Just this Sunday on a road trip from Florida now in the high elevation of Yellowstone, the check engine light came on, the car was intermittently losing a little power, idling weird, and black smoke was coming out of the tail pipe. Yesterday, I took it to a mechanic. The code stated the fuel mixture was rich. We replaced the original spark plugs, cleaned the K & N air filter, & checked fuel pressure. After he finished and cleared the code, it seemed to run fine the rest of the day. Then this morning, the light came back on and the same symptoms reappeared. Before we left for the road trip, we had the fuel filter replaced. We also recently had a fuel system cleaning performed and the fuel pump replaced. My next guess would be a sensor?
One more thing about a different issue. About a week ago as we were pulling in to Mt. Rushmore, the puller fan blade fell apart. I unplugged the fan and continued to drive short distances around the campsite while I waited for the new part to arrive. I watched the temp gauge and it never rose higher than normal. The pusher fan was running on high speed. I figured it was because the puller fan was disconnected. I installed a new fan assembly when it arrived, but the pusher fan on the radiator is still running on high speed 95% of the time, even when I first start it in the morning. The coolant system was flushed before our trip and the level is currently good. Not sure why it stays on high, but it's very annoying especially when it's 30 degrees outside.
Saturday, November 28th, 2020 AT 9:05 AM
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