Driver side catalytic converter glowing and van missing bad 2000 ford e250 with 5.4 help

Asked by mc761 Dec 08, 2015 at 11:46 AM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Bob answered 8 years ago

Have the engine codes read. Bet the check engine light is lit. Could be bad converter, bad fuel injector, bad O2 sensor or other issue. The red glow is telling you that fuel is burning in the catalyst thus overheating it.

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