2k i30 (replica of 5th gen maxima's)
 

I own a 2000 i30 infiniti and in the past 10k miles I have noticed that sulfer smell I have always been very worried about it but money has been tight I recently moved out on my own and have a lot of bills and am barely making it.. I read in the manual that if you live in certain states, Utah being one of them that you dont have to use premium you can get away with 85 octane i was skeptical so I posted at some other forums and many people living in the same states said they have always used 85 octane and never had a problem.. Anyway when i first noticed the smell I changed to 91 octane and that didnt do a damn thing what so ever, so now im back at 85 octane my car seems weaker and slower and I notice that smoke only comes from 1 tip on my dual exhaust so im presuming there has to be something wrong.. Also due to my financial situation I am unable to afford to do any repairs, I am slowly saving to get a free flow cat but until then am I messing up my car driving it around with that smell? this car has been babied and its at 124k and I honestly can say its been taken above 5k rpms less then 100 times in its 7 years of being driven. am I wearing out my engine by doing this? I know nothing about cars so bare with me.. how long can I keep driving around with this smell. at first it was the smell of sulfer / rotten eggs now its starting to smell like fireworks and the smell is getting stronger especialy when I punch it.. Any feedback would be great! sorry about the lengthy text...

-Nick

sounds like a bad cat. not really damaging anything, but you probably won't pass emissions.

How is he able to make a new thread with just 2 posts? Have the rules been changed?

I am also wondering this. I have been waiting til I get 15 to introduce myself.

Hope it turns out to be a bad cat and nothing else, good luck fixing it.

If you can't figure it out I live in Riverton Utah and have a good friend that is a mechanic that could take a look at it for a lot cheaper then other places would charge. Just PM or something and I will give him a call if you need him

No, the rules have not changed. This post was probably made in an already existing thread in the 5th gen section and so the post was moved over here as its own thread by a moderator.

Ah I see...