about 8 years and 350k miles.

macdoe · #34 10-25-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by nickofoxford

Man you should play the lottery!

I got so sick of looking at my tach going into convulsions and playing dead that I replaced the tach/clock part of my cluster with a full size clock from an '80 240D

Hello, I was wondering what happened to that full size tach guage? Thankyou.

nickofoxford · #35 10-25-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig

Naw, I just replaced the amp the first time it acted up. It's been perfect for about 8 years and 350k miles.

I wish it was that easy for me, the P.O had mutilated the wires for the amp mount and the sender at the crank is dead. I gave up on it for now.

Not like I need a tach on an automatic anyway..

nickofoxford · #36 10-25-2009, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by macdoe

Hello, I was wondering what happened to that full size tach guage? Thankyou.

It wasn't full size, it had a little clock and the top half was the tach. It's in my 240D now.

pawoSD · #37 10-25-2009, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nickofoxford

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If that tach decides to stop working one cold winter day, it's possible that the remote start will crank until your starter gives up.

That is not how they work. Most of them will only crank for a limited amount of time....with it maxing out at under 10 seconds usually....it is configurable on most systems I have seen. My father in law actually was having issues on his Dodge 5.9 (gasser) truck because it cranked too briefly to start up half the time. (only a second or two) He had to increase its "sensitivity" to cranking to get it to start properly.

Honestly I think the whole remote start thing is a huge waste of fuel and bad for the engine....and that people that need it to "warm the car up" are total wimps.

If its so cold, wear some cool driving gloves, goggles and a nice big coat.

Be rugged! I've had it so cold out that I got my fingers frozen to the chrome on my W126's door when I touched it.

And I still survive just fine.

When its real cold I just drive slowly/gentle for the first couple miles....and will let it idle maybe 30-60 seconds before I drive away. (longer if I am clearing snow off of it)

Matt L · #38 10-25-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lupin..the..3rd

FYI smaller and more modern / efficient diesel engines like the 1.9 liter VW TDI will not even warm up idling!! You can start them in the winter and idle for 15 minutes and the vents will still blow cold! You have to drive it to get any heat into the motor.

The TDI is so efficient at part throttle that it hardly warms up on its own even when driving. There are three electric heaters in the coolant to warm the cold engine. The number of heaters activated depends on the engine temperature and engine speed - the alternator cannot produce enough current at idle to run all three. But the engine warms up quite quickly while driving, and the electric heaters make a difference.

I don't know what years have them, but our '06 Jetta also has a 1000W electric heater in the climate-control system, to provide interior heat before the engine warms.

polarisrmk · #39 10-26-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

I guess mine didn't come with the optional flaky tach.

mine has never had this feature either 295384 miles as of this morning

polarisrmk · #40 10-26-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by destroy

If you really want a warm cabin, why don't you get a 12 dcv ceramic heater that plugs into your lighter?

I've got one of these. We had our worst winter ever last year, and believe me... the little lady I was dating was in love with it.

Cold+constant battery drain= late to work and lots of jump starts

polarisrmk · #41 10-26-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Scruffyguy1981

Sounds cool in theory but you don't want to idle a diesel too long. The lower speed = lower combustion temperatures which = unburned fuel washing your cylinder walls of oil and creating the right environment to score your pistons and also diluting your oil.

Wow i been a mechanic for 15 years and I never heard of a diesel engine failure due to this

Its not a 2 Stroke!

Again 5 min of idling will not hurt the car!!! My duramax has an elevated idle feature for warming up. maybe I need to do this so it idles at about 1000-1200 RPM.

This makes me laugh I have let all of my diesels idle in the morning to warm up (including my TDI's) and they have all are living longer than 300k. You people worry too much!