Hello folks,
I need some help with this one. My wife's '95 Contour SE ATX with 58,000 miles is not running right. This morning on the way to work I was behind her in my company vehicle. About 15-20 minutes into the drive on the highway, I began to smell sulfur or that rotten egg smell coming from in front of me. I thought it was probably coming from another car. Soon after I smell it, my wife calls me on the cell phone to tell me that the car doesn't feel right..."the engine is shaking" were her words. She said it did not start right away when we left home this morning. So, we pull over and I check into the problem. Here is what I observed:
At idle, the engine sounds like it has a miss in it and the exhaust sounds that way too. The exhaust is also still exhibiting that smell I described earlier. If I rev the engine, it will continue to "miss" as I rev it. No check engine light and engine temp is normal. I shut off the engine a few times and restarted fine but it still had the "miss"...slight miss.
She was able to get to work which was another 10 or 15 minutes away. I asked her to go out to the car at lunch time and start it up. She did and it was still doing the same thing. She also said that she thought she smelled gas this time.
Any ideas? I would really appreciate any input. I am going to go meet my wife at her job and see if I can see anything else and follow her home just in case the Contour breaks down.
Thanks in advance.