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1990 740 Turbo strains, spatters to run

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iam2020
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Year and Model: 740 turbo 1990
Location: los angeles ca

1990 740 Turbo strains, spatters to run

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Car starts and runs for a little while then begins spattering and sputtering to run. Won't go over 10 mph. Could it be Turbo Charger? Catalitic Converter? Other?

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Welcome to Matthew's Volvo Site.

Have you checked for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)? This is a first step in diagnosing these vehicles and can be done following the instructions for the OBD in the announcements at the top of the forum.

If no codes are stored there are several things to check:
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