Sudden cheesy stink in car

I once drove through a flood that turned out to be raw sewage, as it cooked on the hot components under the car.........voila the Stink

Chris

Chris I reckon that's it,I think the water must be in some compartment under the car, by the way it doesn't need to be sewerage the water mixes with dust and dirt and then with the heat you get bacteria. Oh well I'll just have live with it for a while!

Dave

Do you have air con? It's possible the flood water has gone up the drainage pipe and contaminated the condenser, or perhaps it's a coincidence- air con systems can be hosts to bacterial growth and pongs.. AIUI there's disinfectant sprays available to treat this very problem.

Morse

Yep I've got air-con, guess it's that. However the stink is worst when the car has been standing overnight, not too bad when actually driving.

Monday drive through floods but only because "pushed" by cars behind Friday : First time I drive more than a few miles I get the stink after about an hour of driving Tuesday : Stink every day first thing, not too bad driving,

But now I know what it is, I'm not so worried Dave

First thing I would try would be to replace the pollen filter, next would be to run an air con sanitiser. (any car shop should have both)

Mrcheerful

of course the other thing that frequently happens to these is the connector for the heater fan speed resistor burns out, that may give you an unpleasant smell. (up behind the glove box in the side of the ducting, any ford dealer will have a new resistor and wiring connector in stock, again a cheap job)

Mrcheerful

Reminds me of when I trod on (and picked up most of) a dead mouse - really stank when the heater was on my feet!