Cab Window damp smell

[G and T]

The passenger cab window when opened, 2018 Fiat Ducato, whilst driving lets in a damp smell, close it up and it goes... not there when stopoed. I have checked the drain vents at the bottom of the door, been smelling everywhere but just cannot trace the smell when stationery.

Any ideas on where to check and how to get rid of the smell.

Thanks

 

[trevskoda]

The passenger cab window when opened, 2018 Fiat Ducato, whilst driving lets in a damp smell, close it up and it goes... not there when stopoed. I have checked the drain vents at the bottom of the door, been smelling everywhere but just cannot trace the smell when stationery.

Any ideas on where to check and how to get rid of the smell.

Thanks

Could it be from the cat, my car one stinks to high heavens,rotten eggs, that was until i pocked all the crap out with a iron bar, car goes much better now.

 

[G and T]

Could it be from the cat, my car one stinks to high heavens,rotten eggs, that was until i pocked all the crap out with a iron bar, car goes much better now.

Thanks, I don't think it is. The smell is like you get when green damp is around outside.

 

[trevskoda]

Thanks, I don't think it is. The smell is like you get when green damp is around outside.

Take the inside door panel of, there could be mould growing inside the door cavity, sometimes up top under where the window seals sit.

 

[Robmac]

Take the inside door panel of, there could be mould growing inside the door cavity, sometimes up top under where the window seals sit.

Yes, mine goes a bit green around the seals when it has been sitting for a while.

 

[Scotia]

Could it be from the cat, my car one stinks to high heavens,rotten eggs, that was until i pocked all the crap out with a iron bar, car goes much better now.

Did the cat scratch much with sticking an iron bar into it?

 

[merl]

Maybe the smell is actually coming from somewhere other than the door (maybe your waste tank) . You think it's the door because you only smell it when you wind the window down but actually opening the window causes a drop in pressure inside the van and this sucks the smell into the van and then out through the window where you obviously smell it as it goes by your nose. That's why it only happens when you're travelling.

 

[Robmac]

Maybe the smell is actually coming from somewhere other than the door (maybe your waste tank) . You think it's the door because you only smell it when you wind the window down but actually opening the window causes a drop in pressure inside the van and this sucks the smell into the van and then out through the window where you obviously smell it as it goes by your nose. That's why it only happens when you're travelling.

Now you mention that, I seem to recall it being discussed in another thread a while back.

 

[merl]

Now you mention that, I seem to recall it being discussed in another thread a while back.

Possibly, whenever I hear "when the window's open" I immediately think air pressure issue and we all know about waste and toilet smells.
Shutting the drain valve won't stop it because there's usually an overflow opening in the tank.
Peeps often seem to treat their MH sink like at home, ramming the bits of food waste down the plughole but we now always wipe as much food Debris off the plates etc with kitchen roll before washing up and we don't get a smell anymore.

 

[The laird]

Possibly, whenever I hear "when the window's open" I immediately think air pressure issue and we all know about waste and toilet smells.
Shutting the drain valve won't stop it because there's usually an overflow opening in the tank.
Peeps often seem to treat their MH sink like at home, ramming the bits of food waste down the plughole but we now always wipe as much food Debris off the plates etc with kitchen roll before washing up and we don't get a smell anymore.

Ditto

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Good shout David, it'd never have occurred to me.

 

[trevskoda]

It could be when you bend over to open the window that its the underpants that stink, you should change them every xmas.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

It could be when you bend over to open the window that its the underpants that stink, you should change them every xmas.

must be nice to have money.

 

[G and T]

Take the inside door panel of, there could be mould growing inside the door cavity, sometimes up top under where the window seals sit.

Will have a look at this when back home.

 

[G and T]

Yes, mine goes a bit green around the seals when it has been sitting for a while.

Thanks this might be the case, I had noticed some green on the bottom outside seal of the culprit passenger cab side window. It has all dried now in the heat.

 

[G and T]

Maybe the smell is actually coming from somewhere other than the door (maybe your waste tank) . You think it's the door because you only smell it when you wind the window down but actually opening the window causes a drop in pressure inside the van and this sucks the smell into the van and then out through the window where you obviously smell it as it goes by your nose. That's why it only happens when you're travelling.

Thanks for your thoughts. The waste tank is at the back of the vehicle I have put plugs in the sinks and cleaned the tanks.

 

[G and T]

Possibly, whenever I hear "when the window's open" I immediately think air pressure issue and we all know about waste and toilet smells.
Shutting the drain valve won't stop it because there's usually an overflow opening in the tank.
Peeps often seem to treat their MH sink like at home, ramming the bits of food waste down the plughole but we now always wipe as much food Debris off the plates etc with kitchen roll before washing up and we don't get a smell anymore.

Thanks for the reply. Both toilet and waste water tank are at the back of the vehicle and the smell is only there when travelling and the window is opened on the passenger cab, not on the drivers window... and absolutely nothing when stationery I always wipe all pots and rarely put dish water down the drains, something I've been doing for years And forgot to say I have plugs in the 3 drain holes too.

 

[merl]

Well I'm lost for any more ideas so please come back and let us all know what the cause was when you get it sorted.
Have you tried contacting Tina Turner? I'm sue she did a song about stinky windows.

 

[Harrytherid]

Just don't put milk in the waste tank. Bicarbonate of soda got rid of that, I am pleased to say.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Cheap coke and good drive on rough roads then find somewhere to dump it.