rotten egg smell

bongoella · Post by **bongoella** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:04 pm

hi .
when we stop at lights or in traffic ect. a smell of rotten eggs appears as soon as we get going it vanishes, any ideas

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francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:09 pm

Is yours a petrol car? If so, it's from the catalytic converter.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:10 pm

If you've got a manual gearbox I'd suggest the clutch slipping/burning out?

But tends to smell of burnt cabbage.....I get that prob every time I drive a manual these days.

H

bongoella · Post by **bongoella** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:50 pm

sorry i should have said its a diesel 2.5 and automatic . do diesel bongos have catalytic converter ?

Post by **Bob** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:32 pm

No cat fitted on a diesel, the smell is probably from a car in front, who's cat is not yet up to temperature. As you pull away you drive into the smell. Or one of the kids keeps letting off stink bombs.

Welcome aboard.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:36 pm

Sounds daft, but it's not the windscreen washer fluid is it? I've had a horrendous whiff from cars in the past, not sure it its different wash fluids mixing or going off, but remedied with a bl**dy good rinse out & dose of Miltons sterilizing fluid.

heatherpetch · Post by **heatherpetch** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:47 pm

are you sure no one trumped

sorry i thought it was funny

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:12 pm

Yes windscreen wash, I had some that used to go off in the bottle if let to long

Bonza · Post by **Bonza** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:48 am

Might be a good idea to put a voltmeter across the battery(ies) when the engines running. Look for the vehicle battery venting maybe.
BE CAREFUL>

I've smelt the same stink when a battery was "cookin'".
Bonz

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:28 pm

are you sure no one is throwing rotten eggs at your Bongo??