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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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Bad smell coming out f the exhaust?????
smells like rotten eggs. What should I do? Get a new Cat or waht are my choices. I like the car to sound stock no loud sounds
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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this happens on new catalytic converters... how many miles you got on it?
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 05:07 AM
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you cat has just died !
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 06:42 AM
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try changing your gas first before replacing the cat. you just might have bad gas. try another brand, but always use premium.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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This happened on a former car of mine. It was an O2 sensor.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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what are the signs of a bad O2 sensor other than the smell?
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 08:47 AM
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Really poor gas mileage and possibly a check engine light. Also, the tailpipe had a pretty good amount of black soot in it from running rich.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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Well I have the SES on, the Gas is always Chevron or Mobil Premium,and 79k miles. Will the Cat be bad..... should I replace it, and with what......
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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Go get the code read at autozone or advance and go from there.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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rotten eggs = bad cat about 95% of the time.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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Depending on where you live, you might be covered under your 80K emissions warranty.

Check your owners' manual.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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its the rice in ur exhaust....

nah...its the kitty katylitic converter. meooow!
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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Go get the code read at autozone or advance and go from there.
I have the code,,, PO420 I think...
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 12:34 AM
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Did they say what it is? I think it might be the cat.

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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 05:34 AM
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 10:14 AM
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oxygen sensor.. I had the same problem
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