passion4jdm Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well I was on the highway, and I was driving my car pretty hard with the manual mode, then all of a sudden I started smelling this rotten egg smell, and it worried me. Is it burning oil, or something melting in my car I'm soo mad. Any helpful suggestions wat that smell is? thx guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well I was on the highway, and I was driving my car pretty hard with the manual mode, then all of a sudden I started smelling this rotten egg smell, and it worried me. Is it burning oil, or something melting in my car I'm soo mad. Any helpful suggestions wat that smell is? thx guys. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=43708 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passion4jdm Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well I was on the highway, and I was driving my car pretty hard with the manual mode, then all of a sudden I started smelling this rotten egg smell, and it worried me. Is it burning oil, or something melting in my car I'm soo mad. Any helpful suggestions wat that smell is? thx guys. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=43708 Thx bartkat, wow I didnt know it was the converter. So theres nothing that lexus can do from the looks of it. Nothing is lighting up in my dashboard. So I guess I got to live wit it? What should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Change gas stations or gas brand and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottina08IS Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 couldnt also have came from a vehicle in front of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07'IS350 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 There is a product called Seafoam. IF you run it through the engine using the PCV system or sucking it through the vacume line that ataches to the master cylinder for the brakes it will elimnate the small. If it doesnt work the first time, do it a second and that will for sure get rid of the smell. I did it on my girlfriends 2004 Ford Explore when it was having the problem and after the first can the smell was 90% gone and after the second can it was gone and is still done after 20,000 miles. Just my suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Seafoam's not going to help in this situation, the car is so new theres not anything to clean out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passion4jdm Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 couldnt also have came from a vehicle in front of you? I dont think it could have because the road was clear. But thx for asking. The weird thing is it smells like that every time I accelerate really hard. Guys have any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 See post #4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay1 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Well I was on the highway, and I was driving my car pretty hard with the manual mode, then all of a sudden I started smelling this rotten egg smell, and it worried me. Is it burning oil, or something melting in my car I'm soo mad. Any helpful suggestions wat that smell is? thx guys. Someone else may already have pointed this out: TSIB EG001-03 (All Models): Sulfur Odor From Exhaust Some owners of Lexus vehicles may experience a sulfur–like or “rotten egg” odor from the exhaust system. Sulfur is a natural component of crude oil from which gasoline is refined and the amount of sulfur can be decreased through the refining process. The amount of sulfur in fuel sold in California is regulated, however gasoline sold in other states can have substantially higher sulfur content. Sulfur content also varies considerably between gasoline brands and locations. http://faqlexus.com/index.php?action=artik...&artlang=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie1 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Well I was on the highway, and I was driving my car pretty hard with the manual mode, then all of a sudden I started smelling this rotten egg smell, and it worried me. Is it burning oil, or something melting in my car I'm soo mad. Any helpful suggestions wat that smell is? thx guys. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=43708 Take your car in and demand that Lexus fix your air conditioner! You are smelling Mold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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