# Locksmith - Help needed ASAP!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/locksmith-help-needed-asap/246746>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [September 12, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/locksmith-help-needed-asap/246746 "2009-09-12T07:09:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/locksmith-help-needed-asap/246746/4 "2009-09-12T07:25:32Z")

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> [@The greatest drunkard of all time...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-drunkard-of-all-time/22914/2):
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> My pump is priming. What happens when the imobilizer dies is that the ECU won’t fire the injectors, hence the no start. When you spray starter fluid, it starts the car because the plugs are still trying to ignite from what I understand.
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> 99’s are the first Maxima’s with the NATS system and chips. You can see it on the key itself.
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> My brother-in-law says any locksmith with this ‘machine’ that the dealer uses can do this. I’ve called a couple, and they can do it, but they want $200. Is that good?
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> I’m thinking the voltage spike did something to the memory of the ECU, causing it to clear the programming for the keys.

Ahh alright, its exspensive man, the dealer will probably be the same price…

A key for my moms car is about 160 to get a program from the dealer

call up the dealer and see what they say

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