[AT] OT- now Ford F150

[Steve W.]

>>> On 9/13/2021 4:28 PM, Mike M wrote:
>>>> Hi all, I have a question about my daughters fiances
>>> truck. He has a
>>>> 2010 or 2011 F-150 with a 5.0 V8 in it. He said it
>>> feels sluggish on the
>>>> highway, like he's dragging a boat anchor, and his oil
>>> pressure seemed
>>>> higher than normal. He changed the oil and filter the
>>> other day, and
>>>> said the dipstick had some "stuff"on it, so he changed
>>> it again, no
>>>> improvement. I suggested that he check his air filter
>>> to make sure a
>>>> mouse or other critter didn't make a nest in there, but
>>> that was fine.
>>>> Any thoughts? I'm certainly no mechanic, but my only
>>> other thought would
>>>> be a catalytic converter that is clogging up .
>>>> 
>>>> Thank-you, Mike M
>>>> 

Could be a clogged cat, simple test for that. Pull the O2 sensor in 
front of the cat, does it improve the problem? Yes- drop the pipe after 
the cat to be sure it isn't something farther back.

If they want more info including testing and more hit  2carpros.com  and 
we can try to help, it's free and we have access to factory, alldata and 
mitchell info. as well as having multiple ASE folks to answer automotive 
questions.

That goes for anyone else as well, need a wiring diagram or part numbers 
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Steve W.