flareside942000
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- May 13, 2007
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- City, State
- Georgetown, Ohio
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer XLT
I just swapped out the SOHC 4.0 in my 99 Explorer XLT for a 5.0 out of a wrecked Eddie Bauer. I installed the new ECM and when I went to fire it up the anti theft system went off and it wouldn't do a thing. I reinstalled my old V6 ECM and it fired right up (albeit it ran a little rough). A mechanic said that I would have to tow it to a dealer and have my new ECM programmed for my transponder keys. Anybody know how much this would cost at a dealer? Is there some way to temporarily bypass the anti theft so I can avoid a tow bill?