rough idle 156 V6

[poohbah]

The good news is that had two full runs today in peak hour, 50 min each way, hot weather. No missing or rough idling all is good, and behaving 100% correctly.

Noooo Beatle - I have no intention of squirting water anywhere near the inside of the engine bay. That would be tempting fate ...

Seriously though, the engine bay is actually pretty spick and span, so no desperate need.

As an aside, I always use 98 RON - no idea if it makes any difference.

[bazzbazz]

As an aside, I always use 98 RON - no idea if it makes any difference.

Burns hotter. 

[poohbah]

And longer Bazz - took the fireys 4 goes to extinguish...

[Beatle]

And longer Bazz - took the fireys 4 goes to extinguish...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry at that ........

[bazzbazz]

You wanna cry, hey Pooh, show him the photos. 

[poohbah]

 

[martym00se72]

Ouch! Did you have a fire extinguisher on board?

[poohbah]

Not back then, this was my first 156 which caught fire in 2015.

So the first thing I did when I bought both my subsequent Alfas was get a fire extinguisher.

Interesting thing I learned from the fireys was that such car fires are actually a pretty common occurrence and happen to most makes, particularly as electronics have become more complex.

Nowadays emergency responders also face the extra challenge of dealing with crashed/burning hybrid/electric vehicles (can't extinguish H/EV fires using normal retardants and they can deliver fatal shocks after a crash).

[poohbah]

Our Dutch firey friends utilised a clever system to fight electrical fires, though. A flatbed truck equipped with a crane and a large container of water was dispatched

So, that would mean in future the fire brigade will need to send two trucks to every crash in case it involves a H/EV?

I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been more public discussion about the extra risks posed by H/EVs in an accident.