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Does anybody else have this problem. When I stomp on the gas , the car will smll like eggs ! BAdly , its terrible. I had the Cat convertor checked and its not that. It does it when the car is under a severe load or acceleration.
Its not what You buy,
Its what You build!
98 Mercury Mystique 2.5 Duratec( my wife's car)
87 Toyota Supra Turbo
475Hp at the rearwheels( my car )
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If the car is running rich, it can cause raw fuel to reach the cat(s) and cause the odor your describing. There are 3 cats on the V6. Any CELs? A weak O2 sensor will cause a lean reading to the PCM which will then richen up the mixture to compensate. Too much gas = sulfer smell from cats.
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Lots of opinions on this same subject on page 2 of current problems:
http://www.contour.org/forums/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=007436
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 110,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 125,000km
stock CD on LS, cass on LX
spoiler, tinted windows on LS only
4 wheel discs on LX only
All other available options on both
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My new cars have all done it for the first 8K-10K miles. Smells that way when I test drive cars at the dealerships and open them up, like the IS300.
Seems fairly normal to me, but how old is the car?
Currently: '00 Altima SE and '02 Maxima SE
Coming up: '03 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6-speed
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its a 98 with 75,000 on it. At 20,000 the CEL came on. Ford fixed it. Right after the warranty expired it came on again. Then ford said it was a dirty EGR . And was a maintenance issue not covered by warranty. It cost me $296 to have fixed. Well I no longer have had a CEL, but she has always smelled like
eggs.
Its not what You buy,
Its what You build!
98 Mercury Mystique 2.5 Duratec( my wife's car)
87 Toyota Supra Turbo
475Hp at the rearwheels( my car )
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Hmmm, I dunno then, shoots down my theory.  I've never had the problem after at most 10K miles so I always figured it was something to do with burning off some of the material in the cat.
Currently: '00 Altima SE and '02 Maxima SE
Coming up: '03 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6-speed
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Still sounds like an O2 sensor problem to me. I've had several go out on me over the 3 years I've owned the car.
'99 Contour SE V6 w/MTX (Black Clearcoat)
'02 Dakota 4.7L V8 2WD X-Cab (Flame Red Clearcoat)
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