Q: Straight piped my crown vic but left cats on a week ago. Today engine light came on and it started skipping. Could it be a tune up

asked by on October 15, 2017

Straight piped my crown vic but left cats on a week ago. Today engine light came on and it started skipping. Could it be a tune up Issue?

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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