A year ago, one of my exhaust holders (the ones exactly behind the Cats) broke & left the exhaust to shake & drone in the cabinet. Shak offered me a cheap good solution not to bother searching for the whole part which needs to be ordered & bla bla bla. We put an unused hose pipe between the exhaust & the plate holding the exhaust, it worked perfectly.
Today, I went to this garage that I know to get my tires balanced & I remember hearing knocking sound from the exhaust few days ago, & even Moe told me that my exhaust was shaking on little bumps. I took a peak under my car to find that the old rubber (hose pipe) was burnt dead cuz of the heat, so I asked the mechanic to fit an unused rubber instead of that one. Few minutes later, he told me the car is done. So I took the car & was driving normally all the way. What I didn't know is that he put a weak type of rubber that doesn't resist heat. I started smelling this weird smell, as if something was being burnt. I thought it was only bcuz the rubber was new & the exhaust was so hot so it was only burning the outside surface.
What happened next is that, when we (Moe & I) were driving down Al-Khail road, he started flashing me & then came next to me to tell me that my car was on fire. I hurried & parked at the yellow lane switching off every single thing in the car. Now being smart & knowing what I have, I took my fire extinguisher so I can put off the little fire that was exactly at the place of the rubber BUT IT NEVER WORKED... I wasn't scared of the fire cuz it was local & I knew I had everything under control until I found out that my fire extinguisher wasn't working. I freaked out then, fearing that the fire will spread all around. I called 997 & explained the situation for them, they assured me that their unit will be in my place in no time. Honestly, I didn't want to risk it, 4 minutes passed already & I did nothing to put off the fire. I finally then, stopped a fuel tanker & asked them if they had an extinguisher, & thankfully they did. The two men, put off the fire & Dexy was safe.
I went to a near by gas station to remove what was left from the burnt rubber. Thankfully, nothing from the metal plates or exhaust panel got burnt, only the rubber it self got burnt.
Those few minutes that I spent between hurrying to stop my car & finding a way to put the fire off weren't really very nice. Knowing that there was a possibility of either hurting my self or losing the car was scary !
If only my fire extinguisher worked well, I wouldn't have reached this limit.
Therefore, my friends I advice you all to re-check your fire extinguisher if you got one & buy one if having got any.
I thank god for this day & thank Moe who helped stayed with me all the time & helped me later to remove the little pieces that were left from the burnt rubber.
Today, I went to this garage that I know to get my tires balanced & I remember hearing knocking sound from the exhaust few days ago, & even Moe told me that my exhaust was shaking on little bumps. I took a peak under my car to find that the old rubber (hose pipe) was burnt dead cuz of the heat, so I asked the mechanic to fit an unused rubber instead of that one. Few minutes later, he told me the car is done. So I took the car & was driving normally all the way. What I didn't know is that he put a weak type of rubber that doesn't resist heat. I started smelling this weird smell, as if something was being burnt. I thought it was only bcuz the rubber was new & the exhaust was so hot so it was only burning the outside surface.
What happened next is that, when we (Moe & I) were driving down Al-Khail road, he started flashing me & then came next to me to tell me that my car was on fire. I hurried & parked at the yellow lane switching off every single thing in the car. Now being smart & knowing what I have, I took my fire extinguisher so I can put off the little fire that was exactly at the place of the rubber BUT IT NEVER WORKED... I wasn't scared of the fire cuz it was local & I knew I had everything under control until I found out that my fire extinguisher wasn't working. I freaked out then, fearing that the fire will spread all around. I called 997 & explained the situation for them, they assured me that their unit will be in my place in no time. Honestly, I didn't want to risk it, 4 minutes passed already & I did nothing to put off the fire. I finally then, stopped a fuel tanker & asked them if they had an extinguisher, & thankfully they did. The two men, put off the fire & Dexy was safe.
I went to a near by gas station to remove what was left from the burnt rubber. Thankfully, nothing from the metal plates or exhaust panel got burnt, only the rubber it self got burnt.
Those few minutes that I spent between hurrying to stop my car & finding a way to put the fire off weren't really very nice. Knowing that there was a possibility of either hurting my self or losing the car was scary !
If only my fire extinguisher worked well, I wouldn't have reached this limit.
Therefore, my friends I advice you all to re-check your fire extinguisher if you got one & buy one if having got any.
I thank god for this day & thank Moe who helped stayed with me all the time & helped me later to remove the little pieces that were left from the burnt rubber.
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