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Running rich, where to start?

Old 08-29-2005, 12:18 PM
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Default Running rich, where to start?

I get some soot and the exhaust smells rich when I first start the car. I'm not sure if it continues to run rich as I'm driving, because by then I'm usually inside...

I'm not getting a CEL, so I'm thinking that pulling the codes won't help -- or am I wrong?
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Default They all run rich when they start

That's how they keep running with a cold combustion chamber.

If it goes away within a minute or two during the summer, that's normal.
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Default If the fuel mix gets out of whack the computer will let you know

with a "check engine light". Asume normal unless more problems/symptoms develop.
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If you're THAT rich, then start with a...Pagani Zonda!
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