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Help my car stinks

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Webstermum · 04/12/2008 15:09

My car smells like a combination of burning rubber & rotten eggs - any ideas? Have taken it to garage & they dont know what's wrong. DS1 has ASD and very sensitive to smells so doesn't even want to go in it now. I'm getting desperate

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Bienchen · 04/12/2008 18:55

Is this just after you start the engine and does it disapear after a while?
I think it may be related to the catalytic converter.

Webstermum · 05/12/2008 16:25

no it doesnt disappear it's there all the time & it's getting worse & worse

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Niecie · 05/12/2008 16:28

Rotten eggs is probably the catalytic converter - how old is your car and have you had your exhaust replaced recently?

duchesse · 05/12/2008 16:30

Have you checked for the aging yellow lab in boot?

Sorry.

Someone auto-savvy will turn up in a mo...

MadamDeathstarOverBethlehem · 05/12/2008 16:38

Have you had your brakes worked on recently? Brake dust can smell like burning rubber. I think sulphur is used to harden rubber.

swanriver · 07/12/2008 18:18

I saw AA man yesterday for burning smell which turned out to be engine, one of coils was faulty. He immediately asked about the rotten egg smell, although I didn't have that. That is apparently usually an electrical problem. Does your car not have a warning light for diagnosis? I would take it to another garage and not drive it far.

breaghsmum · 08/12/2008 00:11

yes rotten egg smell, is most likely electrical, sounds like a burnt out fuse or something of that nature, definitely get it checked asap. as for the smell. if you leave a bowl of vinegar in the car overnight once the fault is fixed, the car should be fine the next day.

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