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Disco just gone on fire!
I'm sure cars must know if they're being replaced. With about a week to go before my new car arrives, my venerable old Disco has decided to go on fire!!!
Now stuck in Kirkwall with a wet dog waiting for recovery!!Dave Neil
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1st Dec 2017 1:38 pm
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Oh dear! Big fire or small?
1st Dec 2017 1:41 pm
orkneydave
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Not too big thankfully but scary none the less! Looks like the alternator. No external damage to the car but no idea on what damage in the engine bay!Dave Neil
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1st Dec 2017 1:50 pm
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was it a genuine Denso alternator, or a pattern part?Richard
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1st Dec 2017 1:57 pm
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Hope it's just the alternator then.
1st Dec 2017 1:58 pm
orkneydave
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Hopefully. Car has been recovered to local garage and now have the insurers on the case. I suspect given the size of flames the damage may be deeper, although who knows. Bodywork all okay and an initial glance from under the bonnet doesn't reveal much damage.Dave Neil
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Re: Disco just gone on fire!
orkneydave wrote:
I'm sure cars must know if they're being replaced. With about a week to go before my new car arrives, my venerable old Disco has decided to go on fire!!!
Now stuck in Kirkwall with a wet dog waiting for recovery!!
They have a way of knowing!!!
Good you & wet dog were ok, the car is nothing compared with those.
1st Dec 2017 9:34 pm
orkneydave
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Thanks for the comments! SWMBO was with me too but was picked up by my MIL to steal my sons car from his work so we had a set of wheels!
Just been to collect the replacement hire car (a 1 litre Peugeot 208 with no go!!) And then collect all or stuff out of the Discovery (sale thread will appear soon ). Garage think it will be a write off but will find out for sure next week.
Intend to buy fire extinguishers for our other cars now!Dave Neil
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2nd Dec 2017 12:21 pm
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Russel will confirm (or not) but ISTR it's well dangerous to open the bonnet if there is a fire under there, it fans the fire and goes woooooooosh.
But I may be wrong. It has been known. It was a Monday, and it was raining.
And good Mrs OD was all good as well.
2nd Dec 2017 12:25 pm
highlands
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My Landcruiser Amazon alternator caught fire.
Quite big flames but I got the extinguisher in pretty quick.
Changed alternator and had no further problems...other than removing all the dry powder from the engine bay.Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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2nd Dec 2017 12:34 pm
orkneydave
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DSL wrote:
Russel will confirm (or not) but ISTR it's well dangerous to open the bonnet if there is a fire under there, it fans the fire and goes woooooooosh.
But I may be wrong. It has been known. It was a Monday, and it was raining.
And good Mrs OD was all good as well.
I think you're right. I waited until I had an extinguisher in hand before popping the bonnet for that reason.
Highlands, I did suggest this to the garage but they weren't too sure that there wasn't any more damage. The problem is, I'm not sure what actually caused the fire Dave Neil
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2nd Dec 2017 12:42 pm
highlands
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I didn't have an extinguisher in the Amazon but luckily it was sat next to my Jag XJR which had an extinguisher fitted in the boot.
It normally takes around 30 minutes for a fire engine call-out to here so without extinguishers I'd basically be resigned to letting anything burn out/down.
Since the alternator fire we have around 10 extinguishers between the house/garage/cars.Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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2nd Dec 2017 2:33 pm
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Well, just heard back from the insurers and they are pressing ahead with a repair (replace alternator, a couple of wiring looms and a couple of hoses and other components that melted) .
Not sure how I feel about that as they still don't know the cause of the fire. SWMBO not keen on driving it again and she already has her replacement Outlander (ordered before the fire).
Still waiting on a timescale for repair (currently on temporary insurance cover for the Outlander as the Disco policy was going to be transferred over) but don't expect much progress before the new year Dave Neil
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20th Dec 2017 11:46 am
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