Engine bay caught fire......
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Dominic@n TL
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Engine bay caught fire......
Ok so i havent been on here for the past few weeks since this happened and to be honnest i still dont know what caused this... the only bad thing is that i dont have full insurance on the car since i barelly drive the car .
now all i have left is to fix the car out of pocket, but thats not the bad part, down hear i cant find any parts for this car since the car is not that common like most cars (remember that i live in DR).The fire from the look of things started from behind the engine...we have determained that the cause was not the audio system and there were no cables running thru the back of the engine except the factory wire harnest...
so here are the pics... sorry for the ip4 pics
As you can see here the car was just affected in the engine bay nothing estetic was damaged from the outside except the paint ..
this is the interior part where the dash goes
At this point im just trying to find parts so i can rebuild and just trade up but i really cant find a car that will top off the tl. The only thing that i have in mind is one of the newer camrys SE...
now all i have left is to fix the car out of pocket, but thats not the bad part, down hear i cant find any parts for this car since the car is not that common like most cars (remember that i live in DR).The fire from the look of things started from behind the engine...we have determained that the cause was not the audio system and there were no cables running thru the back of the engine except the factory wire harnest...
so here are the pics... sorry for the ip4 pics
As you can see here the car was just affected in the engine bay nothing estetic was damaged from the outside except the paint ..
this is the interior part where the dash goes
At this point im just trying to find parts so i can rebuild and just trade up but i really cant find a car that will top off the tl. The only thing that i have in mind is one of the newer camrys SE...
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Dominic@n TL
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Down hear they dont do recalls since you really dont have an acura dealer down here...these cars are brought from the states and sold at small dealerships
like i said i dont really know but from the looks of it it was more of a mechanical than electrical problem
like i said i dont really know but from the looks of it it was more of a mechanical than electrical problem
Last edited by Joelito2983; 06-28-2012 at 12:04 PM.
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Dominic@n TL
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cause before we started taking out the melted parts we started checkin and all the wires were melted from the plastic covering but none of the cables were stuck together like when you get a short circuit....plus the front of the engine bay is where i have most of my wiring done from the fogs and audio system and all of that was intact.
even the fuse from the audio system was intact
even the fuse from the audio system was intact
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Dominic@n TL
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What really made the mess was all the engine cover cause when the fire started we tried to hose it down but wherever we tried to thow water at it the platic covers didnt let it go thru
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Dominic@n TL
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i call it mechanical because we ruled out and short circuit from any wires but like i said we cant really tell anymore since everything was consumed by the fire
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Man that sucks.
My brother's 350Z had the same problem except they didn't notice till like 45 minutes or longer and it burned to the ground.
He says maybe it was a bulb short circuit or whatever a while back and that what could've caused an electrical issue.
My brother's 350Z had the same problem except they didn't notice till like 45 minutes or longer and it burned to the ground.
He says maybe it was a bulb short circuit or whatever a while back and that what could've caused an electrical issue.
#19
Since I was just in the Dominican Republic for a week & did a tour bus from Punta Cana down to Santo Domingo I can confirm there are no Acura dealerships. Strangely though while at a cigar factory I did see a TL with the TLS badging.
It appears your car had an electrical fire, an arsonist would have simply poured gas on the outside and light it, they wouldn't have bothered with opening the hood. Anyway just by looking at the photos I'd say it's not repairable. You'd have to replace nearly all the electrical wiring not to mention sensors, vacuum lines etc. Alot of work & you still have to find all of the wiring and stuff from a junkyard. Either way, I'm sorry about your car.
It appears your car had an electrical fire, an arsonist would have simply poured gas on the outside and light it, they wouldn't have bothered with opening the hood. Anyway just by looking at the photos I'd say it's not repairable. You'd have to replace nearly all the electrical wiring not to mention sensors, vacuum lines etc. Alot of work & you still have to find all of the wiring and stuff from a junkyard. Either way, I'm sorry about your car.
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Dominic@n TL
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Since I was just in the Dominican Republic for a week & did a tour bus from Punta Cana down to Santo Domingo I can confirm there are no Acura dealerships. Strangely though while at a cigar factory I did see a TL with the TLS badging.
It appears your car had an electrical fire, an arsonist would have simply poured gas on the outside and light it, they wouldn't have bothered with opening the hood. Anyway just by looking at the photos I'd say it's not repairable. You'd have to replace nearly all the electrical wiring not to mention sensors, vacuum lines etc. Alot of work & you still have to find all of the wiring and stuff from a junkyard. Either way, I'm sorry about your car.
It appears your car had an electrical fire, an arsonist would have simply poured gas on the outside and light it, they wouldn't have bothered with opening the hood. Anyway just by looking at the photos I'd say it's not repairable. You'd have to replace nearly all the electrical wiring not to mention sensors, vacuum lines etc. Alot of work & you still have to find all of the wiring and stuff from a junkyard. Either way, I'm sorry about your car.
#23
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Damn that sucks man. Let us know if you ever find out the cause.
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Hey a fellow Dominican here. What part of DR are you in? I never saw anyone ship that car over there yet, or did you just ship it from PR? Either way i blame the god dam sun. It's hot as balls over there.
I hope you get the problem fixed. I know it's a bitch to get any parts over there.
I hope you get the problem fixed. I know it's a bitch to get any parts over there.
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Sorry to hear man. Hope you're able to get everything fixed and figure out what it was.
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Parked the car, no more moving air through the engine bay to help keep things cool. Heat stays in the rear cat and the overall engine bay increases in temperature. Power steering fluid was probably leaking and reached the auto-ignition point after being parked a few mins. I remember seeing a video a while back where a TL caught fire right after being parked due to the PS hose leaking.
#36
I think this thread should be saved and it sent to acura! Someone has to be held liable no matter where the car is. Im sorry but I feel bad for you I cant imagine the feeling. I hope everything gets worked out and the actual cause is determined!!
If it was the PS hose that caused this I see a viable reason for Acura to cover all expenses and damages
If it was the PS hose that caused this I see a viable reason for Acura to cover all expenses and damages
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I think this thread should be saved and it sent to acura! Someone has to be held liable no matter where the car is. Im sorry but I feel bad for you I cant imagine the feeling. I hope everything gets worked out and the actual cause is determined!!
If it was the PS hose that caused this I see a viable reason for Acura to cover all expenses and damages
If it was the PS hose that caused this I see a viable reason for Acura to cover all expenses and damages
Good luck on the fix man, if it's possible. I'd be pretty devastated.
#38
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I dont think Acura will cover it. he didnt have the recall done which likely resulted in the engine fire. it sucks but it looks like he has to fork out the $ for this.
#39
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Damn and I thought I had problems after buying a not-so-much-as-described trunk lid spoiler
I hope you can fix it up without going broke. De donde eres aya? Santiago represent :P
I hope you can fix it up without going broke. De donde eres aya? Santiago represent :P
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Dominic@n TL
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