Ticking noise and rotten egg smell after putting petrol in.

Tiny
BOTCHIE79
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  • 2000 FORD FIESTA
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Hi, I've a really loud ticking noise especially when I accelerate and a very bad smell of eggs. It looks like it might be something to do with the exhaust as that looks really shaky, i'm a bit afraid to drive on it and double checked with the garage that they did not put diesel in instead of Petrol any ideas?
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 AT 4:11 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Smell is sulphur in the exhaust, the cat is not working and the noise may be a failed lash adjuster causing the engine to run on 3 cylinders this will dump fuel into the cat and this can cause the smell, start with the noise problem first.
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 AT 5:46 PM

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