# Sulphur smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sulphur-smell/24582>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** smells\
**Created:** [January 8, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sulphur-smell/24582 "2009-01-08T14:56:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Eglantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/da6949/32.png) [@Eglantine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Eglantine)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sulphur-smell/24582/1 "2009-01-08T14:56:59Z")

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My boy friend accuses me of making a bad smell, but I maintain it is the backdraft from the catalytic converter. Anyone else have this problem? The car is a Toyota Carolla 2006 stiick sedan. I often have the roof window partially opened.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sulphur-smell/24582/2 "2009-01-08T16:40:49Z")

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Cars with catalytic converters can emit a sulphur smell under certain conditions, but it should not be drawn in through the car’s sunroof.

Perhaps what you smell is coming from someone else’s car.

A different brand of gasoline may eliminate the smell, if it is coming from your car.