Car caught fire!!!

[stpete]

On M606 this morning something under bonnet let go, pulled onto hard shoulder to look under bonnet and saw FLAMES!!! Thought hard about p***ing on it but called 999 and brigade put it out! not a write off but bad!!!!
Think it was Turbo that went but not sure, oil caught fire! AA have recovered and insurance inspector os out on friday to look at it! Car has only done 15k miles all serviced etc!! Any one any ideas why turbo would go if it has?
Also I've just learned hard way to carry an extinguisher, this could have been put out by me had I carried one!!! Stupid not to!!! Not sure if Seat or insurance will pay but hope somebody does!!!

 

[Empi5]

Bloody hell fella, only 15K miles !!!! not good

 

[DPJ]

Really sorry that happened.

Where did it look like the flames started?

 

[stpete]

Behind engine near turbo! maybe oil line, oil onto hot turbo and its barbque time!!!

 

[RikH]

jeez
thats right on my commute, and one of the roads we cover on our patch (motorways maintenance of yorkshire).
Where is the car now mate?

 

[stpete]

Free recovery to eastbound services m62 then AA home to chester, now sittin on drive, looking Sh8t on!!!

 

[stpete]

look out for oily hard shoulder!!

 

[RikH]

were you going south on 606, cos we are doing a multiple occupancy lane there so there is no hardshoulder towards the 62 junction

 

[Feel]

That's a big fat hairy bummer! It was such a nice underbonnet, too.

 

[traumapat]

glad your ok mate. metals replaceable.... your not.

hope things move along quickly and your on the road again soon

 

[lc_allan]

Could of been a lot worse and least your alright. A lesson to others to carry an extinguisher and ensure it's not out of date. I suppose there is no dealer comeback for a fire on a 15K car, take it back to a dealer and tell them to have a look at the engine bay under warranty. Say it's just not running right

 

[Big_daddy]

Could of been a lot worse and least your alright. A lesson to others to carry an extinguisher and ensure it's not out of date. I suppose there is no dealer comeback for a fire on a 15K car, take it back to a dealer and tell them to have a look at the engine bay under warranty. Say it's just not running right

 

[The MoffMeister]

makes me think about getting one actually now i have more power etc might be better and safer than sorry type of situation

say to seat "i think a coil pack has gone its running lumpy"...

 

[CupraMVR]

Its a shame about that, its never nice to hear hope the dealers sort it out for you and glad your ok mate

 

[Ninja]

blimey was that a standard car

hope you get it sorted out soon!

 

[stpete]

That's a big fat hairy bummer! It was such a nice underbonnet, too.

All my "shiny bolts" are now "sooty bolts"!!!
Been out to have another look and its not pretty, lots of burned plastic and wiring, brake master cylinder dont look happy, most covers and hoses melted or burned, plastic belly pan burned away, no water in system cos hoses shot and it dumped all its oil on low loader!!! Anyone got a LARGE bottle of T cut for bonnet? interior stinks really bad!! I'm so sick!!

 

[ChrisGTL]

Jeepers.

Sorry to hear about your bad news. Must be completely gutting when you have spent so much time looking after it etc.

Saw a brand new golf set itself on fire in Toys'r'us carpark not so long ago, they were unable to put the fireo ut and by time fire engine got there it was a shell.

Was it running standard BHP and Turbo?

 

[Guinness]

funny you should say this I pulled over to help a transit on fire today, car was plowing along with loads of black smoke coming out the back, took the first exit which I was taking and had to abandon it striaght away, lad seemed fine but there was no way I was opening the bonet like.

 

[Nutkin]

Wow. i carry a fire extinquisher cause i thought it looked cool to have in the boot. Kinda glad i do now lol

 

[Benny]

ouch! i go down the 606 nearly every other day! il keep a look out for the oil slick

bad news though fella!