Catalytic Converters - smell

Jul 19, 2019 Last reply: 7 years ago 6 Replies
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Was talking about catalytic converters the other day following another theft and someone commented about the rotten egg smell you sometime got from cars and someone would say - it is because the car has a catalytic converter.



Never smell it now - what changed?


That would be my guess too. I'm a bit out of touch but iirc the levels in both petrol and diesel have fallen very significantly.

Low sulphur petrol and diesel

8p a litre less duty on low sulphur fuel.

I smell it a lot just after a car has been started up. Have you got a cold? Brian

The other thing they produce is ammonia. You certainly still smell that.

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