Diesel smell in washing machine

How can I get rid of it???? DH was a bit clumsy the other day, and I've rinsed the clothes once and then washed twice. The smell is in all the clothes still as well as in the machine. I hate to wash anything else, but I'm behind on the wash again... what can I use to get rid of the smell? I've used vinegar in all the rinse cycles so far. The clothes have been on the line in the sun and breeze all day, but still reek....[xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(][xx(]

Forget the vinegar...Lots of washing powder, a bit of dishwashing liquid, and HOT wash, needs to be HOT!

Thanks FM -- will that help get the smell out of the clothes as well? It's a front loader... I thought dishwashing liquid was a no-no for them??

Not sure if it will get it out of the clothes...What washing powder are you using? Got to admit I have always just thrown my overalls in the machine and never had a problem with residue being left in the machine...

Just a couple drops of dishwashing liquid, just to make it slightly more foamy than usual, which will hopefully help break the residue through the pump and pipes etc.

However I have only ever used top loaders as well...You call, your responsibility lol

A bar of sunlight soap in with the was has worked for me in the past. these days I soak the diesel patches of clothes/overalls with a hydrocarbon specific de-greaser from Supercheap auto before they go in the wash, so no diesel smell after a normal wash

Me? I use Napisan; lots and lots of Napisan. Can't speak whether it works for diesel, but grease and hydraulic oil, gone. And trust me, hydraulic oil has its own distinctive persistent odour. Warm wash though; cold just leaves powder marks.:rolleyes:

Some Baking Soda in the wash water might help get rid of the smell in both machine and clothes

The hot water and suds worked a treat for getting the smell out of the machine, and then I washed the clothes that had the smell with laundry soap with added washing soda, and smell all gone.

Thanks!

Kiwi303;321302 wrote: A bar of sunlight soap in with the was has worked for me in the past. these days I soak the diesel patches of clothes/overalls with a hydrocarbon specific de-greaser from Supercheap auto before they go in the wash, so no diesel smell after a normal wash

You're not that guy who lost his job because his overall were too clean were you???