Any '06's with the rotten egg (bad Cat Converter) smell?
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tnpartsguy
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Any '06's with the rotten egg (bad Cat Converter) smell?
Mine now has about 3K miles on it, and it's 10 times worse than the '03 ever got....you can smell this thing from the front porch (35 feet + away). Of course the bulletin only goes to 05's, but the '06's have the same old part # converter as the '03~05's.
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Re: Any '06's with the rotten egg (bad Cat Converter) smell? (tnpartsguy)
Is the car warmed up when you get the smell or is it cold?
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Re: Any '06's with the rotten egg (bad Cat Converter) smell? (tnpartsguy)
That sucks, man! Problems already! If it is that bad, whether a TSB applies or not, they need to do something about it...
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Re: Any '06's with the rotten egg (bad Cat Converter) smell? (tnpartsguy)
Quote, originally posted by tnpartsguy »Mine now has about 3K miles on it, and it's 10 times worse than the '03 ever got....you can smell this thing from the front porch (35 feet + away). Of course the bulletin only goes to 05's, but the '06's have the same old part # converter as the '03~05's.Have you tried different brands of gasoline?
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