Sucks to been this guy.

IJ.

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Had the same thing happen to my Turbo Lancer many many years ago....

I had an extinguisher, replaced the Oil line cleaned up the Oil and Powder and the car was fine..

"Be Prepared" not just for Boy Scouts..
 

Scooter7M

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After I watched my first eclipse burn to ground I'll always keep an extinguisher in my car. Easier to clean a small area than to replace an entire car.
 

suprarx7nut

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IJ.;1949245 said:
Had the same thing happen to my Turbo Lancer many many years ago....

I had an extinguisher, replaced the Oil line cleaned up the Oil and Powder and the car was fine..

"Be Prepared" not just for Boy Scouts..

[Walks out to car to be sure the fire extinguisher is still there in the backseat...]
 

IndigoMKII

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I had one in my hands when we first cranked my car over. I nearly dosed the engine bay when the smoke came from my manifold/downpipe/turbo for getting up to temps for the first time.
 

T3rril79

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For some reason, there was an extinguisher tucked in a tool bag when I bought my car. Needless to say it was better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.