engine bay fires!!
01-10-2003, 09:46 AM
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engine bay fires!!
I was checking out Force5auto.com and noticed that they had a few 90's and 100's in their yard due to engine bay fires. What's causing these cars to burn??
This is alarming to me because Ive recently had a RAW-GAS smell coming from the engine bay on my 1993 90. At first I thought I was just imagining the smell but it's come back a few times now and my girlfriend now says she smells it too (she's got one of those super girly noses).
I know some 90's had a fuel injector recall, but I checked with the dealer and they told me that my car was not part of that recall.
Help!! I don't want my 90 to be another statistic!
This is alarming to me because Ive recently had a RAW-GAS smell coming from the engine bay on my 1993 90. At first I thought I was just imagining the smell but it's come back a few times now and my girlfriend now says she smells it too (she's got one of those super girly noses).
I know some 90's had a fuel injector recall, but I checked with the dealer and they told me that my car was not part of that recall.
Help!! I don't want my 90 to be another statistic!
01-10-2003, 10:40 AM
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Re: if it has a V6 it has a recall
I double checked with the dealer and it looks as though the injector recall was done on my car back in 1995. So why am I smelling raw gas? Could there be another problem? And why am I seeing Audi 90's in junk yards because of engine bay fires? Any ideas?
01-10-2003, 12:31 PM
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Lots of cars have engine fires for various reasons. Not just 90s...
The latest Home Office Statistical Bulletin on vehicle fires shows causes as follows:-
Deliberate, or possibly deliberate 34%
Wiring on vehicle 19%
Batteries 4%
Ignition-related 5%
Exhaust 13%
Sparks 6%
Overheating under 1%
Crash/collision 3%
Non-vehicle defects 2%
Not vehicle-related 4%
Unspecified 4%
Other 4%
Deliberate, or possibly deliberate 34%
Wiring on vehicle 19%
Batteries 4%
Ignition-related 5%
Exhaust 13%
Sparks 6%
Overheating under 1%
Crash/collision 3%
Non-vehicle defects 2%
Not vehicle-related 4%
Unspecified 4%
Other 4%
01-10-2003, 01:11 PM
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90s are famous for engine fires
Acura 3.2TL - My car has been mistaken for a UFO at night.
Acura Integra - I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars.
Acura Integra - Got any spare coffee cans?
Acura Legendary - I'm too bland for German cars.
Acura NSX - I am impotent.
Acura NSX - I drive a poor man's Ferrari.
AM General Hummer - For what I lack in cubic inches, I make up for in size.
AMC Gremlin - I could only afford three-fourths of a Hornet.
AMC Marlin - My father wouldn' t buy me a Camaro.
Audi 90 - I enjoy putting out engine fires
Audi 80 - I thought the 4000s was too fast.
Austin-Healey 3000 - I can put raw meat on the transmission hump and have a well-done steak by the time I arrive anywhere.
Buick Park Avenue - I am older than 34 of the 50 states.
Buick Electra - Hey, it's 30-year old technology. But it's GOOD 30-year old technology.
Buick Reatta - I like ugly, impractical, boring cars.
Cadillac Cimarron - I am stupid enough to pay extra money for an uglified Chevrolet.
Cadillac Eldorado - I am a very good Mary Kay salesman.
Cadillac Seville - I pimp hoes and tricks.
Chevrolet Camaro - My head rattles almost as badly as my car.
Chevrolet Chevette - My insurance payment is higher than my car payment.
Chevrolet Corvette - I'm in a mid-life crisis.
Chevrolet El Camino - I am leading a militia to overthrow the government.
Chevrolet Impalla - I took 2nd place at the 22nd Annual Southern California Low Rider Contest
Chevrolet Yukon - I am on a first name basis with my mechanic.
Chrysler Cordoba - I dig the rich Corinthian leather.
Datsun 280Z - I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well.
Dodge Charger - Reliable is boring. My car is exciting.
Dodge Caravan - My child can beat up your honor student.
Dodge Dart - I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower.
