rotten eggs?
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rotten eggs?
So i have a 3.0 6 gen acrd coupe. around and after redline i have the smell of rotten eggs and that doesn't seen right. i think its internal but you HT knows better..please help! 
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Re: (raceACCORDingly)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by raceACCORDingly »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Could be your cat converter not doing its job. If thats the case it should be covered under warranty as an emissions part.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Bingo, sounds like a catalytic converter problem.
Bingo, sounds like a catalytic converter problem.
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Re: (tsouyporta)
Rotten Egg Smell? Could Be
the Catalytic Converter
Are customers complaining of a rotten egg smell,
but you can’t find anything wrong with their
vehicles to account for it [there’s no DTC(s) set, no
driveability problems reported, nothing damaged
or broken]? Then it could well be coming from the
catalytic converter. That smell is a release of builtup
hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the reaction of
organic sulfur compounds in the gasoline with the
catalyst in the converter.
Almost all gasoline contains some amount of
organic sulfur compounds, and that amount varies
by region. The more sulfur there is in the gasoline,
the more H2S is built up and released by the
catalytic converter, so the stronger the smell.
In California, where low-sulfur gasoline is actually
required by state law, sulfur smell complaints are
few and far between. Low-sulfur gasoline will be
phased in nationwide between 2004 and 2006.
This low-sulfur gasoline should go a long way
toward making complaints of rotten egg smell a
thing of the past.
the Catalytic Converter
Are customers complaining of a rotten egg smell,
but you can’t find anything wrong with their
vehicles to account for it [there’s no DTC(s) set, no
driveability problems reported, nothing damaged
or broken]? Then it could well be coming from the
catalytic converter. That smell is a release of builtup
hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the reaction of
organic sulfur compounds in the gasoline with the
catalyst in the converter.
Almost all gasoline contains some amount of
organic sulfur compounds, and that amount varies
by region. The more sulfur there is in the gasoline,
the more H2S is built up and released by the
catalytic converter, so the stronger the smell.
In California, where low-sulfur gasoline is actually
required by state law, sulfur smell complaints are
few and far between. Low-sulfur gasoline will be
phased in nationwide between 2004 and 2006.
This low-sulfur gasoline should go a long way
toward making complaints of rotten egg smell a
thing of the past.
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Re: (Eagle16nam)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eagle16nam »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dude dont try and blame that smell on the car you sick bastard</TD></TR></TABLE>
How about a little more maturity?
How about a little more maturity?
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