A Bit lucky and a Lesson Learnt
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Took my Chim into Mat Smiths for a service and MOT last week.
MOT was at 10.30 and the car was taken across the road for the local MOT station where it passed OK. The feed back that I got was that whilst the car was being MOTed flames started coming from the engine bay.
It turned out that I had left a micro fibre cloth inside the engine bay when I had cleaned it the week before. This had slipped onto the now extremely hot exhaust manifold without anyone noticing. Luckily no damage was caused but it could have .
So probably good fortune that it happened when it did and not when I was driving with the bonnet closed
MOT was at 10.30 and the car was taken across the road for the local MOT station where it passed OK. The feed back that I got was that whilst the car was being MOTed flames started coming from the engine bay.
It turned out that I had left a micro fibre cloth inside the engine bay when I had cleaned it the week before. This had slipped onto the now extremely hot exhaust manifold without anyone noticing. Luckily no damage was caused but it could have .
So probably good fortune that it happened when it did and not when I was driving with the bonnet closed
Any rag/tissue tucked in the engine bay of any car is a big NO-NO, but a very common find; I am forever removing them and 'educating' people to the risk.
I have heard that evidence of such is enough to be refused insurance payout in the event of a fire claim, on grounds of contributory negligence.
I have heard that evidence of such is enough to be refused insurance payout in the event of a fire claim, on grounds of contributory negligence.
Have you considered fitting a smoke detector? Not this one as it's 24 volt, this is an example link https://firedect.de/smoke-detectors/
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