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Old 10-12-2007, 10:20 AM
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ideas about rotten egg smell

I am getting an oder of rotten eggs smell. However it usually only happens after I punch it to get on or off the Highway. any ideas. someone mentioned to me that it might be an O2 sensor.

The car seems to drive fine, and there are not lights on the dash.
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Old 10-12-2007, 10:21 AM
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it's your catalytic converter
 
Old 10-12-2007, 10:22 AM
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Your cat is going bad.
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Old 10-12-2007, 02:37 PM
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the car is farting.. whats wrong with that?

ur cat is toast...
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Old 10-12-2007, 02:59 PM
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or it could be a bad egr valve
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Old 10-12-2007, 04:29 PM
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bad sushi...
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Old 10-12-2007, 07:06 PM
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meeeeooowww.!!!
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Old 10-12-2007, 09:43 PM
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Maybe you farted?


Seriously, your Meow is shot...
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Old 10-13-2007, 10:56 AM
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just cut it off and straight pipe it, i did that to mine lol and i got 40 bucks out of the deal when i sold the cat
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Old 10-15-2007, 08:34 PM
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are the cats on ebay any good? what are the consequences of having a bad pipe?
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Old 10-15-2007, 08:39 PM
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cats are good for environment and you dont get any gains from removing one, so just replace it, think of your future kids man
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Old 10-17-2007, 10:17 AM
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does it restrict anything? sorry for the noob questions
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barely, but you can get a high-flow kitty and not worry about that
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Told by a nissan mech. that it is unburnt gas burning because of high heat
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