# 2010 Ford Escape - Emissions

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934 "2018-11-30T19:51:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Garey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@Garey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Garey)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934/1 "2018-11-30T19:51:33Z")

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Hi my dad took my catailac converter off my car and you cant replace the oxygen sensor will my light eventually go off by it self from not be able to read the car?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934/2 "2018-11-30T20:22:30Z")

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> [@Garey](#):
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> Hi my dad took my catailac converter off my car and you cant replace the oxygen sensor will my light eventually go off by it self from not be able to read the car?

Nope, put the Catalytic Converter back on, then replace the 02 sensors if needed

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934/3 "2018-11-30T20:27:07Z")

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Your father just broke a federal law. I don’t know what the penalty is and don’t want to find out. Why did he do this bonehead thing anyway ?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934/4 "2018-12-03T14:04:36Z")

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Been three days, guess Garry did not like the answers.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-escape-emissions/129934/5 "2018-12-03T14:22:37Z")

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> [@Garey](#):
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> will my light eventually go off

Yes, it will extinguish itself in a couple of years, when it burns out.  
😏

The only sure way to deal with this problem is to replace the **catalytic** converter, and–if necessary–the O2 sensor.