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Temo Medina Posted on Nov 05, 2017

My car has been having a bad rotten egg smell for the past 3 days. It's only in the cabin that it smells like rotten eggs. under the hood no smell and the exhaust smells normal. One more thing to add, smell gets worse when the heater is on and i've noticed the heat isn't as hot. Can someone help me find the answer to this nasty smell.

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That smell is usually a sign of the catalytic converter which is the first wide muffler looking thing under the engine after the first pipe from the engine.

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Jason Morris

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  • Posted on May 08, 2009

SOURCE: 1996 chevy c1500 w/rotten egg smell,loss of power,rough idle

Your catalytic converter is plugged up,  If you check the exhaust output at the tailpipe you will find it restricted.
Let me know if I  can assist further.
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  • Posted on Jul 11, 2009

SOURCE: 2004 Trailblazer strong smell of exhaust/rotten eggs in interior

sounds like you have a plugged convertor

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  • Posted on Aug 12, 2011

SOURCE: car runs ok, but gets hot and rotten egg smell

If car runs okay with egg smell, its normal and working the way it should, if car is running poorly and the rotten egg smell has gotten worse, its a sign that your exhaust catalytic converter will need to be replaced. good luck!

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