Rotten egg smell after a tiny bit of hard driving
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i drive it like i stole it at least once a day 
out of my total 50-60 minutes in the car, i do rip it close to redline at least 3-4 times.
catalytic converter(s).
Causes
A rotten egg smell is often related to sulfur. In this particular case, it is possible the catalytic converter contains a buildup of sulfur. The root cause of the odor is usually worn or overworked parts.
Read more: Egg Smell in a Catalytic Converter | eHow.com Egg Smell in a Catalytic Converter | eHow.com
Causes
A rotten egg smell is often related to sulfur. In this particular case, it is possible the catalytic converter contains a buildup of sulfur. The root cause of the odor is usually worn or overworked parts.
Read more: Egg Smell in a Catalytic Converter | eHow.com Egg Smell in a Catalytic Converter | eHow.com
Got it.
The car has just gotten to 31K miles. Is it normal for the cats to go this soon?
Got it. The 1st article said that if the smell is intermittent is not a failure though
It happened twice and both times it was after hard acceleration and the smell only lasted for like a minute or less.
I am curious,
Why don't you take your car to your mechanic ?
It is not good to play doctor to yourself.
George
It is running rich or it is not running correctly and unburnt fuel enters the cats and burns there ?
I still do not understand why he is not taking the car to the dealer IMMEDIATELY, since the underlying cause could be
potentially serious.
George
Why r u guys pushing the panic button?
p.s. Running rich means more fuel than necessary or not enough air, right?
The car is under warranty so if something is going wrong it will be ok.
p.s. Running rich means more fuel than necessary or not enough air, right?
Correct.
No panic button here dear friend. I just want to help and point out that cats with problems at 31k is far from normal.
With friendly regards,
George
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Pat Goss: Ask The Expert
It's normal to have that odor occasionally.
Dealer found nothing wrong with the car.
Pat Goss: Ask The Expert
It's normal to have that odor occasionally.
Dealer found nothing wrong with the car.
If they can show you were aware of an issue and did not bring it in right away, they can deny you warranty coverage because you could have caused necessary damage by not bringing it in. Just a thought.
Good point. That's why I brought it in.
The dealer foreman said that even a batch of bad gas can cause this. The DME showed no codes, car drives 'mint' according to him. At least, i have that in writing, If something does surface later, I can show that I detected it and they did nothing.
If you drive the car hard only occasionally, it may scare the crap out of you, releasing gaseous sulphur. ;- )
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