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engine fires - 3/24/2008 5:56:46 PM

johnnybs619

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I used to have a 2003 lancer OZ edition......this morning the engine caught on fire and i believe the car is a total loss....waitin for insurance ppl now..... were there any recalls i missed? or do any of you guys experienced this? or know what may have caused this?........catalyst converter was swapped out a few years back.... any feedback would be helpfull thanks......

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RE: engine fires - 3/25/2008 1:58:50 PM

blk n tan

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pm me your vin and i'll run it through mitsubishis web site. the cat gets really hot but it wouldnt start a fire unless there is something under there that it would catch fire on (oil, fuel, paper etc)

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RE: engine fires - 3/25/2008 3:23:03 PM

Sebba

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Oh wow... thats odd lol.

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RE: engine fires - 3/25/2008 4:28:36 PM

blk n tan

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see Sebba thats how you became top poster, with thought provoking, powerful posts such as that.

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RE: engine fires - 3/25/2008 5:50:29 PM

Sebba

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Hahaha I rarely do that lol. I thought about it when I wrote it "Wow, thats kinda pointless... but kinda funny" lol oh well.

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RE: engine fires - 3/26/2008 9:40:31 AM

blk n tan

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and this conversation is helping both of our counts so... wow indeed

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