Crispy S2000 Engine Fire

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Aug 7, 2008 | 10:10 PM

#11

9KRDLIN

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+57 on the oil filter thing

sorry bout your luck... maybe you sold drugs to kids or something to deserve something like that

Aug 7, 2008 | 10:20 PM

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21337R

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 9KRDLIN,Aug 7 2008, 10:10 PM

+57 on the oil filter thing

sorry bout your luck... maybe you sold drugs to kids or something to deserve something like that

Aug 7, 2008 | 10:42 PM

#13

wokuku

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Originally Posted by GPMike,Aug 7 2008, 07:43 PM

Its happened before....it will happen again.

My guess is the tech that did your oil change did a hand tightening rather than using the filter tool to tighten the oil filter. It came loose and and oil leaked out and caught fire.

wait wait wait. Am I hearing that the oil filter needs to be tighten than hand tight? Sorry I am new to the S2000 and in all my previous cars the oil filter were always hand tight only.

Aug 7, 2008 | 11:45 PM

#14

innovation

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From: Los Angeles, CA

i hand tighten mine and it has never come loose.

but thats the only speculation since you said the fire came from the right hand side. a loose oil filter spraying oil

Aug 8, 2008 | 12:49 AM

#15

ssfiit

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From: Boston

I believe if you have comprehensive, it should cover the fire. In any case, prob total. they will try to only give you about 7k, then your insurance premium will go up.

Aug 8, 2008 | 01:41 AM

#16

HondaS

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7000 where the **** do you get that number?^^^

Aug 8, 2008 | 03:06 AM

#17

ssfiit

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Someone on this forum had their seats stolen. The insurance refuse to pay for new seats and only offered him like 7k for his S.

Aug 8, 2008 | 04:58 AM

#18

freq

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From: in my garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by innovation,Aug 8 2008, 03:45 AM

i hand tighten mine and it has never come loose.

Yea, but you might have man hands where the OP has .......

j/k

Seriously though, this isn't necessarily Hondas fault but maybe the last person to change your oil is at fault.