Coming home last night on the expressway when I noticed the strong smell of petrol. Next minute cough splutter, no engine. I'd just filled up and my first thought was "water in the fuel". I managed to roll off the expressway, doing about 110k, onto the first exit, and come to a stop. As I got out I noticed a long trail of fuel behind me and a large puddle under me.
I carefully lifted the bonnet to find fuel everywhere, it was even dripping of the soaked bonnet insulation. I grabbed my CO2 extinguisher and cooled down the exhaust manifold and then called the FB.
It took about three minutes for the Fire Brigades to turn up and they used three of their foam extinguishers to cover the fuel on the road and under my Prado.
After all the excitement I was able to find the cause .... a fuel line from the filter can mounted on the inner guard had come off, spraying fuel everywhere. I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect that it may have not been put back on properly at the last recent service. I was able the put it back on, although it required some force for it to locate securely.
I'm glad it ended this way, as I'm sure it could have been worse.
Bazza.
I carefully lifted the bonnet to find fuel everywhere, it was even dripping of the soaked bonnet insulation. I grabbed my CO2 extinguisher and cooled down the exhaust manifold and then called the FB.
It took about three minutes for the Fire Brigades to turn up and they used three of their foam extinguishers to cover the fuel on the road and under my Prado.
After all the excitement I was able to find the cause .... a fuel line from the filter can mounted on the inner guard had come off, spraying fuel everywhere. I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect that it may have not been put back on properly at the last recent service. I was able the put it back on, although it required some force for it to locate securely.
I'm glad it ended this way, as I'm sure it could have been worse.
Bazza.
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