what would have caused an engine fire after my oil light came on as i parked.theres oil every where
Nov 21, 2009 at 12:50 AM
2000 Plymouth Neon oil light then fire
2000 PLYMOUTH NEON
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HI there,
The oil need an ignition source, as a stray spark will not normally be sufficient to for this, i would be expecting that the hot exhaust has caused any oil leak to ignite, this is also not a normal thing to see but it can happen.
Mark (mhpautos)
The oil need an ignition source, as a stray spark will not normally be sufficient to for this, i would be expecting that the hot exhaust has caused any oil leak to ignite, this is also not a normal thing to see but it can happen.
Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 21, 2009 at 1:27 AM
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