fire extingushers in car

gigy · 13th November 2006, 17:47

during my recent visit to murud i saw a ohc on fire, most of it was from front of car and luckly a fire engine reached there very fast, the car is history anyway, this is the fourth car i saw live burnig and the third honda.
after seeing this i plan to install a fire extigusher in car which i can operate from driver seat itself in an emergency. have any of you done this any comments? which tyoe to be used? what capacity is required for a car engine bay to be flooded.

sammyboy · 13th November 2006, 17:58

I think thats a very valid point gigy .With the number of fires you hear about in cars it does make sense to have one .It might even help some one else in case for an emergency . Looking fwd to info on what specifications one should have from the experts.

supremeBaleno · 13th November 2006, 18:09

You could try the handy CeaseFire type. My friend used to have one in his Conti after the engine bay caught fire once on the road (the autorickshaw drivers helped put down the fire by throwing sand into the bay).

GTO · 13th November 2006, 18:38

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13th November 2006, 17:47	#1
gigy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,321 Thanked: 47 Times	fire extingushers in car during my recent visit to murud i saw a ohc on fire, most of it was from front of car and luckly a fire engine reached there very fast, the car is history anyway, this is the fourth car i saw live burnig and the third honda. after seeing this i plan to install a fire extigusher in car which i can operate from driver seat itself in an emergency. have any of you done this any comments? which tyoe to be used? what capacity is required for a car engine bay to be flooded.
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13th November 2006, 17:58	#2
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 523 Times View My Garage	I think thats a very valid point gigy .With the number of fires you hear about in cars it does make sense to have one .It might even help some one else in case for an emergency . Looking fwd to info on what specifications one should have from the experts.
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13th November 2006, 18:09	#3
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,654 Thanked: 2,802 Times View My Garage	You could try the handy CeaseFire type. My friend used to have one in his Conti after the engine bay caught fire once on the road (the autorickshaw drivers helped put down the fire by throwing sand into the bay).
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13th November 2006, 18:38	#4
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,514 Thanked: 309,514 Times View My Garage	Topic has been discussed at this linky. Please continue over at that thread. This thread is closed.
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