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2.66 too much

lti dont give a sh-t about cab drivers just sales but then in london you dont have any option do you

if fault cured why fire suppresion kits needed

lti never accept anything is their fault

They used these engines because they were cheap, same reason they used the dodgy GM auto box.
It was all about the bottom line and it still is.
As for their image saving quick fix

......Tick Tick Tick......

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I think the provincial drivers have more of an issue, they dont seem to be sending teams of technicians anywhere else than London.

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If it is only an iffy fuel pipe then why is there a need for this fire safety system once the pipe is replaced?

And has anyone else had an engine fire fueled by diesel?

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It's not an iffy fuel pipe.

It's an iffy Exhaust Gas Recirculation pipe, that allegedly appears to fracture over time in the convolution section of the EGR pipe. They use convolutions on these pipes in the Metrocab too, so as to facilitate bends & some movement as the engine moves/vibrates whilst driving.

Most of these EGR pipes are fitted either directly to the exhaust manifold, or the exhaust downpipe, with the other end attached to somewhere on the engine air intake side, so that the exhaust gases can be re-burned to create cleaner emissions.

Just imagine how hot those gases already are in a standard engine, then imagine how much hotter they allegedly could be in a very hot running TX4 VM Motori engine.

It is NOT beyond the realms of possibility that when one of these pipes fractures, there could be, in extreme conditions, flames coming out of the fracture because the pipe itself is so close to the exhaust manifold.

That's how I under stand it to be.

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One of the most important questions in my mind is whether or not the unit is exactly the same on all TX4's? If if it isn't, then when was it altered and why and if it is then every TX4 ever produced will need altering.

Finding out whether these units have ever been changed will tell us a great deal about the future cost to LTI and whether all TX4 owners have a case for financial renumeration by way of current consumer legislation?

I think it is farely obvious that the PCO and licensing authorities will not pass these vehicles without proper modifications and an assurance that the problematic part is safe and fit for purpose.

I might add that what I have read so far doesn't solve the problem of the cracking unit, all it would apear to do is try and prevent the spread of fire.

Regards

JD

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And that about puts it in a nutshell!!

Couldn't agree more!!!

I know you don't like the guy, Mr JD, but 'Brian with a Y' has published, in this months PHTM, about seven pages on the subject of TX4 under bonnet fires; well worth reading.

It gives a very full picture from almost day one of the problem. The link is;

http://www.phtm.co.uk/?inc_id=5

The articles appear on the following pages; 1, 4, 12, 13, 18, 20 & 32.

There may also be other pages in the issue about the subject.

Also, 'Brian with a Y' has told me that he will investigate the allegation that the VM Motori engine was rejected by the Italian military, because it became too hot under operational conditions.

So, 'Brian with a Y' ain't all that bad, is he!!

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As opposed to the actual day one covered by various TDO members.

Paper is a thing of the past, the future is online.

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IDFIMH

That may be so.

But having it all together in one 'place' is not a bad idea, as opposed to fragmented over 33 threads as Mr GBC posted on here not so long ago.

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Hes not a bad guy he helped with our new tariffs and the traffic commissioner told our council to get in touch with him when we go for the next one
it would be good if he stopped accepting LTI adverts though

I agree, but as with all lower circulation mags & newspapers, adverts are the life-blood.

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LTI may stop giving them advertising if they don't like the coverage

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