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Old 03-19-2004 | 08:15 PM
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At idle and when i shut the car off no matter how i drive it, i get a rich smelling exhaust smell. ANyone have this problem. Its a 99ls1. The car also feels sluggish down low. No codes or anything. What can this be EGR? CAT? Thanks for any help.
Old 03-19-2004 | 09:00 PM
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ive heard that it could be the cats getting hot. really hot cats kinda smell like rotten eggs.lol
Old 03-20-2004 | 12:06 AM
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faulty cats will smell like rotten eggs...
Old 03-20-2004 | 09:40 AM
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After you have driven your car, look under there and see if your cats are glowing red. If so, then replaced those things, they are clogged.
Old 03-20-2004 | 02:33 PM
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my 99 does the same thing. and smoke comes from my exhaust for 1-2 minutes after i shut the car off.




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