Anyone smell eggs when they get on the throttle?

by **mattyboyl** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:30 pm

I get this sulfer smell when I get on it. It almost seems daily that I am getting this smell. Is the remedy a new catalytic converter or is there something else?

by **solaramodxtreme** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:02 pm

i get the same thing it sucks arse mainly noticed when come to a stop phew cant do crap about it tho :agrue:

by **Gyaf** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:13 pm

when you come to a stop - thats the new brakes wearing in probably.

by **TW85** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:01 pm

I have never had a sulfur smell but maybe it is because I always have the A/C set to inside air?

by **Jewls** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:26 am

I get random icky smells too, dunno what the cause is. I have to agree though it is mostly after hitting the gas. I try not to since I only have 1200 miles on her though.

by **gogeta** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:20 pm

already called toyota about the same prob.....told me was the cat converter but there was nothing they can do about it....told me to change my brand of gas....

by **michaels artic frost** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:31 pm

gogeta wrote:already called toyota about the same prob.....told me was the cat converter but there was nothing they can do about it....told me to change my brand of gas....

Change the gas??? Dats crazy, I'd just give it time and should be okay. I guess I must not be having that problem. I do have 8000 miles on it also.

by **angelo** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 11:06 am

is it a V6? Do you fill with regular or premium?
I have more than 30K on mine (V6 SLE) and never had this problem...

by **slingshot** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 11:50 am

I've experienced this on almost every car I've owned and I get it once in a while on my car a short time after starting it when accelerating. Then I never smell it again till another day. It's from the catalytic converter.

by **pythonjosh** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:01 am

I used to drive 10 different '03 Corolla S's (brand new at the time, got them at 10-18 miles) for work and each and every one of them reaked of eggs or sulfur multiple times in the 50k miles that were put on each of them. Maybe it has to do with Toyota? If they said it was the cat, then why the hell is the smell all inside the cabin? Confused the hell outta me so I just drove with the windows down all the time, when it wasn't raining in Seattle.

by **invdrgir** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:39 pm

i actually have never noticed this before. is the smell coming from the A/C vents or is it from the exhuast or around the car/engine area?

by **slingshot** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:44 pm

You smell it in the car even with windows closed. It is coming from the catalytic converter. Don't know how it is seeping in though. Very common occurrence.

by **Anthony** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:14 pm

Here are a couple of threads on the same topic for the Gen 1 and 1.5:

http://www.zer0.info/solaraguy/viewtopic.php?t=5154

http://www.zer0.info/solaraguy/viewtopic.php?t=8431

Anthony
2002 SLE V6

by **slingshot** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:21 am

THose threads are about exhaust smells while this thread is about rotten egg smells. Two different things since the car's exhaust does not smell like rotten eggs.

by **michaels artic frost** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:23 am

slingshot wrote:THose threads are about exhaust smells while this thread is about rotten egg smells. Two different things since the car's exhaust does not smell like rotten eggs.

LMAO...hahaa. Good point slingshot... :drinking:

Anyone smell eggs when they get on the throttle?

Anyone smell eggs when they get on the throttle?

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