ID46-MT - TP12 Phillips Crypto Mitsubishi transponder chip

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 user programmable. It can only be coded to the vehicle using special equipment by a licensed locksmith or motor vehicle repairer. We can do this for you at our East Victoria Park workshop. 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. This is particularly true on Mitsubishi remote keys as the chip is glued to the back cover and often gets knocked when the case is opened up.

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.

This one here normally have the code PCF7936 AA but can also sometimes have nothing printed on them, which makes it difficult to identify unless you have a device to read them.

There are a few types of ID46 or PCF7936 chips and this one is known as LOCK BIPHASE or Crypto CDP Code or Crypto Mode depending on whuich device you read it with.

LP REF: LP-31027 00539