Can a bad Oxygen sensor cause the car smell bad? My car smells bad when it's idle. Did anyone remember their car smell bad before the Oxygen sensor went bad and they got CEL? thanks.

 

Bump, Could it be the Cat?

 

is it the rotten egg smell? if so its the cat.

 

My car smelled bad... but I knew mine were dead. I'm still having the same problems. I think you should do what you recommended me to do... which I'm doing this weekend.. wow that was a confusing post.

 

Thank you
No it does not smell like rotten egg. More like fuel ratio is off, smell like the car is not burning fuel right.

 

I have done that, and I get a wired reading from the Oxygen sensor bank one. Maybe you can understand this. Sorry for making it sound confusing.

Inspection/Maintenance Monitors Status
Name Status
Misfire Monitoring Complete
Fuel System Monitoring Complete
Comprehensive Component Monitoring Complete
Catalyst Monitoring Complete
Heated Catalyst Monitoring Not Supported
Evaporative System Monitoring Complete
Secondary Air System Monitoring Not Supported
A/C System Refrigerant Monitoring Not Supported
Oxygen Sensor Monitoring Complete
Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Complete
EGR System Monitoring Complete



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Monitored Test Results (Mode $06)
Test ID ($01) Catalyst Monitoring Value 2.000 Min 0.000 Max 95.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($01) Three-Way Catalyst Function - Bank 1


Test ID ($03) Catalyst Monitoring Value 6.000 Min 0.000 Max 95.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($02) Three-Way Catalyst Function - Bank 2


Test ID ($05) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 1.000 Min 0.000 Max 63.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($03) Undocumented CID


Test ID ($06) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 15.000 Min 2.000 Max 0.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($03) Undocumented CID


Test ID ($09) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 46.000 Min 0.000 Max 99.000 Units ms
Test Description ($04) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 Sensor 1


Test ID ($0A) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 60.000 Min 60.000 Max 0.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($04) Undocumented CID


Test ID ($0B) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 33.000 Min 0.000 Max 34.000 Units mV
Test Description ($04) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 Sensor 1


Test ID ($0C) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 60.000 Min 0.000 Max 199.000 Units mV
Test Description ($04) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 Sensor 1


Test ID ($0D) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 0.000 Min 0.000 Max 44.000 Units sec
Test Description ($04) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 Sensor 1


Test ID ($11) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 42.000 Min 0.000 Max 99.000 Units ms
Test Description ($05) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 2 Sensor 1


Test ID ($12) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 82.000 Min 60.000 Max 0.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($05) Undocumented CID


Test ID ($13) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 34.000 Min 0.000 Max 34.000 Units mV
Test Description ($05) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 2 Sensor 1


Test ID ($14) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 34.000 Min 0.000 Max 199.000 Units mV
Test Description ($05) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 2 Sensor 1


Test ID ($15) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 0.000 Min 0.000 Max 44.000 Units sec
Test Description ($05) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 2 Sensor 1


Test ID ($19) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 3.000 Min 3.000 Max 0.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($06) Undocumented CID


Test ID ($1A) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 48.000 Min 48.000 Max 0.000 Units Unitless
Test Description ($06) Undocumented CID


Test ID ($1B) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 31.000 Min 0.000 Max 42.000 Units mV
Test Description ($06) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 Sensor 2


Test ID ($1C) Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitoring Value 48.000 Min 0.000 Max 199.000 Units mV
Test Description ($06) Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 Sensor 1

 

lol

thats what happens when you have so many gurls in your car, the perfume justs builds up and cause the car to smell like crap, lol

 

that's funny

 

1 for every day of the weekend isnt bad...

 

lol i hope your not the type of person that forgets names!! lol or youll have none for next week!

btw cystum max what are you going to do now? change o2 sensors or new cat?

 

right now at this point i don't care anymore, I am so broke i will not do anything about it, I'll Waite for the cel, then I take the bulb out of the cluster for the cell. That’s my way of fixing it. I put mad air freshener in the car, so ladies only smell the air freshener

 

....gas mileage...

 

Gas Mileage i think about 250 on the full gas tank.