Dodge Viper - For what I lack in size, I make up in cubic inches.
Ford Mustang - I slow down to 85 in school zones.
Ford Mustang - Traction? We don't need no stinkin' traction!
Ford Crown Victoria - I enjoy having people slow to 55mph and change lanes when I pull up behind them.
Ford Taurus - Sure it's ugly as sin, but it's a Ford.
Geo Tracker - I haven't tried to make any emergency lane changes yet.
GM EV1 - I created the EPA's ten most wanted list.
Honda del Sol - I have always said, half a convertible is better than no convertible at all.
Honda Civic - I have bad credit or no credit at all.
Honda Civic - Complete mint condition interior for sale.
Honda Accord - I lack any originality and am basically a lemming.
Infiniti Q45 - I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending.
Isuzu Impulse - I do not give a rip about J.D. Power or his reports.
Isuzu Rodeo - I like my Rodeos sunny side up.
Jaguar XJ6 - I can afford $60,000 for a car that is in the shop 280 days per year.
Jeep Wrangler - I am fiercely independent, just like all my friends with Jeeps.
Jeep Wrangler - I am fortunate not to have rolled my jeep, unlike all my friends with Jeeps.
Kia Sephia - I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu.
Lotus Esprit - Ever pay $2000 for a tune up? I do.
Lincoln Town Car - I live for bingo and covered dish suppers.
Mercedes 500SL - I play a major league sport.
Mercedes A-Class - I yield at all moose crossings.
Mercedes M-Class - I only paid $3,000 above sticker for mine.
Mazda Miata - I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler.
MGB - I am dating a mechanic.
Mitsubishi Diamante - I don't know what it means either.
Mitsubishi Eclipse GST - My ego is constantly shattered by domestic V8's
Nissan 300ZX - Sure it's slow, but Stillen makes a great spoiler!
Oldsmobile Cutlass - I just stole this car and I'm going to make a fortune off the parts.
Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight - My car comes with a Depends first aid kit and and bingo card holder.
Peugeot 505 Diesel - I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List.
Plymouth Fury - I like driving an air-conditioned sofa that can carry your car in my trunk as a spare.
Plymouth Neon - Screw Civics, I own a REAL car.
Porsche 944 - I am dating big haired women that otherwise would be inaccessible to me.
Renault 2CV - I think your car is ugly too.
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow - I think Pat Buchanan is a tad too liberal.
Subaru Legacy - I have always wanted a Japanese car even more inferior than Isuzu.
Triumph TR6 - I am an amateur mechanic who enjoys a challenge.
Toyota Camry - I am still in the closet.
Toyota Supra - I use my spoiler to dry my laundry.
Volkswagon Beetle - I still watch Partridge Family reruns.
Volkswagon Cabriolet - I am out of the closet.
VW Jetta - I stopped smoking pot when I got a real job after college. I swear.
Volkswagon Microbus - If this van's a rockin' don't come a knockin'.
Volvo 740 Wagon - My wife is a moving road hazard so I bought her this car.
Volvo 240 - Other drivers are unsafe. Let me go ahead and pull out in front of this guy to slow him down.
Acura Integra - I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars.
Acura Integra - Got any spare coffee cans?
Acura Legendary - I'm too bland for German cars.
Acura NSX - I am impotent.
Acura NSX - I drive a poor man's Ferrari.
AM General Hummer - For what I lack in cubic inches, I make up for in size.
AMC Gremlin - I could only afford three-fourths of a Hornet.
AMC Marlin - My father wouldn' t buy me a Camaro.
Audi 90 - I enjoy putting out engine fires
Audi 80 - I thought the 4000s was too fast.
Austin-Healey 3000 - I can put raw meat on the transmission hump and have a well-done steak by the time I arrive anywhere.
Buick Park Avenue - I am older than 34 of the 50 states.
Buick Electra - Hey, it's 30-year old technology. But it's GOOD 30-year old technology.
Buick Reatta - I like ugly, impractical, boring cars.
