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Old 01-02-2006, 03:45 PM
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how do i fix running "fuel rich"?
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how do you know your running rich, anyhting do to the fuel system/ecu or cel's
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Default Re: fuel rich? (tuck'd98)

Took it to exhaust shop and the black smoke that’s coming out and getting on my bumper?
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could also indicated bruning oil
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id say ure runnin rich
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Default Re: fuel rich? (DAcraze)

if its running rich on a stock fuel system, you may have an injector taking a shiet
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Are you in limp mode?
Old 01-02-2006, 04:40 PM
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yea thats why i asked if he as any cel
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what should i do to fix it? im all stock minus intake and exhaust
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take along screw driver and have a buddy sit in the car and put your ear up to the screw driver while touching the injector, check each injector at idle then check each injector at differnet rpms, they should be ticking and faster at a faster rpm it you hear a gap between ticks on the rev youve got a problem
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do you have a pic of where to put the screwdriver, do you take off the caps or no?
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Default Re: fuel rich? (TrunkRattlin)

if your exhaut is shooting out black smoke it doesnt mean your running rich, usually when you run rich you smell something like rotten eggs really nasty smell, usaully its a sensor or or your ignition time is not good
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just put it right on the injector, you can see them
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Default Re: fuel rich? (TrunkRattlin)

if ur 02 sensor is out that can make you run rich
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if your o2 is junk usaully youll be throwing a cel
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Default Re: fuel rich? (tuck'd98)

and its be the primary one at that
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