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Old Jun 18, 2002 | 10:51 PM
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Engine is running rich...

What will cause my engine to run rich? I smell gas fumes a lot. I replaced my O2 sensor so that shouldnt be it. Any ideas?
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Old Jun 19, 2002 | 10:15 PM
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Anyone?
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Old Jun 19, 2002 | 11:30 PM
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Stock exhaust?

I guess you could have a bad charcoal canister too...


Where are you smelling it from?
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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 12:02 AM
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Pulsation dampner? Its an S4 so thats definitely something to check.
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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 12:37 AM
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too rich

id like some answers to this too my car seems to be running so rich its fouling plugs. besides the (useless) idle adjust screw what else will adjust air fuel ratio?
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