1997 Ford Explorer keeps failing emission

180,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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TPHEOBUS26
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Help please! My car keeps failing emissions, the need new O2 sensors and them a year later i have not put them on yet im about to. But recently i noticed that my truck was not running the way it used to it is shaking real bad and seems like it wants to stall out. Do i need a new Cat converter? Also i was told that i have a leaky gasket on the manafold? Is the shaking from my CAT CON? Or is it something else.
Mar 18, 2010 at 7:19 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The cat could be a problem. Have you lost power? If not, then the cat is okay. As far as an intake manifold leaking, that would cause a rough idle. Are you sure that all O2 sensors are bad? Has the check engine light come on?
Mar 22, 2010 at 1:57 AM
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