Just sold my '97 F-250 supercab longbox powerstroke and bought a '00 Excursion limited with all the options. Quite the difference, definitely love the size of this rig too.
Anyway, I was reading through the owner's manual and it exlained that due to the computer chip in the keys on these things, a remote start system would not work. After market remote start system, I presume -- does anyone know of Ford (or any manufacturer for that matter) has a remote start system for the Excursion?
The MN winters get cold up here, there's no way you'll catch me running out to start this before heading to work.
Good News, yes you can have a remote start on the Excursion. I haven't installed one yet, but you will need to purchase a "Bypass Kit" for the FORD "PATS". PATS is the anti-thieft, but to make the bypass work you will need a real copy of the key made with the chip in it programmed. This key will be taken apart and the chip used by the bypass. I had three extra keys made when I bought my truck just so I had two spares and a third for the remote starter that I plan on installing one year.
Erlong, I put a remote start on my wifes grand marquis without the bypass kit. It was Dec.23 and I wanted to surprise here for X-mas. Not knowing we needed the bypass until too late I finally took the igniton switch out and removed the sensor which fits around it. After removing it I simply wire tied the key to the sensor and folded it back under the dash. Now extra keys are a dollar instead of $35. It may not be the proper way to do it but has been foolproof over a year. Good luck either way.
You really didn't even need to do all that work. I remember reading on one of the sites that makes remote starters that a bypass kit is not necessary, but you will have to remove the chip from a key, wrap a wire around the chip multiple times (7 I think) and this will work just as well as a $35 bypass.
There are plenty of web sites that have detailed instructions on how to do this type of install.
Hope that this is in time to help. I just purchased a DEI Python 1500ESP and it has remote start and has a cool chip adapter so there is no need to sacrifice a key like before. Everything works great and an added bonus is a pit stop feature that allows you to set a 12 or 20 minute shutdown timer and leave the truck to cool down with the alarm armed. Good Luck
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