so this may or maynot be related to my other thread i posted this afternoon when i got back from the dealership. read that to understand what was done on my car today. (XRS clutch thread)
as happy as i was about it, this evening i starter her up to go out again, and surprise, my gears are all locked out. soo i am having my car towed back to the dealer tommorow morning.
what i am worried about is, i hope they dont say it was my TWM short shifter/bushings that caused this issue. anyone have any ideas what it might be? could the tech have screwed something up ? it took him an hour to adjust the clutch pedal height...does it usually take that long?
all i know is it was working just fine before todays service. now i have more stuff to worry about.
yea it was working just fine before i took it to the dealer today. was even working fine after when i drove it home. dont know what happend out of the blue in the evening.
Maybe he reduced the height and now for some reason the clutch isn't fully engaging?!?
I was just reading this and saw that you have a remote started in a standard... I thought dealers wouldn't install them... well at least in Canada, I'm in the states now though....
What does "locked out" mean? You can't get the car in gear with the engine running? You can't get the car in gear with the engine off? Car is stuck in one gear?
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I was just reading this and saw that you have a remote started in a standard... I thought dealers wouldn't install them... well at least in Canada, I'm in the states now though....
How is it working for you?
I realize you're not asking me, but I was very happy with the last 4 manual transmission remote starts I've had. You have to set the car to remote start before you turn it off, but they all worked very well.
Don't know about dealer installs, I always put 'em in myself.
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I realize you're not asking me, but I was very happy with the last 4 manual transmission remote starts I've had. You have to set the car to remote start before you turn it off, but they all worked very well.
Don't know about dealer installs, I always put 'em in myself.
I was just reading this and saw that you have a remote started in a standard... I thought dealers wouldn't install them... well at least in Canada, I'm in the states now though....
How is it working for you?
I have the Viper alarm/starter and as wylee mentioned, the new manual car starters are made safe. Which means no risk of accidently running your car into the garage door
Mine for example has steps I have to follow. So at night when I park my car, I have to:
- Push the brake pedal
- Put the car in neutral
- Pull the handbrake
- Take foot off the brake
- Push the remote start button on the remote(at this point it gives me a confirmation whether it was set right or not)
- Take the key out, engine stays running
- Once all the doors are closed, push the lock button on the remote and the car locks and engine shuts off and is now ready for the remote start.
If I don't follow the exact steps the remote start doesn't setup. Also if I unlock the car and open the door, the remote start setup I did fails (in case someone accidently puts the car in gear)
Make sure the system you look at supports manual transmissions, I don't think all of them do so just ask.
Maybe he reduced the height and now for some reason the clutch isn't fully engaging?!?
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Originally Posted by wylee
What does "locked out" mean? You can't get the car in gear with the engine running? You can't get the car in gear with the engine off? Car is stuck in one gear?
k so apprently the tech made an error in the adjustment. he forgot to also ajust the clutch peddle push rod which resulted in my gears locking out cause it got stuck. by locking out i mean i could not engage into any gear from neutral with the car on/off.
It was fixed, i also got a refund for the adjustment that i was charged yesterday, which by the way, was not even needed in the first place. so i am just happy its all fixed and the clutch pedal height is back to how it was before, and moreover, its a bit more smooth now. i enjoyed my drive back home in rush hour. lol
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Originally Posted by XRSized
I have the Viper alarm/starter and as wylee mentioned, the new manual car starters are made safe. Which means no risk of accidently running your car into the garage door
Mine for example has steps I have to follow. So at night when I park my car, I have to:
- Push the brake pedal
- Put the car in neutral
- Pull the handbrake
- Take foot off the brake
- Push the remote start button on the remote(at this point it gives me a confirmation whether it was set right or not)
- Take the key out, engine stays running
- Once all the doors are closed, push the lock button on the remote and the car locks and engine shuts off and is now ready for the remote start.
If I don't follow the exact steps the remote start doesn't setup. Also if I unlock the car and open the door, the remote start setup I did fails (in case someone accidently puts the car in gear)
Make sure the system you look at supports manual transmissions, I don't think all of them do so just ask.
Send me a PM if you have any questions.
Sorry about the thread jack knight!
i've got the 2 way autostart starter. i didnt get the alarm installed. XRSized, how come you have to follow soo many steps to arm it. this is what i do
- put the car in neutral
- pull the ebrake up twice, and its armed.
- i know its armed cause as soon as i pull the ebrake twice, my interior lights flash on and off a couple of times.
- pull the keys out of the ignition
- step out of the vehicle, and press the lock button on the remote. it shows a little (R), which says its armed.
- i dont need to press on the brake pedal during this process unless my car is going to roll front or back.
The braking steps are just extra because I have the alarm as well, if any point I press the brake pedal when I'm not suppose to, it cancels the auto start. When I've started the car up with the remote start and get in the car, I have to put the key in first and turn it to the ACC or ON position THEN press the brake pedal. If the brake is pushed first before putting the key in, the car shuts off and can't be started unless I have the key. Just an extra precaution for theft.
The braking steps are just extra because I have the alarm as well, if any point I press the brake pedal when I'm not suppose to, it cancels the auto start. When I've started the car up with the remote start and get in the car, I have to put the key in first and turn it to the ACC or ON position THEN press the brake pedal. If the brake is pushed first before putting the key in, the car shuts off and can't be started unless I have the key. Just an extra precaution for theft.
yes man, i am soo glad everything was done and over with yesterday. cause we got our first snow, and its still snowing. good thing i got my badass steeleies on last weekend too. i have to do the same thing once i auto start my car. push the key in and turn it in on position, then press the brake pedal. at times i forget to put the key in and push on the pedal to start going and it turns off. haha.
I just picked up my hubcaps this weekend for my steelies too, all ready for the winter! I think it'll take another month and a half for the snow to hit us.
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