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leolady56
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Feb 6, 2015, 11:41 AM

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Our car is a 2005 ford focus 4 dr,2.0 size engine. We just had the transmission worked on last week,also they had to replace computer board.This morning it made a loud roaring sound when started,,also had a bad smell like ether to me coming from tail pipe.Also now that the car was worked on my spare key want crank the car still opens the door and can use to roll down the windows still...


Discretesignals
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Feb 6, 2015, 12:23 PM

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Is your spare key a PATs key?

You should take it to your mechanic or the shop that did the transmission work to be sure something they did or a defective part isn't causing your noise issue.





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leolady56
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Feb 6, 2015, 12:51 PM

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What is a pats key,, we had it made at home depot right after we bought this car last july..it worked fine until we got the car back last week..


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Feb 6, 2015, 1:10 PM

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PATS (passive anti-theft system) is what they call the engine immobilizer system on your car. The key has a transponder that communicates with a receiver in the dash. IF the PATs system likes what the key is telling it, it will allow the engine to start. If the signal is missing from the key or the PATs system doesn't like what the key is telling it, it will disable the engine from starting. A non PATs key won't allow the engine to start.

If you had your spare key on the same key ring the original PAT key is on, the spare key will probably start the engine because the PATs key is close enough to the reciever, but if you take the PATs key off the ring and use the spare key to start the vehicle, it won't start.





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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Feb 6, 2015, 1:13 PM)






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