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Tue 2 Aug 2005 19:43
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - cjfman
Hi am new to this site just got a quick query for you guys and gals on here. I have a new style focus about 3 weeks old and done 2000 miles. When I give the car a bit of stick it starts to smell of wrotten eggs or poo if you prefer, but its a smell somewhere between the 2. Is this normal??? Also sometimes when I go to accelerate it smells like a struck match. Is this related to my wrotten eggs and it is something I should get looked at??

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Tue 2 Aug 2005 19:50
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - Dynamic Dave
What you're smelling is hydrogen sulphide caused by the sulphur in petrol. All petrol contains suplhur, it's just that some contain more than another brand. It's also to do with the newness of your car and it's catalytic converter. Once it's got a few miles under it's belt, the smell should die down.

www.gtexhausts.co.uk/catalytic-converters.html#99

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Tue 2 Aug 2005 20:11
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - cjfman
Thanks for the response. Do you think the type of fuel makes a difference? Putting cheap o sainsburys in at the mo....
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Tue 2 Aug 2005 20:36
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - mjm
If the smell is really bad, in the car, driving on the open road with the windows/sunroof closed then you are getting fumes in the car, somehow.This should not happen.

If not, ignore this post.

I don't think the quality of fuel will make much difference.
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Thu 4 Aug 2005 16:54
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - cjfman
The smell is not what I would call really bad. Noticed it when I was pulling away from some traffic lights has ben smell free for the last couple of days will see how it goes. Thanks for all the replies... Much appreciated.....
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Tue 2 Aug 2005 20:47
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - Dynamic Dave
Thanks for the response. Do you think the type of
fuel makes a difference? Putting cheap o sainsburys in at
the mo....


IIRC, Sainsbury's is low suphur petrol anyway. As mentioned earlier, it's probably because the car is still new. I use Sainsbury's petrol more often than not without a problem.
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Tue 2 Aug 2005 23:50
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - keo-the-dog
local sainsbury's uses BP it even comes in in marked up BP tankers. as mentioned above smell will go in time. often smell this when sat in traffic usually from newish cars.
KEO.Drink Well Be Happy.
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Wed 3 Aug 2005 09:39
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - Graemetdci
I've just had the turbocharger replaced (about 400 miles ago) in my 2002 Ford Focus TDCi to cure a problematic flatspot. Since it was replaced I have noticed a similar sort of smell to cjfman, especially when stationary at a set of lights or a junction after a run where the turbo has been on the boil. Could this be a similar sort of problem? - I had wondered if it was something to do with the new turbo 'bedding-in' with any lining materials burning off, like when an exhaust component is replaced. Or, could it be that the ventilation system has been disturbed and is letting in fumes?
Cheers, Graeme.
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Thu 4 Aug 2005 20:10
New Focus, Rotten Eggs - cheddar
local sainsbury's uses BP it even comes in in marked up
BP tankers. >>


Unless forecourt is branded BP then it wil not e the same stuff as you get at a BP station even if it is produced by BP for Sainsbury's.

I would put 97 or 98 ron in for a few tank full's at least, idealy Shell Optimax, otherwise BP Ultimate.

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