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weird smell under load

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:31 pm
by honda_zman
when i drive my car hard or when i go up large hills i get a strange smell almost like eggs or something i know its not the clutch so i'm trying to figure out what it could be :banghead:

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:52 pm
by ThatKevin
I also get a strange smell.. only when the butterflies open up though

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:17 pm
by Donkeypuncher
A bad catalytic converter can smell like eggs, though I've only seen it happen on vw's.

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:49 pm
by jonnymopar
Donkeypuncher wrote:A bad catalytic converter can smell like eggs, though I've only seen it happen on vw's.
Happens on 4.7L Toyotas as well.

Sounds like a cat problem to me.

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:40 pm
by Johny
ThatKevin wrote:I also get a strange smell.. only when the butterflies open up though
^ tell me about it, you smell when I drive behind you :D