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When i accelerate up a hill i smell a foul odor like rotten eggs. then my car sounds like a straining noise i believe its my transmission going bad and a sound from the rear leaving me to believe that its my rear differential. had the same noises from a previous jeep liberty then both tranny and defferential went bad beyond repair

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No the rotten egg smell is the catalytac convertor stopping up. smelled it many times not to know.it will slow or even make your engine die because the motor has to have air to run! as the engine operates the valves are opening and closing and sucks air from the rear through the exhaust,or if not when you go through a whole lot of water while driving how come the engine dies? because it sucks water in through the exhaust pipe up to the motor. have your convertor replaced and that crazy stuff will go away. thank you for choosing fixya,com

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