What Fire Extinguisher?

1. logic_guy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423

   #1 4th December 2011, 00:20

   So, I've had a scary moment. I've had a small engine fire and luckily it happened outside my house as i pulled up. I popped the bonnet to find the oil filter + the whole of the Manifold on fire, quite big flames. I ran to the house and grabbed a foam extinguisher and put it out. (There isn't any damage to the engine)
   
   It has made me want to buy a extinguisher just encase anything happens again. What do you guys use? Foam or Powder?
   
   How do you link the extinguisher up so that you have a pull cord in the cabin and it sprays the engine?
2. Damask Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Rutland Posts: 487 Saxo desire 1.1 2002, no mods.

   #2 4th December 2011, 00:28

   bit of logical thinking here.... find out what caused the fire first?
   
   If you are expecting fires all the time, then the bonnet one might be worth it, otherwise i dont see the point? just get one of those diddy point and shoot foam ones, and drive with your fingers crossed... (sorry if i sound like a prick...)
3. logic_guy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423

   #3 4th December 2011, 00:49

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Damask bit of logical thinking here.... find out what caused the fire first? If you are expecting fires all the time, then the bonnet one might be worth it, otherwise i dont see the point? just get one of those diddy point and shoot foam ones, and drive with your fingers crossed... (sorry if i sound like a prick...)

   Manifold was too close to the oil filter housing, it melted this then started on my heat shrink.
   
   The 2Kg foam ones aren't even that expensive. I was expecting them to be around £40. There half that delivered.
4. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #4 4th December 2011, 17:23

   A decent engine fire will be too big for a 2kg one!
5. user_49404 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Mid Wales Posts: 604 03 vtr

   #5 4th December 2011, 17:36

   Powder ones make a bit of a mess of whats left of your car if you have to use it! That said... priorities! Thinking outside the box a bit, would a fire blanket work?
6. saxo_singh Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 4289 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line

   #6 4th December 2011, 20:36

   LOL at fire blanket!
   
   Just get a foam one
7. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #7 4th December 2011, 20:48

   AFF type is the one specced by the MSA for basic motorsport so should be more then good enough

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8. user_32481 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Milk 'n' Beans (Milton Keynes, MK2) Posts: 3243 MK1 Trackin S engined R, 112.5 ATW, approx 135 ATF

   #8 4th December 2011, 20:55

   If 2kg ain't good, then what is?