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Old Oct 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.
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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it's your catalytic converter
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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Your cat is going bad.
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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the car is farting.. whats wrong with that?

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


Seriously, your Meow is shot...
Old Oct 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
Old Oct 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?
Old Oct 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
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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does it restrict anything? sorry for the noob questions
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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barely, but you can get a high-flow kitty and not worry about that
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Told by a nissan mech. that it is unburnt gas burning because of high heat
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