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Old 03-10-08, 10:15 AM
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Question Car smells

So...When I step on the gas hard, 15-20 seconds later, my car smells like bad FART! Everytime! Can someone tell me what the heck this is? THanks
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Default smell............

catalytic converter is bad or going bad. usually puts out a smell, kinda like rotten eggs.
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Cool. Thanks.
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Not necessarily cats going bad. It's just a bunch of the excess fuel and crud the cats are burning off after a hard run. It's not good for the cats to burn off excess fuel since that heats them up quite a bit. I guess that just means for you to not floor it as much. In some states that don't have emissions laws...those people don't have to worry because they take a certain part off of the car
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rotten eggs = dying battery ?
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rotten eggs = dying battery ?
Just a side note...I still have the wing =)
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Try refueling with a different brand of gas. To much sulfer is the cause of the bad smell. Often the cheaper the gas, the more sulfer that is in the mixture.
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Thanks for the advice!
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