Rotten Egg Smell

superairborne · Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:15 am

Hi All

I recently noticed a strange smell coming from the aircon in my Gen3 Paj DiD. It smells like rotten eggs, almost like the smell that sometimes comes from a catalytic converter. Could it be the pollen filter that needs replacement?

Any advice is welcome!

Regards

Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:45 am

First thing I'd check for rotten egg smells is your battery. The vented gas from a bad battery usually smells like this.

superairborne · Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:58 am

Thx SimonB! Good point!! I know that my aux battery is dead and it's still in the engine bay. I'll remove it 2day and see if the smell is gone.

superairborne · Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:45 am

SimonB, I removed the old worn out aux battery and the smell is gone! Thanks for your help!!!

tonton · Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:07 am

WOW, you learn every day - I would never have thought it could be the battery!

Anton

Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:13 am

superairborne wrote:SimonB, I removed the old worn out aux battery and the smell is gone! Thanks for your help!!!

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NightFighter · Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:58 pm

i would have just replaced the passenger!!