ID8C Temic transponder chip configured for Ford & Mazda vehicles

This type of transponder is generally known as a "programmable" chip in that it needs to be programmed to the vehicle using diagnostic type scan tools or key programmers.

It is not generally user programmable except is some very limited circumstances where a master key or sometimes 2 master keys are present.

It can generally only be coded to the vehicle using special equipment by a licensed locksmith or motor vehicle repairer. We can do this for you in store. Additional fees apply to have this service.

This type of chip is know as a carbon chip and they are very small and can easily be lost when a car key is opened up to change the remote battery.

Without this chip in the key head of the key, the car will not start as this chip contains security information that the car looks for every time the ignition it turned to start the car.

There are many versions of these carbon chips and all have different types of information in them. The vast majority will have a code printed on them to help identify them and most codes start with the letters PCF but not always as they can be made by different manufacturers.

These ones her normally have the code 145-00 7AS168G but can also sometimes have nothing printed on them, which makes it difficult to identify unless you have a device to read them.

The code 145-00 indicates the ID60 type chip, but the second code can vary dramatically depending on how the chip is set up, as 40bit, 80bit etc and configured for specific vehicles.

There are also glass versions of the 4D60 transponder which of course look different and are generally used less often.