Power loss and oil light

2009 VOLVO S40
120,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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LEE26REDS
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The car loses power and cuts out. The oil light comes on, then starts okay and drives okay, but will not drive past fifty mph.
Jul 14, 2018 at 5:10 PM
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STRAILER
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This sounds like you have a plugged exhaust catalytic converter. To confirm the issue lets run this test.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please run down this guide and report back.

Cheers, Ken
Jul 16, 2018 at 6:51 AM
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