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All up in flames
« on: 28 May 2010, 18:53:39 »
The omega did this to its self last night while parked!  :o  :(

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Looking at where it started I think in must have been something electrical, like the fusebox maybe.
A big thanks to WYFD for their prompt response :y
Anyway, not what I need right now >:(  :( Anyone need any exterior or engine parts? :-?
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #1 on: 28 May 2010, 18:56:56 »
That's a mess, what a great shame looked a nice motor otherwise. :'(
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #2 on: 28 May 2010, 18:59:29 »
Oh Good Grief!!!!  Sorry to see that......... :-/
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #3 on: 28 May 2010, 19:49:59 »
That wa syour powersounder...ours, and sveral others have done the same.

sorry for your loss...ours was less painful

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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #4 on: 28 May 2010, 19:58:10 »
Yikes, sorry to see that, Thats got me worried now :o :o
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #5 on: 28 May 2010, 20:06:16 »
That is just aweful! :o :o :o :o  What a mess! :( :(

I feel for you :'( :'( :'(
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #6 on: 28 May 2010, 20:09:01 »
I don't think it was the power sounder as it started inside and I didn't hear any noise. It wouldn't be so bad only there is £60 of petrol in the tank and I had just given it a good valet! >:( Fortunately the tax disc wasn't damaged so I can get most of that refunded.
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #7 on: 28 May 2010, 20:10:14 »
 :'(  :'(  :'(  :'( That's bad news.  :(
SWMBO has just said I should get rid of my power sounder!
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #8 on: 28 May 2010, 20:12:42 »
£10 to 1p that was your powersounder, EXACTLY the right position, a known fire hazzard when car just parked up doing nothing, and they dont have to make any noise...ours was just a quiet whimper.

I can think of at least 3 reported on here recently.

you should be able to get at the tank cover in the boot to reuse your petrol  :y
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #9 on: 28 May 2010, 20:16:19 »
what causes this to happen then, frayed wiring or something else?? i had a Peugeot go up in flames (dodgy wiring), i dont want that to ever happen again, though i did get to oogle the hunky firemen so it wasnt all bad ;D ;D :y
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #10 on: 28 May 2010, 20:18:23 »
The batteries get old, dont charge properly, and / or start to leak causing a short, then a fire.

Some replace the sounders, some can change batteries depending on type, most of us just remove (well unplug) them
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #11 on: 28 May 2010, 20:19:21 »
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£10 to 1p that was your powersounder, EXACTLY the right position, a known fire hazzard when car just parked up doing nothing, and they dont have to make any noise...ours was just a quiet whimper.

I can think of at least 3 reported on here recently.

you should be able to get at the tank cover in the boot to reuse your petrol  :y


yeah I will have a go at syphoning it off. Would be kind of ironic if the security feature is what caused it to go up. ::)
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #12 on: 28 May 2010, 20:49:15 »
Gutting to see that, dude - hope you can sort it somehow!

Maybe a silly question, but what is a power sounder?
Alarm related?
How does one disconnect it to avoid the misery of a fire?

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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #13 on: 28 May 2010, 20:54:59 »
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Maybe a silly question, but what is a power sounder?
Alarm related?
another way of dscribing the siren.  ;)

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How does one disconnect it to avoid the misery of a fire?

Unplug it  :y  :y
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Re: All up in flames
« Reply #14 on: 28 May 2010, 20:56:34 »
defo looks like power sounder as cause, thats why its unplugged on all 3 of ours!
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