6th gen accord running rich.....

[accordingly flash]

the old girl is starting too smell real rich sometimes,espescially when sitting and idling,if it was a falcon id finger the o2 sensor as the problem...wot could the problem be with the accord?
cheers.

[Shaggin Wagon]

um u cant go off the smell at idle for it running rich, infact id nearly put money on it being perfect mixture at idle.
the fuel we get in australia has a high sulfur content and it stinks wen u flog it and it stinks wen its idling, so more then likely thats ur problem.
how many ltrs per 100kms are u getting?
mines about 450kms-60ltrs which is about right for the driving style and the size of the motor.
the onli way u can tell if its running rich is if it blows black smoke or if u plug in the computer thingo and it says there that it runs rich.

[Honda Enthusiast]

Try running Caltex's VORTEX 98...it's made my car run much more smoother...try it and you'll see! Plus... it doesn't smell as rich...maybe just my imagination...but worth a go?

[CUL8R]

have u tried to extract any CEL codes?

for 50 bucks u can get some power runs on a dyno.
get them to attach a wideband o2 to see u mixture at idle, part and full throttles.