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Old 01-03-16, 04:58 AM
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When I accelerate heavy from a dead stop I noticed a rotten egg smell .Anybody know what causes this? Otherwise normal driving its fine
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When I accelerate heavy from a dead stop I noticed a rotten egg smell .Anybody know what causes this? Otherwise normal driving its fine
Maybe changing gas
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The catalytic converter might be at the end of its life.
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When I accelerate heavy from a dead stop I noticed a rotten egg smell .Anybody know what causes this? Otherwise normal driving its fine
If there is no CEL, then the most likely cause is a sulfur rich batch of gasoline. Fill up from another gas station, preferably Mobil or Sunoco, and see how it goes. I usually try to avoid Citgo for this reason. YMMV.
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Originally Posted by vcheng
If there is no CEL, then the most likely cause is a sulfur rich batch of gasoline. Fill up from another gas station, preferably Mobil or Sunoco, and see how it goes. I usually try to avoid Citgo for this reason. YMMV.
No check engine light on and never noticed this smell before , it's a o5 with 100,000 on it I always put shell premium in her .ill try some cheap crap like speedway or something thank you
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