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1998 Lincoln Town Car Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #H72-PTButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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1998 Lincoln Town Car Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5350 9352 9138Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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1998 Lincoln Town Car MECHANICAL-KEY
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The 1998 Town Car runs Ford's first-generation PATS (Passive Anti-Theft System), specifically PATS 1. The key is an H72-PT blank with a Texas Instruments TI glass transponder, ID 4C fixed-code chip. No remote buttons, no battery, just a mechanical key with a chip in the bow. If the THEFT light on the dash blinks rapidly and the engine cranks but won't fire, the PATS module isn't reading that chip. Don't keep cranking. You'll flood it and drain the battery for nothing.
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Got a call from a guy along the Ojai Trolley route who had a 1998 Lincoln Town Car sitting in his driveway, dead to him. He said it cranked fine but cut out after two seconds every time. Classic PATS rejection. The THEFT indicator on his dash was flashing like a strobe.

He told me he'd had a spare key made at a hardware store a few weeks back. Plain metal cut, no chip. He'd been using his original key the whole time, but that morning he grabbed the wrong one off the hook. After a few failed starts with the chipless copy, the car wouldn't take the original key either.

That's a known quirk with PATS 1. Repeated attempts with an unrecognized key can put the module into a lockout cycle. The PCM sees too many bad reads and just shuts down the fuel injector pulse. You have to wait it out or reset through the procedure.

I pulled up, confirmed the THEFT light pattern, and ran a PATS relearn with my diagnostic tool through the OBD-II port. Registered his original H72-PT, verified the 4C transponder response, and cut him a proper spare with a programmed chip right there on the hood.

Whole thing took about twenty minutes. He said he almost had it towed to the Lincoln dealer in Thousand Oaks. That would have been a long, expensive day for a problem that started with a blank key off a rack at the hardware store.

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What is the cheapest way to handle all-keys-lost on my 1998 Lincoln Town Car?
Call a mobile locksmith before you call the dealer. On the 1998 Town Car with PATS 1, all-keys-lost means the key code has to be pulled (Ford ten-cut code from the door lock or ignition cylinder), a new H72-PT blank cut to that code, the 4C transponder chip programmed, and then a full PATS parameter reset so the PCM accepts the new key. Dealers tend to bundle a tow charge, a key code fee, the key itself, and shop time into one bill. I show up where the car is, handle everything on site, and the phone quote is the final number.
Can you delete lost or stolen keys from my 1998 Town Car so they no longer start it?
Does my 1998 Lincoln Town Car key have a remote or battery I need to worry about?
My THEFT light is flashing and the engine cranks but won't start. What is happening?
Can I program a new transponder key myself on a 1998 Town Car?
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Lincoln Town Car Key Service Areas

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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
Santa BarbaraGoletaMontecitoCarpinteriaOjaiVenturaSanta PaulaFillmoreOxnardPort HuenemeCamarilloMoorparkSimi ValleyThousand Oaks
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