rottin eggs
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Racer
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From: Lincolnton NC
rottin eggs
Should I be smelling the tale tale bad cat rotting egg smell at intersections and whatnot with 34k on the clock? Seems early for this problem, but my gas milage is a little low too. The car is an '02 Z.
thanks guys
thanks guys
Instructor
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From: Atlanta GA
Originally Posted by neverfastenough
Sounds (or smells) like your catalytic converter. It seems like you should be getting a service engine warning.
Burning Brakes
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From: McKinney TX
From what I've seen HOT cats smell, not necessarily bad ones. Driven hard they will heat up and emit that smell. Unless you are running pig rich I doubt you'd need one this early, especially if your are stock.
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Racer
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From: Lincolnton NC
Na, i know clutch, much more metallic. Im hopin what gen3 said is right. id think the O2 would throw a code if they were stopped up cuz it would start running rich? Maybe my foot is the gas milage problem 
4th Gear
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From: Tampa Florida
I went thru a similar problem at 35K. Thought it was the cat (7 years old), but it turned out to be my Optima Red top. The smell was very strong in the garage after a drive. I popped open the hood and there was a sizeable bubble on the top of the battery.
Optima replaced it no-charge, problem smell went away.
Dan
Optima replaced it no-charge, problem smell went away.
Dan
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Melting Slicks
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From: Winston Salem NC
Originally Posted by _Rudy_
Should I be smelling the tale tale bad cat rotting egg smell at intersections and whatnot with 34k on the clock? Seems early for this problem, but my gas milage is a little low too. The car is an '02 Z.
thanks guys
thanks guys
Burning Brakes
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From: GOCC - Rebels Without A Clue Santa Barbara, CA
If you smell sulpher it's the cats doing their job. If a car runs rich the cats heat up trying to burn off the excess fuel. Get you AFR read at a shop and I'll bet it is way rich. 
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From: san antonio tx
At the shop that I would take my car to, a dodge dakota truck was having the same problem. The smell was really strong. What ended up as being the culprit was the cats. They punched them out and smell went away. Just my 2 cents.
Drifting
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From: Morgan Hill Ca.
Originally Posted by jawsski
Happens everytime at WOT!
Actually? you might be running a tad rich.~~Not a bad thing! Actually? My tune is pretty close hanging to the rich side. It could be driving style
But then again I am running the new 3" Random Tech Cats and long tube ceramic coated headers~~~Moral of the story? "They all do it" 
or thinking about it "how often do you go WOT" 
As someone stated above consider it a fart 
Last edited by BlueDragon; Oct 16, 2005 at 11:26 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: "Atlanta" Ga.
Originally Posted by gojo
Emissions parts have a long warranty.
Its like 100K. Sounds like cats to me, have GM check it out and fix it for free, or at least check that before spending any money
