Sad Day

[andy watson]

Sad day for someone, not here I hope?

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/3151789

 

[GlennS]

Poor beasty []

 

[pauljmcnulty]

There's been a couple of these fires over the last year or so. Fuel lines?

 

[944 man]

My guess too.

 

[craiginuk]

Very sad news for someone but at least he got out in time. There's a recall I had on my turbo. I'm sure it is a fuel line they replaced.

You can see it in above pic. Just to the left of the blue boost enhancer. Porsche replaced this free of charge when I checked for any recalls with them.

 

[Suffolk944]

Sad indeed but fortunately the only damage was to the machine and not the driver. I once had a car burst into flames on me at a decent enough speed on the M40 near Stokenchurch. quite an alarming experience and by the time the ensuing blaze was put out there was a lot less left of my that car (Citroen BX GTi 16v) than the unfortunate 944 in the article. [&:]

 

[sr.944man]

Had a look at my member database, don't recognise the car. Always a shame to see another one head for the scrapper. Still, as someone already said, no one hurt. Plus one for regular checks on condition of fuel lines!

 

[colin944]

Could do with some of the bits off of that

 

[Ex Skyline]

Doesn't it just go to show what Fcuking Death traps we are all driving?!!![]

 

[Mike_Pollock]

I had a fuel line split on the 2.7 shortly after I got it. The one from the Damper to the front of the rail, sprayed proper jet of fuel directly on to the exhaust. I felt and still feel VERY lucky! Glad no one hurt. Check your flexies - if they are braided under the top rubber layer, get them checked and yes they were the subject of a recall, which is still current I believe. This was mine -

 

[MartinRS2K]

Sad to see this [] A friends Concours Ford Escort RS Mexico did exactly the same and he only got out in time. The debate said something about modern fuels making the fuel lines perish quickly due to some of the ingredients added to modern fuels!!!

 

[George Elliott]

I had a fuel line split

Me too, while servicing the car, and only alerted by the smell, the high pressure mist was so fine I had to look twice to see it. Good that no one was hurt. George 944t

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: Suffolk944 Sad indeed but fortunately the only damage was to the machine and not the driver. I once had a car burst into flames on me at a decent enough speed on the M40 near Stokenchurch. quite an alarming experience and by the time the ensuing blaze was put out there was a lot less left of my that car (Citroen BX GTi 16v) than the unfortunate 944 in the article. [&:]

I had two of the model that rep[laced it, the BX 16v. What set alight on yours? When they get going, with their GRP bonnet and hatch, they take a lot of putting out. My BX D had a steel bonnet which was a rare option on diesels, designed to keep the noise down, which it didnt...

 

[MartinRS2K]

Here's the result of the fuel getting out. It only took a few seconds for it to take hold and he didn't have much time to get out of the car []

What was left!!!

 

[Hairyarse]

Gutted! []

 

[944 man]

Wasnt the Mexico member a ScoobyNet member? The car had been laid-up Winter.

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: 944 man Wasnt the Mexico member a ScoobyNet member? The car had been laid-up Winter.

He is an RSOC Committee member but I think he did own a Scooby a couple of years ago? It was a lovely car and was on its first run after the Winter.

 

[944 man]

Thats the fellow. A sad thread, and it could all have been averted with a reasonably sized and adapted extinguisher and a pair of welding gauntlets...

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: 944 man Thats the fellow. A sad thread, and it could all have been averted with a reasonably sized and adapted extinguisher and a pair of welding gauntlets...

He had a fire extinguisher fitted to the car but by the time he realised it was on fire the engine bay was already well alight and the flames were starting to come through the gearbox tunnel. In his words he would have struggled to get a small child out of the back seat without getting burned doing it as the flames took over that quickly!!!

 

[944 man]

Im all in favour of a large extinguisher in an older car. Of course, 4-6 kilos of ABC powder would wreak its own sort of havoc.