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20 liters per 100 km

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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tomasz
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20 liters per 100 km

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my 850 2,5 l 20 V auto gear box wagon burned 20 liters of petrol .What shall I check to come back to normal 13-14 liters per 100km :?: :?: :?:

White850Turbo
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Wow, big drop in mileage. Does your model have the air pump? If so, check out all the rubber elbows. The most likely cause is a vacuum leak somewhere. Listen for a hissing sound with the bonnet (I'll assume you're on the other side of the pond :wink: ) up and the engine running Got any codes yet?
-Sean

1995 850 Turbo (Extensively Modded)

1998 S70 T5 (Almost Stock)

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