Rotten Egg Smell???
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Melting Slicks
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From: Spring, TX
Rotten Egg Smell???
I have almost 82,000 miles on my C5 and I am starting to get a rotten egg smell inside the car when I am at a stop. This is most common after I have gotten on it a bit :D
Dying Cats??
Car seams to run fine and it just passed the sniffer test here in DFW.
Dying Cats??
Car seams to run fine and it just passed the sniffer test here in DFW.
Burning Brakes
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From: Texas
Re: Rotten Egg Smell??? (gonbad)
I have heard that rotten egg / dead fish smell can also be a symptom of an ECU on its way out. In this situation, the smell comes from leaking capacitors eating away at the circuit board.
I did not specifically hear this about Corvettes. This became a problem with a lot of the first generation Mitsubishi Eclipses, Eagle Talons, Plymouth Lasers, and Mitsubishi Galant VR-4's after they were about 4 - 5 years old. Heat would definitely be a factor in accelerating the problem.
Sean
'01 C5
'00 R6
'00 ML430
'90 Laser RS
I did not specifically hear this about Corvettes. This became a problem with a lot of the first generation Mitsubishi Eclipses, Eagle Talons, Plymouth Lasers, and Mitsubishi Galant VR-4's after they were about 4 - 5 years old. Heat would definitely be a factor in accelerating the problem.
Sean
'01 C5
'00 R6
'00 ML430
'90 Laser RS
Melting Slicks
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From: Austin TX
Re: Rotten Egg Smell??? (gonbad)
Go to your local Self-Chem store and get some Rat Sorb. Soak a cotton ball in an
old plastic cap and leave it in your car over night. The stuff works until you find
the cause
old plastic cap and leave it in your car over night. The stuff works until you find
the cause
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Re: Rotten Egg Smell??? (SPS)
High sulfur content in your gas (well, not your gas, your car's gas. Although I guess it would apply to your gas as well...) will give off a rotten egg smell.
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Racer
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From: Illinois IL
Re: Rotten Egg Smell??? (SPS)
SPS has it right:
"I am not sure of the root cause, but it is my understanding that a rotten egg smell is the result of an overly rich mixture going through a catalytic converter."
"I am not sure of the root cause, but it is my understanding that a rotten egg smell is the result of an overly rich mixture going through a catalytic converter."
Melting Slicks
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From: Frisco TX
Re: Rotten Egg Smell??? (gonbad)
Parker "BEANO" :lol:
Remind me to hide some overly ripe cheese in your new Z next time I see you at the track!
Remind me to hide some overly ripe cheese in your new Z next time I see you at the track!
BP
No Cheese Please - LOL :lol:
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Re: Rotten Egg Smell??? (70L46)
High sulfur content in your gas (well, not your gas, your car's gas. Although I guess it would apply to your gas as well...) will give off a rotten egg smell.
