Maintenance and repair

Asked by Guru9DKJ62 Nov 17, 2020 at 12:42 AM about the 2008 Ford Explorer XLT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

08 Ford Explorer XLT, how do I know of the catalizer  
converter are working I can see them turning into
fire, and truck has misfires and runs roughly and
looses power and can’t run.. help please

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Bro if you got red hot cats DO NOT DRIVE till rich overfuel condition is fixed or you WILL BURN IT TO THE TIRES. This is caused generally by a injector failure stuck open or spark plugs,coils wires. If the cats got to red hot (glowing) they are damaged and this will cause a secondary runability issue as the cat is melted inside the unit. Codes will appear LIKE but may or may not be specific. Po301thru 8 cylinder misfire the last digit being the cylinder in question. Injector will say which one it is saying open or shorted if this is a V8 4.3 for example coils are very seceptible to failure plugs as well. Hope this helps. Also check all fuses

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