Originally posted by Storm911:
The egg smell means that the converter is working. My car does it and my friends 02 Honda Civic does it. If I rev the engine alot it seems to go away. The converter will start to rattle when it is going bad. Also I had the same MPG problem as you so I changed my plugs and wire (Boush Platnium +2) and I get between 20-22 MPG with a pretty hard driving. I have a V6
Mine was rattling like a maraca before it was replaced.
Do a search on low sulpur gas for your state or province. If you use a low sulphur gas, it will get rid of that "rotten egg smell".
I use Sunoco here in Ontario as the 87 to 94 all have less than 200 ppm. Stations like Shell, imperial Oil/Exxon can have upwards of 1000ppm Sulphur content.
All road use gas will have to be less than 50ppm by 2005 anyway. As an interim, stations in will have to be about 150ppm or less by July 2002 (in Canada) but Imperial oil is Fighting this (*******s).
You guys in the Atlantic provinces have it good because Irving oil has their gas at below 50 ppm sulphur content already...
http://www.foe.org/ http://www.foecanada.org/
