This may be a dumb question, but what makes a car run rich?
A guy at my local shop said that he thought that my car is running rich. I would like to fix it myself if possible but I don't know where to start looking. Thanks.

Bryan
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Symptoms???

 

As I recall we were talking about how the back of my car turns black after a few days of driving. He said that it might be caused by the car running rich.

As far as how it runs, I don't have any symptoms except an exhaust leak that smells an awful lot like gas.

Bryan
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[quote]Originally posted by bchapman:
<strong>As I recall we were talking about how the back of my car turns black after a few days of driving. </strong><hr></blockquote>

Wouldn't that be oil blow by from the turbo? Mine was doing the same thing until I replaced the turbo.

 

"Wouldn't that be oil blow by from the turbo? Mine was doing the same thing until I replaced the turbo"

I thought that it would have been oil too. I guess that is why I'm confused.

I guess I need to determine what the symptoms of a car running rich are. Can you tell a car is running rich just by the way that it runs?

Bryan
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