Car Starters?

[SpiderX]

I want to get one for my GF for Xmas. My Grandpa claims that they destroy your starter over time though. I have no experience with them.

Anyone have one and have some thoughts on them? It would be for a manual.

Thanks

 

[iamaelephant]

Wait.... car starters destroy your starter? Huh?

Edit - you mean a remote starter? If so, there's no reason they would damage the starter any more than using the key. They are doing exactly the same thing, just switching a relay.

 

[Heisenberg]

Err...unless you install it incorrectly, it's no different than starting the car yourself.

 

[Atheus]

Don't cars start by turning a key?...

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

If it's installed by someone who knows what they're doing it should be fine. They don't do anymore damage to the starter than using the key. Basically all it does is close the starter circuit that your key engages when you start the car.

They make them for manuals but I've seen enough cars start up and drive into buildings that I wouldn't recommend one.

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: SpiderX
I want to get one for my GF for Xmas. My Grandpa claims that they destroy your starter over time though. I have no experience with them.

Anyone have one and have some thoughts on them? It would be for a manual.

Thanks

What kind of car does your GF have. I know some cars/truck require some adapter to by pass the car security system. Like my brother got a remote start put into his 2001 Ford Ranger, they had to make a copy of the chip on his key, and put it in some key adapter that would bypass his security system.

 

[AStar617]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
If it's installed by someone who knows what they're doing it should be fine. They don't do anymore damage to the starter than using the key. Basically all it does is close the starter circuit that your key engages when you start the car.

If your fuel filter gets dirty, the car can strain to start in much less natural ways than it would if you were compensating with tapping the pedal. Auto-starters have a tendency to keep trying to turn over when you normally might pause then start again (at least my Whistler one does). I think that's what's being referenced.

They make them for manuals but I've seen enough cars start up and drive into buildings that I wouldn't recommend one.

Obligatory repost of stick-shift self-ownage FTW! :beer:

 

[Christobevii3]

starters are cheap, who cares if it blows up every 6 years.

 

[Paperdoc]

Remote starters should NOT be any strain on the starter motor or the car, UNLESS you have a problem anyway. For example, if your engine is hard to start, or the battery is weak, you might take it easy when you start it yourself and quit trying after a few shots just to preserve the battery, or to fix something else before continuing. A remote starter has NO smarts at all - it will just keep trying until the battery is dead!

As far a giving the gas pedal a light tap to help, that is NOT necessary with today's cars. The combination of fuel injection and microprocessor engine controls is so different from the old carbeurator systems and automatic chokes that you are much better advised to KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL when starting. With a remote starter, that ALWAYS is the what happens!

NOTE: Some people with manual transmissions leave the tranny in neutral and set the parking brake. Some leave the tranny in first gear and either do or don't set the parking brake. With a remote starter you MUST NOT leave it in gear, EVER!!!

 

[Meatyone]

Originally posted by: SpiderX
I want to get one for my GF for Xmas. My Grandpa claims that they destroy your starter over time though. I have no experience with them.

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As to the starter, who knows?