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Title: stinky cat
Post by: pauls on 19 June 2015, 19:40:13
If the cats stink on full throttle apart from a nackered cat what else would it effect while driving
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: The Sheriff on 19 June 2015, 19:49:35
Ermmmm.......how do you know for sure it's the cats?  :-\
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: pauls on 19 June 2015, 19:52:51
Ermmmm.......how do you know for sure it's the cats?  :-\

cos the wife was indoors ;D ;D

It stunk of rotten eggs
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: The Sheriff on 19 June 2015, 20:03:48
Ermmmm.......how do you know for sure it's the cats?  :-\

cos the wife was indoors ;D ;D

It stunk of rotten eggs
New one on me. I thought rotten eggs smell was battery cooking.
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: biggriffin on 19 June 2015, 20:21:55
Change its food. ;D
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Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: Andy H on 19 June 2015, 20:41:46
If the cats stink on full throttle apart from a nackered cat what else would it effect while driving
How are you able to smell the cats on full throttle? :-\

When unleaded petrol and catalytic converters first became available they used to sink of sulphur dioxide (rotten eggs) when they were cold because of the high level of sulphur in the fuel in those days.

If you can smell it then you must have high sulphur fuel and cold cats.......
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: Gaffers on 19 June 2015, 20:48:10
rotten eggs = moisture in the cats.

Italian tune-up?
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: chrisgixer on 19 June 2015, 22:00:49
No experience of this one. :-\
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: Broomies Mate on 19 June 2015, 22:09:55
If the cats stink on full throttle apart from a nackered cat what else would it effect while driving

Serious lack of power and poor idle if the CAT is blocked.

If the CAT is dead, it won't purr anymore.
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: pauls on 19 June 2015, 22:18:08
rotten eggs = moisture in the cats.

Italian tune-up?

This one makes sense thinking about it. Poodle about 3 miles to work last 1 mile on duel carriageway give it gas and lift off if window open get a lovely eggy smell
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: 4x4 on 19 June 2015, 23:00:23
Check battery,had that happen to me and was alternator over charging  :y
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: omega2018 on 20 June 2015, 01:49:30
as andy h and 4x4 say.  bad eggs smell is h2s04 and is either from sulphur in cheap petrol or gas from the battery.  could be the battery itself (sulphated then put on high charge).  h2so4 VERY toxic and can be insidious once you have got used to it.  treat the car to a tank full of quality super unleaded.
Title: Re: stinky cat
Post by: ronnyd on 20 June 2015, 18:57:58
Used to have that with my old PFL, but have never smelt it with the Desmond, even starting from cold and leaving it to idle.