Toyota: New Corolla has Rotten Egg Smell ??

MrBill wrote: 

Probably from the catalytic converter. Was very common a few years ago.

LB

> MrBill wrote: 
new 
smell 
AFAIK all new Toyotas have that smell. It goes away after awhile.

Hmmmm. It never happens in my 2004 Corolla S at all. There is no
pungent smell whatsoever. It looks like a problem in the fuel you are
using. What kind of gas do you use?? I use High Octane 91 (premium) as
recommended by the Toyota people for brand new cars and it works
extremely well.

Best Regards,

Faisal A Sheikh

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He Red.... Stinky converters are not unique to late model ULEV cars
that are using gas with relatively high sulfur content. No such
issue here in southern California where the lowest sulfur gasoline is
required. Canadians ... roll up the window! LOL
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~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

 

I seem to recall several posts on this NG a few months
ago which I thought were a guy for S. California saying he
was using low sulfur gas and it didn't help.
 

Yeah, fortunately that 11 months of winter means I don't have the
window down alot.

I seem to notice that the smell is worse the days following a fill up.
Is it true, as someone mentioned, that this can get better with time?

Steve

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Window doesn't matter. It comes in through the vent system. Winter weather
means you have the heater and fan on a lot.

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Philip, did you check your owner's manual to see what it says? Does it say
87 pump octane "or higher" like the Tercel's?

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My owners manual says to use 87 octane gas. I haven't found anything about
using 91 during break-in. Where did you find this information?

I usually buy Shell or Sunoco. Haven't been closely watching which of these
two is the source at any one time. My wife usually drives and fills the
car.

Thanks for your commnets.
Bill

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