Can AlfaOBD reprogram this?

[motorhead426]

I had no idea how to describe this in the thread title, so here we go... I was curious if it was possible to program a "clear flood" cranking event into the start button. When the Hemi starts up cold (and especially really cold outside) its pretty common to hear the valvetrain pump up for a second or 2. I know this is normal, but if you manually "clear flood" (which is holding both pedals to floor before pushing the start button for those that aren't familiar to what I'm talking about) the engine is nice and quiet because it has already primed its oiling system. Please don't flame me on 'it's a waste of time", or start an oil type/weight argument. I was just curious if it was possible to program the truck to crank the starter until it sees a pressure reading, then actually activate the ignition/fuel systems. Thanks for hearing me out.

 

[Great White North Eh]

Interesting endeavour ……I’m afraid asking not to be flamed by this bunch is like asking your kid to clean their room. Don’t like yer odds.

 

[whitexc]

Valid question/endeavor. I have heard that oiling clatter myself.


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[dieselscout80]

I tried the manual flood start sequence and it worked.

Thanks I hadn’t heard of that before and it seems like a great idea for really cold weather starts.

 

[trizzle]

No there is not a setting in alpha obd or any tuning software I know of to alter the start up sequence. Unless youre letting the truck sit for weeks at a time before starting it, its a non issue. Use a quality oil and dont worry about it. The lifter issues are the MDS or Non-MDS lifter equally and are a failure of the needle bearings. If its going to fail, its going to fail regardless of what you do.

 

[Davidbt]

I had no idea how to describe this in the thread title, so here we go... I was curious if it was possible to program a "clear flood" cranking event into the start button. When the Hemi starts up cold (and especially really cold outside) its pretty common to hear the valvetrain pump up for a second or 2. I know this is normal, but if you manually "clear flood" (which is holding both pedals to floor before pushing the start button for those that aren't familiar to what I'm talking about) the engine is nice and quiet because it has already primed its oiling system. Please don't flame me on 'it's a waste of time", or start an oil type/weight argument. I was just curious if it was possible to program the truck to crank the starter until it sees a pressure reading, then actually activate the ignition/fuel systems. Thanks for hearing me out.

I've never heard of this before, and wonder if it would be good as a every day start. Pre oiling before you start the truck can't be a bad idea?

 

[trizzle]

I've never heard of this before, and wonder if it would be good as a every day start. Pre oiling before you start the truck can't be a bad idea?

Its not going to hurt anything but with todays synthetic oils, its would take a month or more for the oil film to completely settle in the pan if it does at all.

 

[Davidbt]

Its not going to hurt anything but with todays synthetic oils, its would take a month or more for the oil film to completely settle in the pan if it does at all.

Thanks, I'm definitely not a oil expert.