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Old Dec 1, 2023
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Pats reset / anti theft

Hi, I found another ranger for cheap 2007 4.0, has anti theft flashing. The fuel pump kicks in, anti theft blinks , engine won’t start.
is there a way to bypass this system ?? Sin seeing all these rangers getting turned into parts because of this.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2023
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IIRC, PATS disables the fuel pump. So I'd say your issue isn't PATS.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2023
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+1 ^^^

And never ever seen a Ranger parted out for that, its a very simple system to repair
But no, there is no bypass, wouldn't be much of an anti-theft system if a thief could bypass it

You can use a laptop with Ford software to program new keys, but takes 45-90min, on purpose, to do that, most thieves do NOT want to sit there for that long, lol, but that is a way to bypass it, add new keys

 
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Old Dec 3, 2023
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It sounds like the PATS system is working properly but the key does not have a proper chip. You might want to ask questions about the key.
 
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