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Online Norwichdaz

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Eggy smell
« on: Today at 15:20 »
Hi guys,

Its the 2nd time happend in 2 months now, after a sh!tty 45 min city drive in traffic etc starts to get an eggy smell inside the cab.
The engine doesn't over heat or run any differently, but engine light came on (came on 2mths ago and went in a few days)
But say I turn it off then on it struggles slightly.

"Google" says if struggles to turn on once hot could possibly be high pressure fuel pump?

I mean anyone else with that kinda smell would say the cat converter.

Seen somewhere a possible bad o2 sensor too?

Going to obvs get it scanned asap.
 

Offline Snoopy

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Re: Eggy smell
« Reply #1 on: Today at 15:40 »
As you say Eggy smell is often a poorly regulated catalyst converter or a running issue causing the cat to smell. A scan will give you more indications.
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