When in park, the RPM swings from 800 to 1200 and the car feels like it's about to die out.
When I shift into Drive, the car idles normally.
Any ideas?
1997 Volvo 850 surges in Park, feels like it wants to die
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scot850
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It is a turbo, so chances at this age it has some air or vacuum leaks that are more noticeable at idle.
Neil.
Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
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2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
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jreed
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I was thinking along the lines of vacuum leak too, as mentioned above, and also it could be a dirty or binding AIC (automatic idle control) valve. The AIC can be removed, inspected and cleaned if needed.
1997 855 GLT (Light Pressure Turbo) still going strong. Previous: 1986 240 GL rusted out in '06, 1985 Saab 900T rusted out in '95, 1975 Saab 99 rusted out in '95, 1973 Saab 99 rusted out in '94
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