Hi All -
My 97 850 non-turbo appears to be running rich. There's a smell of fuel coming from the exhaust. The engine is running pretty smoothly (maybe a tiny bit rough?), the tach is stable, acceleration and shifting seem fine, and gas mileage is at about 24 mpg in mostly highway driving. I only noticed the smell after installing this tune-up kit, and for what it's worth I'm a novice mechanic:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... tuneupkit1
All info I find pairs running rich with rough idle, poor mileage, or other issues that I don't seem to have. I checked the spark plug wires and plugs and everything is where it should be (though I haven't checked the distributor). Any ideas what's up?
Thanks for any help!
Best,
Steve
1997 Volvo 850 non-turbo Running Rich
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The main indicator that car is running rich is black smoke from the exhaust and abnormal fuel consumption.
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
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