Horrendous smell of something dead

[s4quattro]

Hi everyone, has anyone suffered from a smell of rotten flesh in the cabin of their Audi. i have recently endured this horrendous odour in my cabin even with vents closed, air con and heating swithed off, i have tried various quirks such as heating and air con full blast etc, used auto glym de-odoriser still no change.There areno signs of the floor being wet,  i even changed the cabin pollen filter and the air intake seems fresher but the smell still lingers. Has anyone suffered tye same issue and if so how did you resolve it. 2018 S4 Avant

thanks everyone

[cliffcoggin]

Hmm, I smell a rat.

Joking aside, there may well be a mouse, a bird, or some other rodent corpse rotting inside the car. Are there any rodent droppings in the car? In case you are not familiar they resemble black beads about 3 mm across.

Mice in particular will try to burrow into upholstery so it is worth taking the seats out of the car for a thorough internal examination of the stuffing. Also look under the carpets and look into any insulation under the dash. The same applies to the boot.

Good luck with finding the cause, and do let us know the outcome.

[Steve Q]

Could there be a dead animal trapped under the between the engine and the undertray? 

[s4quattro]

thanks steve, thats where i am going next😬

[s4quattro]

3 hours ago, cliffcoggin said:

Hmm, I smell a rat.

Joking aside, there may well be a mouse, a bird, or some other rodent corpse rotting inside the car. Are there any rodent droppings in the car? In case you are not familiar they resemble black beads about 3 mm across.

Mice in particular will try to burrow into upholstery so it is worth taking the seats out of the car for a thorough internal examination of the stuffing. Also look under the carpets and look into any insulation under the dash. The same applies to the boot.

Good luck with finding the cause, and do let us know the outcome.

cheers, car is dry n super clean with no signs of little furry creatures

[Steve Q]

17 minutes ago, s4quattro said:

thanks steve, thats where i am going next😬

Please keep us posted on how you get on. 

Could there be something behind the front wheel arch liners? 

[cliffcoggin]

1 hour ago, s4quattro said:

cheers, car is dry n super clean with no signs of little furry creatures

Follow your nose.