Casual fire this morning - Regulator?!?

[Waspy]

Sigh.

Hard to tell, but I think it dumped fuel all over the exhaust.

Time for the real project to begin.

[VW BUSH]

Oh dear

[Waspy]

Oh dear indeed.

Time to take stock of all the damaged things and see if I can get it back the way it was before MOT in a month, with 1 weekend dedicated to a wedding!

Also since my excess is 500 (but not claiming) that's my budget.

Game on.

[sparkplug]

    extinguisher did the job though , good luck

[Sgt_Lemon]

 

[Waspy]

On this topic, the fire brigade (a passer by called them, it was out when they arrived) took my numberplate and name. Am I going to have to tell the insurance, even when not making a claim, and if so, what impact will it have?

[Waspy]

Got a chance to have a look over the bay tonight, and tbh i am amazed at how much survived! It wouldn't take much to actually make it run (on initial inspection). Passing an MOT will be a different matter.

Working right to left, things to be replaced/get working are:

1. Bonnet release cable - It isnt broken/snapped but it doesnt work. The clips have melted so it has no tension. So need clips.

2. Driver headlight wiring - It is charred at the engine end, and at the light end it is in a right state. The light enclosure has melted onto the wiring. So new enclosure needed and wiring fettled.

3. Air filter - It had a cone on it, which is charred, but the rest (bar the wiring looks fine) so just a new cone.

4. MAF wiring - as above

5. Fuel line to rail - Pretty sure this was the cause of the fire, there was a 12 inch stretch burnt at both ends which i plucked from the bay, but I cant see where it goes/went. Can anyone recommend some fuel lines? and how does the line actual connect to the rail?

6. Idle Switch - Will be Donald Duck'ed, it was right in the line of fire (pun intended). New TB?

7. Timing Belt, tensioner and cover - The cover melted itself to the belt etc, the belt actually looks fine, but i would never risk it. And since I have a new belt and tensioner knocking around its no biggy. Just a new cover to buy.

8. Speedo cable - This needed doing anyway, it has minor damage from the fire

9. ISV Pipe - Melted at the intake end, so need a new pipe

10. Oil cap - Simple, melted

11. Dipstick - Melted

12. Rad "flaps" - The flaps that go on the rad enclosure have melted, need new ones

13. Wiring - Lots of wiring as gone. Notably, the wiring from the the fuel intake, the temp sensors, and the earths to both the rocker cover and block. Sensors on the right hand side of the intake manifold are shot too.

14. Bonnet paint - Is all blistered, so needs repairing.

15. Grille! - Is very melted....

And that's the lot! Any advise and comments welcome, ill get some pics up soon. Anything else I might of missed which is fire sensitive... haha?

[Sgt_Lemon]

Would be nice if you could find a localish car being broken and go and raid the lot. Or a decent scrappy.

[Waspy]

Would be nice if you could find a localish car being broken and go and raid the lot. Or a decent scrappy.

That's what I was hoping for, but I can't find any locally, and my scrapers don't have the widest choice... So a mk2 is unlikely

[Diamond Hell]

You're 90-spec so later cars with a similar motor may yield a lot of what you need, although engine loom might be quite specific because the PB is MKII (and possibly Passats of that era) specific.

You may need to replace the pipes back to the fuel pump, which is under the car.