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Dec 17, 2008 | 03:08 AM

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Rotten egg smell

I just pulled in to work today and noticed a nasty rotten egg smell. Thought it was the air and nothing else. Then later I pulled it into the garage (I work at a stereo shop) and then my boss said "wtf is that smell" and I was realized, crap, its my car that smells like it just farted....

I did a few searches, and the two potential issues are the battery and the cats? My car hasn't set a CEL or the "Check gages" light yet. On the gauge cluster battery voltage reads around 13.5v.

What should I look out for? Should I test for anything? Sure'd be nice to have a new catback and high flow cats, but it'd be even better if that wasn't the problem.

Dec 17, 2008 | 03:31 AM

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Maybe there really IS a rotten egg in there?? Check under the seats!

Dec 17, 2008 | 03:52 AM

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That's what you get for picking up nasty bitches..

Dec 17, 2008 | 05:17 AM

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the cats can give off that smell, but usually only when they are new.... you could do a fast highway rin to heat them thru...

but my bet is that someone stinkbombed your car.... anyone have a motive??, or do you live next to a 13 year old who hates you??? (buturic acid smells like rotten eggs)

Dec 17, 2008 | 05:18 AM

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Damn Rotton Eggs....................

Dec 17, 2008 | 05:51 AM

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its just your cats

Dec 17, 2008 | 06:14 AM

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its just your cats

I doubt someone messed with you car I agree with this guy

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Dec 17, 2008 | 11:15 AM

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X2, it's gonna be ur cat converters that are going out. Had that same prob on both my 93 and 98

Dec 17, 2008 | 03:25 PM

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a battery being overcharged also has that same smell. i had a battery blow up in my 68 chevelle when i had it. of course that is a totally diff charging system. it had an external regulator which went bad, now there all one unit. still could be going bad. i would have that checked also

Dec 17, 2008 | 03:28 PM

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I think that could be the battery.

Dec 17, 2008 | 04:10 PM

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my made the same smell. This happened when i ran it for awhile. Then it went away. I dont think your cats are going not. just the nature of the beast

Dec 17, 2008 | 04:12 PM

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It is for sure your cats.. Or you have someone who hates you and puck rotten eggs in your glove compartment!

Dec 17, 2008 | 05:03 PM

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the only cats ive had that smelled like rotten eggs when bad was on my 79 ta. the design of the newer cats was suposed to stop that. i dont think its your cats.

Dec 17, 2008 | 05:11 PM

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should have gotten dogs instead of cats

Dec 17, 2008 | 09:42 PM

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Anyways the smell only happened that one day.... I noticed the smell hasn't come back. But my mileage is slightly lower, so I'm thinking its probably the cats. No change in driveability or performance though

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