My 1985 760 Turbo after all these years is still going strong. But there is one problem. From time to time when the engine gets hot after driving for about 30-60 minutes the car looses power. You press on gas pedal and the car chokes. This symptom is more common with higher outside temperature. When this happened I noticed bad exhaust smell and the exhaust pipe gets black. When I stop the car and wait some time to cool down the car is good again. It's always good when it is cold. The other thing I noticed is rough idle when it is warmed up. Any advice from you volvo fanatics, guys and girls will be greatly appreciated.
760 turbo hot engine problem
Apr 28, 2006
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My guess is the Air Mass Meter (right beside the air cleaner), or the connector thereto. When it is idling roughly try twisting the connector a bit and see if the idle straightens out. If so, cleaning the connector with alcohol may help you as much as it helped me.
Mike
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