had a lucky call today drove to yorkshire to deliver my other halfs valentine card as was in hospital after 5 on friday which is about 250 miles from my home drove back this morning as i was about 5mins from my house i decieded to check oil leval as just had to new turbos and think i have a piston ring faulty ,i pulled into the pullin on a449 at newport opened the bonnet and there was flames at the back of the engine ,there was a woman selling burgers if she hadn`t got an extinguster my car would have gone up in flames ,all i could think of was the amount of money i spend and what i would get from insurance ,so had a look and it was wires to the auto box had come free and was touching the exhaust ,it could have been worse apart from spendin 3hrs cleaning all my polished/chrome bit now to be covvered in white powder.....

sounds like a lucky escape to me

very lucky!!! :eek:

kin ell bud... some1 was watchin out for you !!

thats what i`ve been thinking all afternoon ..

very lucky escape mate

unlucky and lucky at the same time mate but glad all was ok

Shit me :eek: Thank feck you got it sorted before it was too late! :bow:

:eek: That was close.

got it recovered to pjs today so should be sorted ...

Wow mate

 

Glad your ok!

 

Must make sure I grab that extinguisher and put it in the car.

exactly what happened to mine going round silverstone, except it was the VVT wires that went up. extinguisher made a right mess!!!

 

 

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as i said earlier so so lucky but it out as flames were at least a foot high car seams ok still drives so hopefully its just the plastic covering thank god !!

exactly what happened to mine going round silverstone, except it was the VVT wires that went up. extinguisher made a right mess!!!

 

 

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i remember that :(

glad you sorted the flames out in time, them fire extinguishers make a right mess lol

Oh no johnboy after all the work you just had put into it! Lets hope you can fix it mate!

 

Very lucky for you to check the car!

glad you sorted the flames out in time, them fire extinguishers make a right mess lol

 

not as much of a mess as them fires :p

very lucky, i always carry a fire extiguisher!

not as much of a mess as them fires :p

 

all the ashes blow away ;)

i will from now on!!!:shock::shock:

I keep a mini extinguisher in the car. Hopefully, will never have to use it.