Help please - boxster fire...

[sparker]

This sounds quite likely (power steering fluid line). If it does turn out to be the issue, do you think it will just be a matter of replacing the line, refill power steering fluid (repair any other burn damage) and be good to go.

The more I think about it, the more I think it has to be power steering. The steering did give a tiny heavy spot just before it went... The fluid on the ground also felt like that. Would also explain why it went as I turned a corner (High pressure into melted line)

Ok the cause is starting to become clear - now the repair, any suggestion?!
Sam

[insite]

that line goes from the pump down to a fitting underneath the car. since you were quick to turn the car off & the fire sounds like it went out, you may not be too bad off....

you'll need to replace the line & check for damage to your wiring harness. specifically, check the wires that go to the ignition coils. also check your brake booster line just to be sure. maybe post some photos when you get it up in the air.

i may have an extra PS line; i will check when i get home. if you need wiring harness segments, i have those as well.

[sparker]

Insite, you are a champion! I will get some pictures up about the same time tomorrow. I think I may have gotten away with this one, ps line and some wiring is nothing. The locals showed me pictures of another boxster that burnt to the ground on the same road only two days earlier. I'll post them once they are emailed to me as well. They are scary....

Sam

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by sparker

Insite, you are a champion! I will get some pictures up about the same time tomorrow. I think I may have gotten away with this one, ps line and some wiring is nothing. The locals showed me pictures of another boxster that burnt to the ground on the same road only two days earlier. I'll post them once they are emailed to me as well. They are scary....

Sam

WOW, two Boxsters caught fire on the same road over a two day span! What are the odds of that? Generally, I'm not the superstitious type, but I'd avoid that road altogether...

[husker boxster]

It's unlucky to be superstitious.