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420benz 04-06-2005 11:28 AM

Started smelling rotten eggs.
 
The Cat. Converter has no rust spots and seems to be in good condition [from the outside]. I just took the car for it's yearly state inspection, and they said the emission from the exaust was nominal.Should i just leave well enough alone,or could this turn into a larger problem later.Since this smell seems to be the demize of a Cat.

manny 04-06-2005 12:11 PM

Try switching to a different brand of gasoline. ;)
Btw., a smelly cat does NOT necessarily mean it's going bad !

JerryWagner 04-06-2005 02:09 PM

check your battery for this smell, if it is coming from the battery it's either a cracked battery causing leakage of the acid or a faulty alternator/regulator overcharging the battery and "cooking' the acid into vapor and causing this problem, as you probably know the acid is very coorosive and damaging so check this out asap

G-Benz 04-06-2005 02:41 PM

Rotten egg smell is emitted from the sulphur byproducts used in your catalyst.

It may still be fine, unless you are experiencing performance issues...in which case, it might be clogged.

Battery sulphur vapors don't smell like rotten eggs...smells like acid, and your eyes and nasal passages burn! First hand testimony to this when my voltage reg. gave out and over charged the battery, causing it to boil and vent!

420benz 04-06-2005 04:29 PM

G-BENZ: Can you be more specific about [Performance issues].

Rahulio1989300E 04-06-2005 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G-Benz
Rotten egg smell is emitted from the sulphur byproducts used in your catalyst.

It may still be fine, unless you are experiencing performance issues...in which case, it might be clogged.

Battery sulphur vapors don't smell like rotten eggs...smells like acid, and your eyes and nasal passages burn! First hand testimony to this when my voltage reg. gave out and over charged the battery, causing it to boil and vent!

I concur!
Performance issues I believe are reduced horsepower/torque output, especially at higher RPMs.

420benz 04-06-2005 08:05 PM

Thanks for the info!


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