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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 01:41 PM
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I'm noticing a rotten egg smell when I get out of my base 2003 RSX with about 300 miles on it. Anyone else experience this? Know what it is?
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 01:55 PM
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most of the time that smell goes along with a bad CAT
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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Bad as in defective from the factory?
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 10:08 PM
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It is your catalytic converter. It will go away in a while. The rsx has some emissions crap on it. My type-s has about 7k miles on it and I still smell it everyonce and a while when I am stopped.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:07 PM
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Originally posted by import-tooner
It is your catalytic converter. It will go away in a while. The rsx has some emissions crap on it. My type-s has about 7k miles on it and I still smell it everyonce and a while when I am stopped.
I can vouch for the stinky RSX cat :barf:. That one time when we pulled up to your house was poopy .
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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I'll take these comments to mean that it's inherent in the design of the emissions system. Thanks.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 01:28 AM
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Originally posted by blackandred
I'll take these comments to mean that it's inherent in the design of the emissions system. Thanks.
Right, I don't see it to be a problem .
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 05:53 AM
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One of the by-products of burning unleaded fuel and then running the exhaust gasses through the platinum in the catalytic converter is Hydrogen Sulfide gas (rotten eggs gas). You also get water.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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Originally posted by OLDMAN
One of the by-products of burning unleaded fuel and then running the exhaust gasses through the platinum in the catalytic converter is Hydrogen Sulfide gas (rotten eggs gas). You also get water.

You my friend are one intelligent RSX mofo.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 01:59 PM
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