car just caught on fire long story but be warned
19 February 2009, 09:40 PM
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car just caught on fire long story but be warned
well this is just to warn people as my car just caught alight and my heart sank into my stomach...just took car for a little run in industrial estate as my car is in a lockup there .only took it out tonight as getting car all back on road next week and wanna make sure its all running ok before i take my family out in it .ive got a rocker cover gasket leak i know that but thought it would be ok to drive how wrong was i.driving past my brother as he was on side of road and he was screaming fire fire i jumped out and saw flames under bonnet wacked bonnet open and she was flaming from bottom of where my leak is .had no water and was 3 mins run from lockup where water was took a run to nearest unit but was closed as i turned round my brother had hes bits out and urinated all over the flames and put it out im so lucky i know but was a sight seeing him put it out..there was a couple of people there crying with laughter .i let it cool down and she started up and took her back to lock up for inspection and it was the heat shield that caught alight and no other damage luckily .but its just to warn u if u have a rocker cover gasket leak get it sorted asap as dont know what could of happend if i didnt test drive it tonight and had family in the car not even worth thinkin about thanks for reading but i owe my brother my car in my eyes hes always had a weak bladder lol
19 February 2009, 09:49 PM
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Must've been one hell of a rocker leak, was it on the turbo side because I can't imagine anywhere on the passenger side hot enough to ignite the oil.
BTW, there's a GB on fire extinguishers at the moment, I'm getting a new one as there seems to be a spate of imprezas catching fire at the moment - KILL8R's went up at the last MSOC meet and again was saved by someone elses fire extinguisher.
Like RON says, get your Bro a beer, it could have been a lot worse!!!!
BTW, there's a GB on fire extinguishers at the moment, I'm getting a new one as there seems to be a spate of imprezas catching fire at the moment - KILL8R's went up at the last MSOC meet and again was saved by someone elses fire extinguisher.
Like RON says, get your Bro a beer, it could have been a lot worse!!!!
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20 February 2009, 11:30 AM
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Lol - i did have a 6 litre foam extinguisher strapped in the boot just in case....Courtesy of the CHUBB fire inspector hehe.
You were very lucky fella but i would imagine it was mainly down to a build up of oil as you hasn't started it....where majority of people who have leaking rocker gaskets tend to drive these on a daily basis and tend to burn the oil off.
Never knew KILL8R's car caught fire though....will PM him.
You were very lucky fella but i would imagine it was mainly down to a build up of oil as you hasn't started it....where majority of people who have leaking rocker gaskets tend to drive these on a daily basis and tend to burn the oil off.
Never knew KILL8R's car caught fire though....will PM him.
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Lol - i did have a 6 litre foam extinguisher strapped in the boot just in case....Courtesy of the CHUBB fire inspector hehe.
You were very lucky fella but i would imagine it was mainly down to a build up of oil as you hasn't started it....where majority of people who have leaking rocker gaskets tend to drive these on a daily basis and tend to burn the oil off.
Never knew KILL8R's car caught fire though....will PM him.
You were very lucky fella but i would imagine it was mainly down to a build up of oil as you hasn't started it....where majority of people who have leaking rocker gaskets tend to drive these on a daily basis and tend to burn the oil off.
Never knew KILL8R's car caught fire though....will PM him.
he must be hung like a donkey to put out a fire with ****. Or are you exaggarating a little bit maybe on how much fire there was? Or yea this is a windup.
20 February 2009, 08:59 PM
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i swear down its true on my life i aint gotta clue how he managed to put it out as it was not just a flame its was a fire if that makes sense ..lol i know when i think back now it still makes me chuckle if u was there u would be crying with laughter
22 February 2009, 05:32 PM
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3 times now, 4 if you count the time one choked me and my lass by going off when the pin fell out at 50mph on a motorway. I couldn't see a thing and had the windows down and was still struggling to stop coughing 
I was more gutted at the fact I had to throw it away after that 
I was more gutted at the fact I had to throw it away after that
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fair play to your brother for getting his plonker out in front of you.......i've got exactly the same problem, the same side, my brother notified me of this thread (he's a fellow scoob driver) and told me he wouldnt put the fire out for me.......small pecker me thinks!!!
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fair play to your brother for getting his plonker out in front of you.......i've got exactly the same problem, the same side, my brother notified me of this thread (he's a fellow scoob driver) and told me he wouldnt put the fire out for me.......small pecker me thinks!!!
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3 times now, 4 if you count the time one choked me and my lass by going off when the pin fell out at 50mph on a motorway. I couldn't see a thing and had the windows down and was still struggling to stop coughing I was more gutted at the fact I had to throw it away after that
I was more gutted at the fact I had to throw it away after that Just as messy if you discharge it in your cabin though.....
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