volvo 850 estate

[ebbalily]

I have,just bought a second hand 1996 850 volvo estate, only 36000 miles, it is idlying at just over 1000 rpm, what should it be and is it a job I can do

John.

[boro1986]

I dont understand what the problem is. Most cars idle aroubnd 1000rpm

[ebbalily]

Volvos don't .And its not right.
It is very difficult when you are stationary,as you have to keep you for on the brake, to stop it racing forward.

[tubeway]

Depends on the model - idle speed on most 850s is between 850-950 rpm. On most models this is controlled by the ECU so should not change too much. I take it from your 2nd message that this is an automatic - if so you are experiencing "creep" which is normal in an automatic