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sulfer smell?

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Posted by: Lincolns Own

the other night, i jumped on the highway and put the petal to the floor, i got up to about 120mph, and then coasted at about 100-105 for 1/4 of a mile. when i got home, (2 min from highway) i noticed a "rotton egg" smell, kinda like sulfer. then i also noticed little "popping" sounds coming from under the car. i always hear the sound after my dad comes home from driving his bronco but i NEVER herd it on the lincoln. what is it? and is this bad?

Posted by: JC1994

You got the catalytic convertor hot, the popping sound you heard was the exhaust cooling off. No problem.

Posted by: Lincolns Own

yay, i was scared for a minute. i hardly ever run the car hard so i didnt know if i pushed it too far! thanks for clearing that up

Posted by: JC1994

No problem, I have experienced the same thing on my car when getting on it and then stopping shortly after. that rotten egg smell is nasty.

Posted by: kissedvfd

The sulfer smell is typical of rich exhaust gases and the reason the cat got so hot.

Posted by: MrWilson

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Originally Posted by Lincolns Own

yay, i was scared for a minute. i hardly ever run the car hard so i didnt know if i pushed it too far! thanks for clearing that up

if you want to know if you pushed it too far, just ask me. Iv pushed everything too far once or twice.

Posted by: Lincolns Own

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Originally Posted by MrWilson

if you want to know if you pushed it too far, just ask me. Iv pushed everything too far once or twice.

so are u still selling your car?

Posted by: MarkVIII93

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Originally Posted by MrWilson

if you want to know if you pushed it too far, just ask me. Iv pushed everything too far once or twice.

(A little vulgar don't cha think?)

Posted by: buddylee

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Originally Posted by MarkVIII93

A little Vulgar don't cha think?

Why so mad?

Posted by: MarkVIII93

Im just messin around.....

Posted by: Lincolns Own

Rofl

Posted by: 94m5

Try and watch the language in the tech forums. The lounge and anything goes are the places for more "liberal" vocab.

Mike

Posted by: 94m5

Back on topic tho.....

Aging O2 sensors are the main culprit for something like this.

Posted by: Lincolns Own

does this mean they could be getting close to being bad? and needing replaced?

Posted by: pepperman

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Originally Posted by 94m5

Try and watch the language in the tech forums. The lounge and anything goes are the places for more "liberal" vocab.

Mike

Mike, we don't have a lounge here just anything goes!!!

Posted by: 94m5

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Originally Posted by pepperman

Mike, we don't have a lounge here just anything goes!!!

Sorry for the "confusion", we have a lounge over on another forum that I'm on. I guess you could change that to "The Bar" for the gold members. Either way, we don't need the language.

Mike

Posted by: pepperman

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Originally Posted by 94m5

Sorry for the "confusion", we have a lounge over on another forum that I'm on. I guess you could change that to "The Bar" for the gold members. Either way, we don't need the language.

Mike

I totally agree with you Mike 100%, we don't need the language!!!!

Posted by: MarkVIII93

Sorry bout dat fellas.....

Posted by: pepperman

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Originally Posted by MarkVIII93

Sorry bout dat fellas.....

No problem

Posted by: Lincolns Own

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Originally Posted by Lincolns Own

does this mean they could be getting close to being bad? and needing replaced?

B U M P

Posted by: 94m5

If the car has a few miles on it, it could never hurt. After a while, the sensors lose sensitivity, and mileage can suffer a bit.

Posted by: Lincolns Own

ok, thanks for the info