1989 Ford Taurus exhaust manifold

1989 FORD TAURUS
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UNLIKELY
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1989 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

the exhaust manifold closest to the firewall turns glowing red
Sep 23, 2010 at 5:46 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Thank you for the donation,

I would first be checking for a blocked of failed cat converter, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
Sep 23, 2010 at 9:23 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Hi unlikely, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

Its getting too much fuel-check injectors and fuel pressure regulator if its leaking-could be running in the open loop mode all the time not switching due to the coolant temperature sensor and oxygen sensor

Also go this link: https://www.2carpros.com/forum/exhaust-manifold-turning-red-vt14824.html
Sep 23, 2010 at 9:29 PM
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