Car fire in boot
Discussion
Have any Tuscan Speed 6 owners experienced a fire in the boot caused by the exhaust pipe nearly touching the underneath of the car????
I have just had this happen and I have heard from another Tuscan owner that this may not only be a design fault, but it is obviously very dangerous as it catches fire right under the fuel tank.
I have just had this happen and I have heard from another Tuscan owner that this may not only be a design fault, but it is obviously very dangerous as it catches fire right under the fuel tank.
Cheers Nick,i just checked mine and it has been getting very hot there.The exhaust on the drivers side is an inch and a half clear of the bottom of the boot but the passenger side is about half an inch.That one has turned it crispy and flaky.
It looks like the bracket needs to be lowered as from the rear one hangs slightly lower.I think i'll be getting the tools out and levelling them up,or down as the case may be.
Mine is a 2000 year one so i guess it's been like this all the time.But it had definately scorched it.
Thanks again
It looks like the bracket needs to be lowered as from the rear one hangs slightly lower.I think i'll be getting the tools out and levelling them up,or down as the case may be.
Mine is a 2000 year one so i guess it's been like this all the time.But it had definately scorched it.
Thanks again
Saw you pulled off on the side of the track with the boot on fire Nick. It looked very scary and sorry to see all the damage.
Little comfort I know but I guess you were able to pull over for a bit of fire marshalling help. I assume all the fire extinguisher powder was theirs or did you have your own? It doesn't bear thinking about if the tank had gone up.
Good luck with the repairs. Not trying to make light of the situation but did they black flag you because that was one of the reasons quoted for using it?
Little comfort I know but I guess you were able to pull over for a bit of fire marshalling help. I assume all the fire extinguisher powder was theirs or did you have your own? It doesn't bear thinking about if the tank had gone up.
Good luck with the repairs. Not trying to make light of the situation but did they black flag you because that was one of the reasons quoted for using it?
Nick I really felt sorry for you, and you where very lucky that it didn't develop further from 'fire in the boot' to 'fire in the hole'
(I was the bloke speaking to you just after you were recovered to the paddock)
I looked at your exhaust ( we are talking about the last bend before it goes into the rear box) and it was(is) fitted such that on the passenger side it's about 1/2" off the boot bodywork. Every body should check there cars and make sure there is greater clearance than this
Obviously with the high temp generated by the track day it caused the flamable areas inside the boot (maybe also the underseal/or waxol on the outside) to ignite
Yes, Martin is right it would be a sound idea to carry a fire extinguisher, and not in the boot! But where do you fit it ?????
I hope the insurance company do you right as the fire obviously started on the A54 well away from any circuit!!!!!
Simon
(I was the bloke speaking to you just after you were recovered to the paddock)
I looked at your exhaust ( we are talking about the last bend before it goes into the rear box) and it was(is) fitted such that on the passenger side it's about 1/2" off the boot bodywork. Every body should check there cars and make sure there is greater clearance than this
Obviously with the high temp generated by the track day it caused the flamable areas inside the boot (maybe also the underseal/or waxol on the outside) to ignite
Yes, Martin is right it would be a sound idea to carry a fire extinguisher, and not in the boot! But where do you fit it ?????
I hope the insurance company do you right as the fire obviously started on the A54 well away from any circuit!!!!!
Simon
this happened on one of the very first Tuscans sold and I haven't heard of it since. The very early Tuscans needed an exhaust modification as the pipes `grew' an inch when they got very hot and then touched the fibreglass under the boot.
I was sure that 90% of these early ones were recalled but i could be wrong. It's worth checking what year this one was that had the fault.
Hope that helps - it it makes anyone feel better that is only the third one in three years I have heard about.
I was sure that 90% of these early ones were recalled but i could be wrong. It's worth checking what year this one was that had the fault.
Hope that helps - it it makes anyone feel better that is only the third one in three years I have heard about.
I was gobsmacked when I saw your car. Didn't you open the boot and find flames were coming out! I think you said the point of heating was just under the petrol tank. As I said at the time I think you're very lucky. Is your car an older model - I think you had the original style wheels on it if I remember correctly ?
Is it possible to describe the modification so people with earliest Tuscan's can check to see if it has been done ?
Cheers,
Andy.
Is it possible to describe the modification so people with earliest Tuscan's can check to see if it has been done ?
Cheers,
Andy.
The exhaust cans were a lot closer to the body on the early models, first one I drove the cans were actually banging around on the body work at idle, I belive thats when they fitted the studs to enable height adjustment.Had a quick look at mine this morning L/H has about 20mm clearence R/H has about 25 mm and both sides are at the bottom of the stud adjustment.
As for fitting fire extingushers anyone with a L/H drive Tuscan may be able to tell us where factory/dealer fit them as they are mandatory in most EU countries
Nick
As for fitting fire extingushers anyone with a L/H drive Tuscan may be able to tell us where factory/dealer fit them as they are mandatory in most EU countries
Nick
This thread mentions the 'L' shaped hangers/adjuster's
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=47648&f=5&h=0&hw=exhaust
Although the picture is now missing.
From memory they raise/lower the exhaust can & the pipe into the back box you are talking about.
Nick
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=47648&f=5&h=0&hw=exhaust
Although the picture is now missing.
From memory they raise/lower the exhaust can & the pipe into the back box you are talking about.
Nick
Nick
Little consolation I know, but I also saw you on Saturday and felt for you, that's really bad luck. How old is the car - is there any way you can get TVR to cover the repair costs, assuimng it's a standard exhaust.
Hope it doesn't put you off track days as Saturday was my first, and I really enjoyed it.
Will you keep us posted with how you get on, ie. repair costs, insurance problems, TVR's generosity...
Little consolation I know, but I also saw you on Saturday and felt for you, that's really bad luck. How old is the car - is there any way you can get TVR to cover the repair costs, assuimng it's a standard exhaust.
Hope it doesn't put you off track days as Saturday was my first, and I really enjoyed it.
Will you keep us posted with how you get on, ie. repair costs, insurance problems, TVR's generosity...
I had a look around the rear of the car whilst its tyres were being replaced today. I didn't realise the back boxes were hung on the outside just before the cans start, as well as the L shaped hooks before the back box. I think it must be the L shaped hooks which determine how close the pipe gets to the bodywork at that point.
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