Emissions that smell like urine?

by **LadyRuby** » Wed 27 Jul 2005, 18:35:59

I'm probably just paranoid, but I remember someone saying something about additives being put in petroleum. The other day, everytime I'd start my car or drive in it I'd have this strong urine-like smell. It's gone now (we've since refueled the car). Just something wierd, or could there have been some additive in the fuel that wasn't supposed to be there?

by **Grimnir** » Wed 27 Jul 2005, 19:32:42

I don't know about urine, but I've noticed a skunk smell following cars when I've been out walking. I assumed it was due to more heavy crude being used in gasoline = more sulfur.

by **RonMN** » Wed 27 Jul 2005, 20:58:10

Maybe somebody peed in your gas tank :lol:

Seriously...i've been smelling gun powder. I've also considered this to possibly be the higher sulfer crude.

by **LadyRuby** » Wed 27 Jul 2005, 21:19:00

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', 'M')aybe somebody peed in your gas tank :lol:

by **BrownDog** » Wed 27 Jul 2005, 23:24:58

I have noticed that gasoline has a different places/times has different odors. I asked an acquaintance who works in that industry about it once, and they said that odor really can vary depending on the source, and the makeup of a particular batch. Apparently, what we burn in our cars is not as pure as we'd think, and they mix and match components to meet octane ratings, etc. I found the whole thing interesting, if unspecific.

The point? It probably wasn't just you, but I don't know what it is.

FWIW, I usually associate a urine odor with ammonia (NH3). It wouldn't surprise me if NH3 was a combustion byproduct, depending on the fuel, but I'm pretty rusty on my chemistry.

by **Grimnir** » Thu 28 Jul 2005, 00:08:11

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BrownDog', 'F')WIW, I usually associate a urine odor with ammonia (NH3). It wouldn't surprise me if NH3 was a combustion byproduct, depending on the fuel, but I'm pretty rusty on my chemistry.

by **Daculling** » Thu 28 Jul 2005, 00:29:33

It's the new catalytic devices. I smell it from my truck as well as others. It debend on if you give it a lot of fuel at once and then just idle... ie. if you punch it and then quickly come to a stop you will smell it (rotten eggs) otherwise you don't. But I also think it has to do with the additives. You smell it in the winter more than the summer. At least where I'm at. Do a search on the Interwebs, I don't think it's sulfer thought it smells like it.

Gunpowder? You must be shooting the old shit huh?

by **I_Like_Plants** » Thu 28 Jul 2005, 06:18:45

I smelled a stinky car today, I thought to myself, "That's a stinky car".

Emissions that smell like urine?

Emissions that smell like urine?

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