my car lit on FIRE!! HELP

FarFromStockC70 · 12-30-2006, 02:54 AM

i have a 2000 Plymouth Neon.. with i think it might be a bad head Gasket... the oil was low in my car so i put some oil in it and then the exhaust Manifold caught on fire.. can anyone help... my friend saw that there was Oil caked on the Manifold.. and thats what would cause it to light on fire... when i put cold oil into a hot motor please someone please help me thanks

Joe

bubblelip · 12-30-2006, 03:36 PM

yeah it can be a head gasket but you have to watch out with the oil same thing happened to me it was my head gasket i changed my head gasket and it was fixed

ozzy1 · 12-30-2006, 07:22 PM

maybe valve cover gasket

Josiah · 01-01-2007, 12:14 PM

head gasket is my first guess, neons are infamous for leaking oil at the rear drivers side oil passage(well 95 and 96 neons anyway, but I have seen it on later neons as well, either due to head warpage or just a bad MLS gasket)

12-30-2006, 02:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
FarFromStockC70 Durty South Kustoms! Car: No DD right now My TRGarage Bradenton : 808679039	my car lit on FIRE!! HELP i have a 2000 Plymouth Neon.. with i think it might be a bad head Gasket... the oil was low in my car so i put some oil in it and then the exhaust Manifold caught on fire.. can anyone help... my friend saw that there was Oil caked on the Manifold.. and thats what would cause it to light on fire... when i put cold oil into a hot motor please someone please help me thanks Joe

12-30-2006, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
bubblelip Runnin That Skittle Car: 98 Dodge Neon stock My TRGarage St. Petersburg : 2806069	yeah it can be a head gasket but you have to watch out with the oil same thing happened to me it was my head gasket i changed my head gasket and it was fixed

12-30-2006, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
ozzy1 likes minute rice Car: it's american with jdm sekretz My TRGarage : 927312409	maybe valve cover gasket

01-01-2007, 12:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Josiah Peon on steroids! Car: 97 Dodge neon coupe(built SRT engine when I have the time) '66 mustang coupe(restomod project) My TRGarage Franklin, TN : 100	head gasket is my first guess, neons are infamous for leaking oil at the rear drivers side oil passage(well 95 and 96 neons anyway, but I have seen it on later neons as well, either due to head warpage or just a bad MLS gasket)