not commodore related (mrs lancer stinks)
was hoping someone is able to help me... lately everytime the mrs comes home and drives up the driveway the car smells like is shit itself. (very sulphury). i havent gone and bothered the mechanics yet, but anyone got any ideas. has the cat convert possibly carked it? bad batch of fuel? running rich? any help would be great.
cheers,
Colin
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if she thrashes it its sort of normal or the cat has died the amount of late model cars i follow while being cained all smell like septic tanks LOL
I tune the oldschool way fear on the passengers face and knuckle colour cant go wrong
tabbacco is still my favorite vegetable
haha, well it seems to do it driving normally. took it for a spin round the block before and pulled up and phewwwy! kinda embarrassing. lol
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On some vehicles, a sulfur smell or 'rotten egg' odor may be noticed coming from the exhaust system. The odor
is usually noticed after a cold start, fast idle, extended periods of idling and full throttle acceleration. Sulfur smell
is not an indication of an engine concern and will not cause reduced driveability or durability of the engine or
any of its emission components.
The sulfur smell or 'rotten egg' odor is caused by high amounts of sulfur in the gasoline being used in the vehicle.
Sulfur is normally eliminated during the refining process, but the EPA regulation of sulfur in gasoline differs
from state to state. Vehicles using fuel containing high amounts of sulfur will most likely emit sulfur smell from
the exhaust system.
When high sulfur fuel is burned, there is a chemical reaction in the catalytic converter causing the sulfur to oxidize.
As the vehicle is driven, the oxidizing reaction odor in the converter will decrease with mileage and age.
Replacing the catalytic converter will not eliminate sulfur smell and replacement will just extend the
period of time needed for the converter to 'age' allowing it to reduce sulfur smell to an acceptable
level.
I tune the oldschool way fear on the passengers face and knuckle colour cant go wrong
tabbacco is still my favorite vegetable
Delco has pretty much nailed the spot, nothing can get worse then sitting behind a car smelling like shit
could be coming from battery if its overcharging
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Battery is Hydrogen and its probably a sealed battery anyway, alot of them dont vent.
Its fuel related, ide put money on it, lots of cars do it.
Yeah it stinks too.
well thats good news, i can sit back and relax now. even tho its pong. lol
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