Any Ford or Lincoln techs on here? 5.4 V8 No Start HELP

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@Ilya

Didn’t read all the posts, but this sounds like what my 99 Maxima did.

That was the year Nissan implemented the NATS system (chipped key). For some reason, my key lost it’s programming and the car went into theft mode. I had it towed to Nissan (they need the ECU) and they reprogrammed it and I was good to go. I paid 1hr labor.

One thing you could do is spray starter fluid into the TB while cranking. If it starts then, then it’s most likely the same issue I had (car won’t allow itself to start due to key being unprogrammed). Mine ran fine as long as I sprayed starter fluid, but as soon as I stopped, it died.

yea these lincolns have PATS system pretty much same thing.Ive tried starting fluid with no luck it cuts fuel and spark.