Re: [MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
I think they meant the blue urea stuff, not coolant - reporters should not be allowed to write anything technical. On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 2:01 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I don't actually know but I suspect its something like: > The coolant leaks into a chamber thats a bazillion degrees during > regeneration, the water boils out of the coolant and the resulting "stuff" > is hot enough to ignite. > > -Curt > > On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 2:53:30 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via > Mercedes wrote: > > So, the engine overheats when the coolant leak becomes an issue and that > causes the soot to ignite? > > RB > > On 24/10/2018 1:37 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > It says the fire is around the exhaust filter which is where soot gets > burned up, presumably it gets really hot in there... > > -Curt > > > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
I don't actually know but I suspect its something like: The coolant leaks into a chamber thats a bazillion degrees during regeneration, the water boils out of the coolant and the resulting "stuff" is hot enough to ignite. -Curt On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 2:53:30 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: So, the engine overheats when the coolant leak becomes an issue and that causes the soot to ignite? RB On 24/10/2018 1:37 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > It says the fire is around the exhaust filter which is where soot gets >burned up, presumably it gets really hot in there... > -Curt > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
So, the engine overheats when the coolant leak becomes an issue and that causes the soot to ignite? RB On 24/10/2018 1:37 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: It says the fire is around the exhaust filter which is where soot gets burned up, presumably it gets really hot in there... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
It says the fire is around the exhaust filter which is where soot gets burned up, presumably it gets really hot in there... -Curt On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 1:29:15 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I also wondered about this. I was brought up with the tale of using diesel fuel to extinguish fires if there were no water on hand. On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:43 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Getting glycol on your soot makes it more flammable? > I think something got lost in the translation to Reporterese. > > Mitch. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
I also wondered about this. I was brought up with the tale of using diesel fuel to extinguish fires if there were no water on hand. On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:43 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Getting glycol on your soot makes it more flammable? > I think something got lost in the translation to Reporterese. > > Mitch. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
Getting glycol on your soot makes it more flammable? I think something got lost in the translation to Reporterese. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Yet another reason not to drive a BMW diesel
BMW to recall 1.6M vehicles worldwide over fire riskPublished: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Automaker BMW says it is expanding a recall to cover 1.6 million vehicles worldwide due to possible fluid leaks that could result in a fire. BMW said today that in some diesel vehicles, coolant could leak from the exhaust gas recirculation module, part of the emissions reduction system. The leaks could combine with soot at high temperatures and lead to a fire. The Munich-based company had already decided to recall 480,000 vehicles in Asia and Europe after fires were reported in South Korea. No injuries were reported. Further examination led to an expansion of the maintenance action. The recall covers some vehicles made between 2010 and 2017; a company statement said customers with affected cars would be contacted. Some 54,700 vehicles are affected in the U.S and Canada. *— Associated Press* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
