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[TheBoy]

At least it was only 10l. Mine was 67l

[05omegav6]

  bugger Still, knowing Tinley Tech, the new valve will be with you tomorrow or Saturday

There are far less exciting ways to blow £7.50 though

[doz]

At least it was only 10l. Mine was 67l

67!!!! Blimey I was close to calling the fire brigade with 10!!!! However I work with LPG everyday and I'd done everything to remove the possibility of a BANG!!! The only thing I could of done was hose it down which would written the car off which is why I didn't call 999 as it's what they would of done. What did you do when 67 litres let go? Al your right. 7.50 is a packet of fags so not worried about the cost. However I now have a bad smoking habit to calm my nervous. I mean I've been involved where thousands of litres of LPG have been released and my bum didn't twitch as much as it did to day. Didn't help that it let go on the outlaws drive either. 

[TheBoy]

Mine was only a minor leak, and into the airtight box. Just drove it around for a few days, then when empty, fixed the leak.

[Kevin Wood]

At least it was only 10l. Mine was 67l

67!!!! Blimey I was close to calling the fire brigade with 10!!!! However I work with LPG everyday and I'd done everything to remove the possibility of a BANG!!! The only thing I could of done was hose it down which would written the car off which is why I didn't call 999 as it's what they would of done. What did you do when 67 litres let go? Al your right. 7.50 is a packet of fags so not worried about the cost. However I now have a bad smoking habit to calm my nervous. I mean I've been involved where thousands of litres of LPG have been released and my bum didn't twitch as much as it did to day. Didn't help that it let go on the outlaws drive either.

Not that hosing it down would have done much to prevent it going bang. Best to get it out in the open and let it vent to atmosphere so it's not in a strong enough concentration to ignite.  Still, what a PITA! All because someone took a short cut.

I'm told that they calm down once the tank gets cold enough that the contents are liquid at atmospheric pressure, and they just simmer until it's boiled off. Bet it'll put you off hard boiled eggs for a while!

[Entwood]

At least it was only 10l. Mine was 67l

67!!!! Blimey I was close to calling the fire brigade with 10!!!! However I work with LPG everyday and I'd done everything to remove the possibility of a BANG!!! The only thing I could of done was hose it down which would written the car off which is why I didn't call 999 as it's what they would of done. What did you do when 67 litres let go? Al your right. 7.50 is a packet of fags so not worried about the cost. However I now have a bad smoking habit to calm my nervous. I mean I've been involved where thousands of litres of LPG have been released and my bum didn't twitch as much as it did to day. Didn't help that it let go on the outlaws drive either.

I don't get that Why would water cause a write off ??

If it's not alight, then "hosing down" (I assume with water) will actually ADD latent heat energy to the equation and INCREASE the rate of "gas discharge" ... if it "gases off" quickly enough it will "overcool" and the latent heat required for evaporation will not be present ?? So the "gassing off" process would slow down .. a little  ??

Or does LPG have its own set of rules outside of Boyles's and Charles's Laws

Serious question as I don't see the logic in "hosing down" at all ... and if it is burning there are other reasons for NOT putting the flame out !!   

[Kevin Wood]

Serious question as I don't see the logic in "hosing down" at all ... and if it is burning there are other reasons for NOT putting the flame out !!   

Indeed, hosing down would indeed be counter-productive, but the fire brigade wouldn't have just turned up and watched the in-boot choc ice form and then dissipate harmlessly. Hosing down is what they do.

Either that or cut the roof off.

[doz]

Why would water cause a right off? because the amount you be putting in to it you'd have to strip the whole car to ever get it dry again. Also the adding of water. It causes dispersal and if it did ignite everything is already wet. If I had called the safety services this is what they would do. Honestly it's what we do at work. Got a leak? Can it go Bang? Ok dump lots and lots of water on it. I'm so glad I paid attention when I did my fire fighting courses at work. I did the best thing by disconnecting the battery and just making sure it was in a well ventilated area and letting it boil off. Still doesn't help the my trollies, which  are some what soiled now 

[Entwood]

Thanks for that doz .. makes more sense now ... 

Not really an effective solution .. just "do something" rather than "do nothing" ...even though your "do nothing" was actually safer and more effective !!

[Lazydocker]

At least it was only 10l. Mine was 67l

T be fair, yours didn't actually start leaking until you'd filled right up and we had driven over to the car park to calibrate it

[doz]

Right. I have a major issue. One which may result in the scrapping of the car. After my little gas explosion it stinks. The Mercaptan from the LPG has got in to every fabric. Even the leather seats stink. It is undrivable, the smell leads to a bad head in the car within a few minutes. I've had a quick read on what removes the odour and at work we use hi concentrated Chlorine which obviously isn't suitable for fabrics and confined spaces!!! So it looks like my only option will be to gut the the entire interior. Everything stinks including the head lining. If that's the case I'll scrap it. I've got a right oppsing strop on about this. Because of a faulty part which has been charged FOC I can see some real shit trying to get any money out of them to resolve the issue. 

[jonny2112]

Oh mate, that's not so good   

[05omegav6]

Oh bugger so nearly there too

Doz, it really isn't the end of the world a frustrating pain in the yaris yes, but not a big deal

A day will see the entire interior out and refitted also an ideal opportunity to check the sunroof drains and also make the interior exactly as you want it... Refurbished door cards, alcantara head lining etc

[doz]

LEAK FREE STINK FREE AND IDLING ON GAS 

De-humidifier got rid of the stink. No gas leaks (different valve supplied with much longer thread in to tank) Auto Calibration done. Now to map 

[doz]

Waiting for my co-pilot to return which means mapping won't happen until late this afternoon. However I've been having a play with the set up. I got a message saying jets to big during calibration (2.0mm) and it is a little lumpy on idle. However when I was playing I pulled back the injectors by 8% and they then tracked the petrol injectors spot on and the idle sounded perfect. I've reset them to 0% compensation now till I can map it. I was just wondering if the -8% correction sounds excessive? Or at this stage am I reading to much in to it?