help !! bad cat i think ?

1. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

   #1 9th June 2012, 20:30

   i have just had my car running on my drive and it smelt very eggy and abit of smoke,
   
   i dont think its head cos i dont run lumpy and i have done water and oil checks and it seems fine, i am new to owning a saxo so some help please
   
   cheers !
2. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

   #2 9th June 2012, 20:32

   Bad Cat I think too.
3. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

   #3 9th June 2012, 20:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mr_P Bad Cat I think too.

   would a bad cat course it stink and smoke is there any symptoms to a poorly cat ? cheers dude
4. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

   #4 9th June 2012, 20:42

   Oh, smoke. I missed that.
   
   Perhaps get a compression test done and have the cat checked.
5. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

   #5 9th June 2012, 20:45

   is there any other way i could tell if it is head gasket ? and likewise for cat ? cheers
6. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

   #6 9th June 2012, 20:45

   apart from the compression test !!! ^^
7. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

   #7 9th June 2012, 20:59

   its not on the road yet so its been stood a few month, could it be condensation ? but i have just fitted a airfilter that was on a vts, it started after i did that but it stinks like a mucky stink bomb lol...
   
   Blurghhh !! makes me feel sick lol
8. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

   #8 9th June 2012, 21:04

   You can get a lot of white smoke just from condensation if it has been sat a while. It doesn't really have a smell though. Could be condensation and a bad cat.
9. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

   #9 9th June 2012, 21:14

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mr_P You can get a lot of white smoke just from condensation if it has been sat a while. It doesn't really have a smell though. Could be condensation and a bad cat.

   a bad mix lol should i just de-cat it ?
   
   its a furio i wanted to put a 4.2.1 on and de-cat it what ya reckon ?
10. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

    #10 12th June 2012, 14:22

    anymore help would be good ? cheers
11. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

    #11 12th June 2012, 14:43

    de-cat wont pass the MOT you know. sounds obvious but the amount of people that ask the question is unreal. and for the eggy smell is this after its warmed up ?
12. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

    #12 12th June 2012, 15:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by m3wood de-cat wont pass the MOT you know. sounds obvious but the amount of people that ask the question is unreal. and for the eggy smell is this after its warmed up ?

    its on start up very strong smell, after the smell there was abit or smoke then it went but y could still smell eggs, i checked all oil and water there fine, its just baffling me now ?
13. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

    #13 12th June 2012, 16:19

    were is the smoke coming from ?
14. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

    #14 12th June 2012, 16:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by m3wood were is the smoke coming from ?

    the back box m8 but not all the time it was just that one time when i posted its been sat on my drive a month and i started it up the other day and it smoked but day after i started it up again and there was nothing part of me is thinking condensation and the other part is thinking why eggs ?
15. SAX-FURIO1986 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 mirfield Posts: 198 Mk2 Posi Furio, vectra sri x2, mk1 mango westie

    #15 14th June 2012, 13:49

    BuMp !