On fire !!

[Soundofav6]

Very depressing day, few days ago my car suddenly cought on fire in the engine bay.

It may have been a short circuit in the MAF sensor, well that part was all burnt off.

Now it's in the NRMA compound waiting for inspection, I already miss it so much.

On the positive side it only looks like minor damage. More importantly I would like pin point the culprit.

I just need reassurance guys, tell me it's only minor damage.

[DubSteve]

**** Louis thats no good mate Sorry to hear that, hopefully its not to bad doesn't look it to m anyway

Is it fully insured or third party?

[Golf Loon]

Isn`t that where your HID lights were mounted?

Hope it gets sorted out mate.

[Soundofav6]

The HIds, I relocated behind the side guard, it was safe and unharmed.

I will be needing your help Matt, once the NRMA has my car inspected I will give you a call.

Yeah, lucky I am fully insured.

[MattyT]

Oh dude

You always seem to have the crap luck!

[Mrk_Mickey]

I think you sound okay for what has happened man, I know if it happened to me I would sound like the chicken that didn't die for 2 hours after it's head got cut off!! I wish you best of luck fixing it. I'm sure you'll get it all fixed up

[cOS]

that really sucks man. but you had modified your air filter right? did you tell the insurance company? those guys are a55holes, they'll try and fault everything.

did you have bare wire sticking out of the MAF connector?

[MattyT]

Plainly, it was the recently installed neuspeed strut bar that caused the fire.

btw, I assume all the yellow crap in the bay is extinguisher powder??

[Soundofav6]

I think you sound okay for what has happened man, I know if it happened to me I would sound like the chicken that didn't die for 2 hours after it's head got cut off!! I wish you best of luck fixing it. I'm sure you'll get it all fixed up

THanks mate hopefully it will be all good. My girl friend thought she was going to die with a KAAA BOOM !! I was charming her down as well as mananging the fire.

Plainly, it was the recently installed neuspeed strut bar that caused the fire.

btw, I assume all the yellow crap in the bay is extinguisher powder??

YEp fire extinguisher !! I had thoughts of getting one few days before it happen.
Luck there was a petrol station where I pulled ova. They actually want to charge me for usinging a a few squirts !!! Moral of the story, better to be save than sorry, while I was really LUCKY. SO Don't consider just get a fire extinguisher, just DO it . I would never have thought it would happen to me too !!

that really sucks man. but you had modified your air filter right? did you tell the insurance company? those guys are a55holes, they'll try and fault everything.

did you have bare wire sticking out of the MAF connector?

The MAF did have less insulated wires, but not to point where it is exposing copper. You serious, they need to know about air filter?

[cOS]

The MAF did have less insulated wires, but not to point where it is exposing copper. You serious, they need to know about air filter?

nah man. I am just pointing out insurance companies are painful at times. just be on the ball. have you heard anything from them yet?

[KI11Z]

god damb! thats hectic . . . hope its all good!!!! . . . on a side note, i burnt out my mums festiva back in the day, it was waaaaaaaaaay worse than yours by a long long country mile and insurance repaired it . . .

[The_Hawk]

SO Don't consider just get a fire extinguisher, just DO it . I would never have thought it would happen to me too !!

Anti Fire bottle... yeah, I keep thinking about one of those too. Might have to get round to actually getting one of those

[mikinoz]

I watched a guy lose his Kombi to a engine fire the one time the car I was in did not have an extinguisher. I feel they should be compulsory.

Crap luck on the wiring fire. Sometimes a fire in the engine bay can be a write-off (ie. Stat write-off).

All the best.

[JayVR6]

sorry to hear about what happened dude

hope it gets all better soon!

[MattyT]

I watched a guy lose his Kombi to a engine fire the one time the car I was in did not have an extinguisher. I feel they should be compulsory.

A good buddy of mine lost her Kombi to engine fire many years ago too. It was a burnt out shell in less than 5 mins

I too think they should be compulsory. Some people laugh at me for for mine, but if your in a 1200kg box of steel that can go at 100kph+ with a 55L tank of extremely flammable liquid mounted underneath... dont YOU think its a good idea to get a 1kg anti-fire bottle?!?!