Cadillac Cimarron - I am stupid enough to pay extra money for an uglified Chevrolet.
Cadillac Eldorado - I am a very good Mary Kay salesman.
Cadillac Seville - I pimp hoes and tricks.
Chevrolet Camaro - My head rattles almost as badly as my car.
Chevrolet Chevette - My insurance payment is higher than my car payment.
Chevrolet Corvette - I'm in a mid-life crisis.
Chevrolet El Camino - I am leading a militia to overthrow the government.
Chevrolet Impalla - I took 2nd place at the 22nd Annual Southern California Low Rider Contest
Chevrolet Yukon - I am on a first name basis with my mechanic.
Chrysler Cordoba - I dig the rich Corinthian leather.
Datsun 280Z - I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well.
Dodge Charger - Reliable is boring. My car is exciting.
Dodge Caravan - My child can beat up your honor student.
Dodge Dart - I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower.
Dodge Viper - For what I lack in size, I make up in cubic inches.
Ford Mustang - I slow down to 85 in school zones.
Ford Mustang - Traction? We don't need no stinkin' traction!
Ford Crown Victoria - I enjoy having people slow to 55mph and change lanes when I pull up behind them.
Ford Taurus - Sure it's ugly as sin, but it's a Ford.
Geo Tracker - I haven't tried to make any emergency lane changes yet.
GM EV1 - I created the EPA's ten most wanted list.
Honda del Sol - I have always said, half a convertible is better than no convertible at all.
Honda Civic - I have bad credit or no credit at all.
Honda Civic - Complete mint condition interior for sale.
Honda Accord - I lack any originality and am basically a lemming.
Infiniti Q45 - I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending.
Isuzu Impulse - I do not give a rip about J.D. Power or his reports.
Isuzu Rodeo - I like my Rodeos sunny side up.
Jaguar XJ6 - I can afford $60,000 for a car that is in the shop 280 days per year.
Jeep Wrangler - I am fiercely independent, just like all my friends with Jeeps.
Jeep Wrangler - I am fortunate not to have rolled my jeep, unlike all my friends with Jeeps.
Kia Sephia - I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu.
Lotus Esprit - Ever pay $2000 for a tune up? I do.
Lincoln Town Car - I live for bingo and covered dish suppers.
Mercedes 500SL - I play a major league sport.
Mercedes A-Class - I yield at all moose crossings.
Mercedes M-Class - I only paid $3,000 above sticker for mine.
Mazda Miata - I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler.
MGB - I am dating a mechanic.
Mitsubishi Diamante - I don't know what it means either.
Mitsubishi Eclipse GST - My ego is constantly shattered by domestic V8's
Nissan 300ZX - Sure it's slow, but Stillen makes a great spoiler!
Oldsmobile Cutlass - I just stole this car and I'm going to make a fortune off the parts.
Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight - My car comes with a Depends first aid kit and and bingo card holder.
Peugeot 505 Diesel - I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List.
Plymouth Fury - I like driving an air-conditioned sofa that can carry your car in my trunk as a spare.
Plymouth Neon - Screw Civics, I own a REAL car.
Porsche 944 - I am dating big haired women that otherwise would be inaccessible to me.
Renault 2CV - I think your car is ugly too.
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow - I think Pat Buchanan is a tad too liberal.
Subaru Legacy - I have always wanted a Japanese car even more inferior than Isuzu.
Triumph TR6 - I am an amateur mechanic who enjoys a challenge.
Toyota Camry - I am still in the closet.
Toyota Supra - I use my spoiler to dry my laundry.
Volkswagon Beetle - I still watch Partridge Family reruns.
Volkswagon Cabriolet - I am out of the closet.
VW Jetta - I stopped smoking pot when I got a real job after college. I swear.
Volkswagon Microbus - If this van's a rockin' don't come a knockin'.
Volvo 740 Wagon - My wife is a moving road hazard so I bought her this car.
Volvo 240 - Other drivers are unsafe. Let me go ahead and pull out in front of this guy to slow him down.
