Speaking of "smell", I could be wrong but this "smells" suspiciously like
Spam. I "used" to be an appliance salesman and we always recommended that
customers leave the lid open for a couple of hours after washing and to run
bleach through the machine once every week or two. That always seemed to do
the trick.

Tom G.

/ If you ever take apart any washer that has ever had an odor
problem you would see a thin layer of fungus that is caused by
following detergent directions. It's like washing your clothes in a
barrel of fungus. Bleach will remove some of this fungus but it also
wreaks havoc with seals. There should be no reason that the lid would
have to be left open. If there is an odor problem it is with detergent
use.