2 month old 150 goes up in flames.

[barajak Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close barajak]

An electrical fire gets hold very quickly, fire extinguisher will not stop it, disconnecting the battery will but only in the first few seconds, so unless you have the bonnet up and wire cutters in your hand when it starts, you will be too late. How many duel batter installations have fuseable links on the cables, does yours?

[BigDog816 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BigDog816]

We all actually have quite a number of "hammers" handy - pull out a head rest and use metal posts to break a window! (Thanks Bear Grylls)

I also have a hammer clipped on cargo barrier but reckon the head rest will be the go if the situation ever arises.

Thurbie

I can't stand Bear Grylls but what an Incredibly simple solution that alot of people wouldn't think of, especially in a panic.

[vscorsa Member Find all posts View Profile Close vscorsa]

Did anyone end up finding out what happened with this one?

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Always makes me laugh when nobody actually knows any facts yet we already have a whole heap of assumption and scenarios, just like this

Oooooops, did I say that :lol:


"After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the British , in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, published a story in the New York Times: "American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the British".

One week later, Australia 's Northern Territory Times , reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard in Tennant Creek , Northern Territory , Billi Bunji, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely bugger-all. Billi has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already gone wireless."

Sorry, just my sense of humour getting the best of me!

Hillarious B1

For what its worth I drove at least 80km (maybe up to 3,000km at speeds of 100kph with diesel on my turbo and dump pipe. No fire, thank you sweet Jesus. (This was rently. Thanks to THYSWYUP for identifying the problem.

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Hillarious B1

For what its worth I drove at least 80km (maybe up to 3,000km at speeds of 100kph with diesel on my turbo and dump pipe. No fire, thank you sweet Jesus. (This was rently. Thanks to THYSWYUP for identifying the problem.

and that's why you can have a smoke, talk on the phone while lighting a campfire with your vehicle still running when filling up with diesel :P

[brogers Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close brogers]

I wonder if it had an electronic rust protection dvice fitted....maybe that started the fire?

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

Or possibly some amateur electrical additions.

Richo.

[ttmx83 Member Find all posts View Profile Close ttmx83]

I think it might have been a diesel but I will check with my mate. Also, I should have mentioned it but nobody was injured in the incident although the tow truck driver did mention that they were lucky that it didn't fry the battery as he believed it may have caused the system too shut down which could have locked all doors. His theory not mine but it is a scary thought. Who has a hammer in their car to smash out with?
Ken

Very scary thought! In the heat of the moment (pun intended) you might not think to just unlock the car manually, like in the old days.

I doubt that you could get locked in the car, even if the car did lock itself as mentioned. If you lock the car, the drivers side automatically unlocks when opening from the inside handle. This is a mechanical action inside the door, not electrical. But.....

To try this, lock your wife in the car, disconnect battery and see if she can get out. If she can't, grab a beer and enjoy some peace and quiet for a while!

Cheers Brad

[Bazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bazza]

Brings back memories of my experience in my current 120 V6. Petrol pumped all over a hot motor from a dislodged fuel filter line. Just after it was serviced at the dealership where the filter was replaced during the service. Fuel dripping off engine and bonnet insulation with a puddle under the Prado and a 150 + mtr trail of fuel behind it. Unbeliablly no fire. Bought a lotto ticket the next day.
Bazza

[ratsack Member Find all posts View Profile Close ratsack]

Bought a lotto ticket the next day.

And?????

[120D4D Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 120D4D]

And?????

Mate hes still on pradopoint.com and not ferraripoint.com so you'd have to assume the cookie didnt crumble his way!

[kav Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close kav]

Are you sure it was a prado and not a JEEP

[yowie Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close yowie]

Me. One of those plastic little hammers with sharp steel conic head specifically designed to brake car windows, cheap and very much useful the day you'll need it. Recommended.

Cheers

Luca

Or use the bottom of your fire extinguisher.

[yowie Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close yowie]

When a vehicle catches on fire, the best thing to do is get as quickly as possible, because the plastics, vinyls, chemicals ignite quickly, and then produce heat and flame to re-intensify what is already burning. 5 - 10 seconds might be all it needs for the interior to catch fire.

A friend of a friend bought a new Porsche 911 some years ago from a city dealer, drove it home to the country that night and all lights failed as he was driving around a corner. Resulted in one Porsche write-off as it rolled over and over.