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ROUGH IDDLE

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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carlos mateo
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ROUGH IDDLE

Post by carlos mateo »

I HAVE A 1994 850 WAGON NON-TURBO. PREVIOUSLY IT WOULD IDDLE ROUGH AROUND 3K RPM'S, BUT NOW IS IDLING ROUGH ALL THE TIME. I CHANGED THE SPARKPLUGS HOPING THIS WOULD BE IT BUT W/O ANY LUCK. HELP PLEASE!
CARLOS.

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Tsquared
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Year and Model: 11 C30
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Post by Tsquared »

Clean the throttle body, flame trap, IAC, just about everything with the intake. Also check you vacume hoses, distrib cap and rotor.
'11 C30 T5

'96 854 - died an early death with 184K miles. Killed by the front end of an LTD on a suicide mission (T-boned and both cars totaled).

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Post by Guest »

Thank you very much for your suggestions. I clean the firetrap, throtle body, new +4 platinum bosch, airfilter and she rides like new (165k miles new!) I changed the oil w/ mobil 1 and volvo oil filter for good measure.
Thanxs!

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