Date: 18 Jan 2004 08:04:06 -0800 From: turbo.litenopsamorld.com (Turbo Lite) Subject: Re: Exhaust smell
"Jeff Sloane" <sabre36nopsamnline.net> wrote in message news:<Bo1Ob.82779$G04.20176168nopsam4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>... > My wife bought a 93 new back in march of 2003 and from day 1 the car has a > smell when running. The dealer said that she had to use 93 octane and when > that didn't reduce the smell he said that she had to use gas from the same > company be it sunoco or some other brand other than Mobil. When that didn't > work he said it takes time for the car to break in for it to go away. She > has 15,000 miles and stil the obnoxious rotten egg smell. Does anyone have > an idea as to what this could be. Is it a bad catalytic converter? I > appreciate any insights that you can share. > > Jeff > sabre36nopsamnline.net Hello, www.thesaabsite.com has a FAQ page and one of the questions refers to "a rotten egg smell from the exhaust". It attributes this to the use of fuel that contains methanol which causes a sulphur smell from the exhaust. Their suggested remedy is to change the place where you purchase your fuel. I don't know if this is the case with your car as you have done 15,000 miles with the same symptom. T.L.