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  • 05-10-2012 10:06pm
    #1
    shovel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 443 ✭✭


    Hi


    Long story

    Sister came back to her car in car park to find a scumbag emptying a powder fire extinguisher into her petrol tank.

    There is a powder residue in the inlet pipe

    She drove it for a few minutes and it started chugging

    She turned it off for a few minutes and tried it again and it seemed ok

    She then drove it 10 miles home and it seemed fine

    Then she contacted me

    The petrol tank was 3 quarters full

    Car is skoda fabia

    Any advice
    please


Comments

  • #2
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    I'd be of the opinion she might need to get the tank drained and cleaned depending on how far in the powder went?

    Posters with more knowledge than me might have other solutions?


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Can't believe she drove it.

    I'd get it drained.


  • #4
    renofan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 866 ✭✭✭renofan


    She should have contacted the Gardai and not have started the car. Why would someone do that? Did she know the person or does someone have something against her? I'd be contacting the Gardai. As for damage done, who knows?


  • #5
    shovel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 443 ✭✭shovel


    the car park is frequented by junkies.

    i think she just wanted to get out of there

    as i said she rang me after driving the car.

    i know its a strange one

    what the hell was he doing with a extinguisher at the car


  • #6
    ljpg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭ljpg


    if it was my sisters car my advice would be to get the tank drained,a new fuel filter fitted aswell,between the draining and the filter and i'd be hoping it'll have caught all the extinguisher.


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  • #7
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Maybe he thought it was nitros oxide and he was pimping her ride ?


  • #8
    shovel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 443 ✭✭shovel


    Thanks for the help guys

    Will suggest she drains the tank and gets a new filter

    Goodnight and thanks again


  • #9
    ljpg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭ljpg


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Maybe he thought it was nitros oxide and he was pimping her ride ?

    maybe he should have inserted it up his arse and pimped his own ride


  • #10
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Maybe he thought it was nitros oxide and he was pimping her ride ?

    Helpful as always:rolleyes:

    I'd get the tank drained. As she drove it I'd be sure to let a garage check it out. God knows what it's dragged into the internals at this stage.


  • #11
    barura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭barura


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Maybe he thought it was nitros oxide and he was pimping her ride ?
    ljpg wrote: »
    maybe he should have inserted it up his arse and pimped his own ride

    Why are people posting like this is the AH forum? :s

    Anyways, that really sucks for your Sister OP, getting the tank emptied and fuel filter changed seems to be the way to go. I guess for future she should lock her fuel filler cap as well. Think I'll be more wary of that myself with the Hollowe'en people about for the next month...


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