Seems odd how over the years we have dealt with jobs that seem to follow runs or trends, such as cambelt changes or heater matrix failures, one is a maintenance job which is understandable but the other is a failure that cannot be predicted but we do one and then we will do 4 or 5 in quick succession ?? so over the years we have gotten used to this but this year we have dealt with 3 or 4 engine fires this year? which is very odd, and have seen there is at least 2 more been reported here over the past few weeks.

 

A case in point, we recovered this particular zed early last week, the engine fire had occurred at the end of an uneventful journey and whilst ticking over on turbo timer, lucky for the owner he was alerted to the problem and the prompt dispatching of a fire extinguisher saved there been too much damage.

 

We picked apart the damage to see what we could salvage in the area of the fire, as the cables and vacuum pipes were removed and /or pealed back we replaced as we went along.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff TT

Edited May 27, 201312 yr by JeffTT

So eventually the source of the issue is revealed...the auto-box loom? and odd one for sure as the fuse for the autobox had clearly gone as a result of the shorting cables. So quite why it actually ignited into full on flames is unknown, no oil or fuel in the area, just purely the cable loom brittleness and dryness came together at that point of short ( against the engine block) and ignited, the owner reported full flames... very scary.

 

Now we currently are writting a report for the insurance company as per usual they are trying their level best to not pay out???

 

Jeff TT

 

 

 

Got myself a car fire extinguisher from Aldi today, only £9. Well worth having just incase.

the first mod i did to my Z was installing a fire extinguisher. i think every car should have one, especially one that runs a turbo .

I've always said an extinguisher is a small price to pay, might have to look at the Aldi ones as I could probably do with a fresh one.

In Belgium it is mandatory in every single car. Usually, annoyingly, fitted at the heels of the passenger!

Are the gearbox and engine bay ancillary looms available as new items Jeff?