S2000 engine fire
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From: Jackson
S2000 engine fire
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"so I did an oil change on the S2000. Well, I drove about a couple miles down the road. I'm sitting at a stoplight, and engine has warmed up, so oil pressure was up. I started to drive away from the light, normal speed (behind a car), and I noticed tons of black smoke from the back of the car. Pull over (into a cemetary no less), and pop the hood. Oil was all around the area where the filter was.
In the above picture you can see where the filter is. Oil was all on the block and the heat shield, as well as on the hood's padded heat thingy, only between the same areas. So I finally figured out that when I did the oil change, the filter gasket from the filter I took off stuck to the block. Two gaskets DO NOT seal better than one. So I got that taken care of, put more oil in there, and was ready to go. So I made it another mile or so. I KNEW it was going to smoke, because there was oil all over the place. Well, it finally started to smoke more than I thought was normal, I.E. pooring through the vents, etc. So I managed to pull over in a somewhat safe spot (on the Parmer bridge over I-35. Conveniently busy.) and called 911. Fire department and police came out and put out the fire. What you see is the aftermath. And this is where it gets interesting. So most people know oil DOES NOT burn. Or generally not. I mean, it does run through your engine and never catches fire unless it gets in the cylinder. So how the hell would it catch fire OUTSIDE of the block?
Well, take a look at the above picture. You notice the area around the filter, where all the oil was? Completely unscorched. The insulation on the hood? Same."
"so I did an oil change on the S2000. Well, I drove about a couple miles down the road. I'm sitting at a stoplight, and engine has warmed up, so oil pressure was up. I started to drive away from the light, normal speed (behind a car), and I noticed tons of black smoke from the back of the car. Pull over (into a cemetary no less), and pop the hood. Oil was all around the area where the filter was.
In the above picture you can see where the filter is. Oil was all on the block and the heat shield, as well as on the hood's padded heat thingy, only between the same areas. So I finally figured out that when I did the oil change, the filter gasket from the filter I took off stuck to the block. Two gaskets DO NOT seal better than one. So I got that taken care of, put more oil in there, and was ready to go. So I made it another mile or so. I KNEW it was going to smoke, because there was oil all over the place. Well, it finally started to smoke more than I thought was normal, I.E. pooring through the vents, etc. So I managed to pull over in a somewhat safe spot (on the Parmer bridge over I-35. Conveniently busy.) and called 911. Fire department and police came out and put out the fire. What you see is the aftermath. And this is where it gets interesting. So most people know oil DOES NOT burn. Or generally not. I mean, it does run through your engine and never catches fire unless it gets in the cylinder. So how the hell would it catch fire OUTSIDE of the block?
Well, take a look at the above picture. You notice the area around the filter, where all the oil was? Completely unscorched. The insulation on the hood? Same."
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From: Charlotte
Oil does not burn!!!!! I think you need to rethink that. Oil is the leading cause of fires in racecars and it burns great anywhere. The oil in your engine never has an ignition source or the proper fuel air ration to ignite. Oil sprayed on an engine will almost always ignite!
George
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