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Old 06-26-12, 10:12 AM
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Unhappy Rotten egg smell!

Hi Guys,

I've got a 07 IS250, every time I take my car onto the freeway driving 100km/h+, it seem to always have this rotten egg smell. I'm not too sure whether or not this is normal? Has anyone else had the same problem? If so, how can I get rid of it?
Old 06-26-12, 10:20 AM
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Is your search button broke?

Countless threads on this...
Old 06-26-12, 10:23 AM
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Catalytic Converter is going bad.
Old 06-26-12, 10:29 AM
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FYI- cats are under warranty until 80,000 miles (or 8 years)
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Originally Posted by slimjimtel
Catalytic Converter is going bad.
No.

More than likely not. It is quite common these cars, and theres many threads on it:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-07-is350.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-throttle.html

Theres many others as well.
Old 06-26-12, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by heyarms
No.

More than likely not. It is quite common these cars, and theres many threads on it:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-07-is350.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-throttle.html

Theres many others as well.
It might not be the case on the ISX50 but from an ex mechanics point of view that smell is usally a sign of bad catalytic converter.
Old 06-26-12, 10:38 AM
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Cats definitely. Run your car really hard and then stop and look under and see if the cats are glowing. If so they're definitely are bad.
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It can also be bad gasoline. Toyota Cats are very picky about their gas.
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Originally Posted by SRTGS300
Cats definitely. Run your car really hard and then stop and look under and see if the cats are glowing. If so they're definitely are bad.
if it is the problem, what do I have to do to solve it?
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Originally Posted by boy26c
if it is the problem, what do I have to do to solve it?
how many miles do you have? are you under 80k?
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If your under warranty, let the dealer handle it
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Get a full exhaust.
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Originally Posted by boy26c
if it is the problem, what do I have to do to solve it?
If it is the problem then you definitely have bad cats. Its probably the primary cats under the car.
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I still highly doubt you have a problem that needs attention. This happens a lot of times under heavy throttle, when the cats arent completely warmed up.

If this happens at any point in the throttle spectrum, with and without AC on, during both warm and cold engine, thats the only time I'd say this needs to be brought up to Lexus for cat inspection. And if it is your primary cats, those are connected to your headers, so they would replace both i assume.

Like i said, i dont think you have a "problem" though...

EDIT: FWIW, Since installing headers (which removes primary cats) and inserting high flow cats into my JoeZ race exhaust (which had no cats), i have never had this smell, where as i had it on occasion before (as stated, when i got on the gas to get on the highway when the cats werent warmed up)

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Agree. Mine does it if I've been driving like a granny (no offense) for a while then get on it.

Originally Posted by heyarms
I still highly doubt you have a problem that needs attention. This happens a lot of times under heavy throttle, when the cats arent completely warmed up.

If this happens at any point in the throttle spectrum, with and without AC on, during both warm and cold engine, thats the only time I'd say this needs to be brought up to Lexus for cat inspection. And if it is your primary cats, those are connected to your headers, so they would replace both i assume.

Like i said, i dont think you have a "problem" though...


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