Why does my P5's exhaust smell like rotten eggs?
January-15th-2003, 07:26 AM
#16
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Originally posted by rosendo192000
well talk about this topic , i also get smell but only when racing(highrev) and sometimes going up a slope for a long period of time .
but the thing is that i get a smell cloes to rotonegg but wayalot sourish
(24600 mi)
well talk about this topic , i also get smell but only when racing(highrev) and sometimes going up a slope for a long period of time .
but the thing is that i get a smell cloes to rotonegg but wayalot sourish
(24600 mi)
YOu have the adjustable coil overs? and did you put them on yourself and if som how difficult was it?
January-15th-2003, 07:46 AM
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Originally posted by rosendo192000
SULFER thats what smells like .(i remember now)
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Originally posted by JJB
WRONG! It IS the cat, the suggested change in gas is for one with some lower sulfur content... by lowering this, the amount of sulfur dioxide that is in the exhaust is lower and this means that the chemical reaction IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER does not produce as much sulfur trioxide (which is what causes that smell).
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but what if i dont have a cat.
SULFER thats what smells like .(i remember now)
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Originally posted by JJB
WRONG! It IS the cat, the suggested change in gas is for one with some lower sulfur content... by lowering this, the amount of sulfur dioxide that is in the exhaust is lower and this means that the chemical reaction IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER does not produce as much sulfur trioxide (which is what causes that smell).
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but what if i dont have a cat.
thank you
January-17th-2003, 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by overg4
YOu have the adjustable coil overs? and did you put them on yourself and if som how difficult was it?
YOu have the adjustable coil overs? and did you put them on yourself and if som how difficult was it?
January-20th-2003, 12:58 PM
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I had a VW Beetle before my P5 and it also smelled like rotten eggs. If it smells like that all the time, it is definitely the O2 sensor. Mine was replaced under a recall on the Beetle and it ran fine after that. Have the dealer check your sensor. By the way, this is my first post. Great board.
January-20th-2003, 01:24 PM
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uhh no, it's *not* the O2 sensor
you did not read the TSB
if the O2 sensor was bad, the check engine light will be on
it's that simple
you did not read the TSB
if the O2 sensor was bad, the check engine light will be on
it's that simple
Originally posted by Tenacious B
I had a VW Beetle before my P5 and it also smelled like rotten eggs. If it smells like that all the time, it is definitely the O2 sensor. Mine was replaced under a recall on the Beetle and it ran fine after that. Have the dealer check your sensor. By the way, this is my first post. Great board.
I had a VW Beetle before my P5 and it also smelled like rotten eggs. If it smells like that all the time, it is definitely the O2 sensor. Mine was replaced under a recall on the Beetle and it ran fine after that. Have the dealer check your sensor. By the way, this is my first post. Great board.
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