98. V70. Started, idle good, 1500rpm max

Post by **stephansvolvo** » 30 Dec 2014, 16:03

I'm sitting in my car , idles fine, step on the accelerator maxes out at 1500 rpm. What's up? Oh the high today was 3 but this am at 0430 it was minus 8.

Post by **abscate** » 30 Dec 2014, 16:13

Throttle body or linkage frozen perhaps

Post by **stephansvolvo** » 30 Dec 2014, 18:46

I remember reading in a thread somewhere on MVS that turbos no like cold. It took about 5ish minutes but it warmed up and ran like a champ.

Post by **jreed** » 31 Dec 2014, 06:21

I had symptoms like this a few years back up in Connecticut during one winter after a prolonged deep cold spell. In my case the solution was to apply low heat from a hair dryer on the metal fuel filter body. Longer term during the winter seasons I started adding ~0.25 liter of isopropanol dry gas to the fuel tank to absorb the water and keep it from freezing and plugging up the fuel filter.

Post by **abscate** » 31 Dec 2014, 06:41

If you have water in your fuel 0F will bring that issue up. Unfortunately adding dry gas to a frozen fuel system won't cure it until it warms up

Veteran of many Ithaca NY -30F spells

Post by **jblackburn** » 31 Dec 2014, 07:35

Your intercooler or turbo pipes probably froze over. Next time it's above freezing outside, take some Cascade dishwasher detergent and rinse the intercooler out with a hose.

Post by **stephansvolvo** » 31 Dec 2014, 19:18

Thanks for the input guys. I'll give it all a go.