Exhaust Sulphur (Rotten Egg) Smell
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 10 other vehicles, including the 2002 Mazda Tribute, 2002 Mazda Protege5, 2002 Mazda Protege, 2002 Mazda Millenia, and 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
Slight sulphur smell may be normal. Catalyst with between 5000 and 10,000 miles or less (new vehicles or recently replaced catalyst) are likely to have sulphur smell due to highly active state of new catalyst.
- Check for charcoal canister malfunction (fuel saturated).
- Check for disconnected harness connectors.
- Check for disconnected or incorrect connection of vacuum lines.
- Check for incorrect fuel pressure.
- Check for fuel pressure regulator malfunction.
- Check for fuel pulsation damper malfunction.
- Check for fuel pump malfunction.
- Check for fuel tank vent malfunction.