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Old 02-06-2003, 11:35 AM
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ok my car gives off a egg odor sometimes....

its a 94 hb b16 swap in it

any idea's of where to correct time problem
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cat?
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i forgot to add that the cat is brand new...

would an after market o2 sensor cause this
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check your battery...
your alternator mite be over charging it and it makes the battery emit that smell
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if the cat is new the only other thing i can think of is the battery also
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usually, if a vehicle is running lean, the exhaust will let out a rotten egg odor.
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i noticed this smell after i ran the car hard for a few gears... ya know gettting on the highway
type ****

i'll check the battery
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ok my car gives off a egg odor sometimes....

its a 94 hb b16 swap in it

any idea's of where to correct time problem
Most egg smells from correctly functioning cars come from gasoline with too much sulfur in them. The catalytic converter converts the sulfur to sulfur dioxide (rotten eggs), which "somewhat" detoxifies it to the environment.

Try different gasoline.

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or ditch your cat
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eggs?? try some odor-x by turtle wax.. that might work.
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rotten eggs might be your battery...i have the same problem sometimes...but its when i over rev and the clutch slips
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Default Re: smells like eggs !! ?????? (JUN EK9)

Yeah maybe it is the gas that you pump (Gas Station, Octane), or maybe it's true what they say about Jersey?j/k
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