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Check the following:

- evaporative emissions hose (short (about 3-4 inches long) elbow-shaped rubber hose) that connects to the PCV valve.

- evaporative emissions tube (long (about 2-3 feet long) plastic ribbed tube) that connects to the afore-mentioned evaporative emissions hose and runs along the back of the engine firewall. Be careful when you check this tube since it is brittle and cracks very easily.

I had a rip in my evaporative emissions hose, which led to a gaseous smell every so often.

If its not this, then it could be your catalytic converter is bad.