Also posted this on the "other" forum, but figured i'd post this here as well since not everyone frequents both.

Add another to the gp engine fire list. Around 6PM today, i got back from taking my dad to pickup his new car (67 lemans, very nice car btw). About 5 minutes later as we are checking out his new car my mom tells me she sees smoke coming from under the hood of my car (99 GT). I look over and sure enough smoke is coming out pretty good. I run over and pop the hood and the engine cover is on fire and melting. I ran in the house and got a big container and filled it with water, ran out and poured it one the engine and pulled the engine cover off. As i was doing that my mom ran and asked the neighbor if they had a fire extinguisher since we don't (they did). And the neighbor came out and sprayed it with the cover off so it got everything.

Got VERY lucky that i caught it when i did. The plug wires are gone, the oil dipstick melted off, coolant reservoir cap melted some along with that red piece on the fuse box cover, oil cap has melted engine cover all over it but doesn't look like it melted down. The wires and everything appear intact, surprisingly. The fire appears to have started above the front valve cover between it and the UIM. Probably one of the injector o-rings on one of the front three injectors? My front valve cover gasket did have a small leak which i planned to fix this weekend, but it doesn't appear that any oil that leaked on the manifold caused the fire as i guess is the case with some gtps?

Very glad the fire was spotted and put out early before any major damage is done. Will try to have pics up tomorrow, the only pictures i have right now are crappy cell phone pics (which im not even sure how u get cell phone pics on a computer).

aaahhhhhh not cool im glad u saved her when you did though man plastics can be bought again at your local yard.

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99 DARK BRONZEMIST METALLIC GTP SUPERCHARGED SEDAN. --MODS-- FWI, 104 plugs MSD coils and wires, 180 t-stat, dual thrush exhaust, Kenwood complete system 10' Sub ported, raised spoiler, red calis, D/S Baer rotors, Hawk Pads.

Mine caught fire. Its ok though. No damage. TAKE IT FROM ME if you can fix that gasket yourself, DO IT!!!

That is horrible!!!!! glad you caught it in time!!!!!!!!!!

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2001 GTP street car- GT45 turbo,Stage 4 Intense turbo cam,FMIC,150 wet, double roller timing chain, Diamond forged coated pistons 8:0:1, Diamond piston rings, cryoed L32 connecting rods, Cryoed crank, Clevite77 main bearings, Clevite77 cam bearings, Clevite77 L32 rod bearings, ARP Everything, Intense/meizere true billet Flexplate, Custom UIM, Intense oil pressure kit, Cometic 4 layer head gaskets, OE-R lifters, Cryoed L67 block, ATI turbo dampner, MUCH MORE, 6 more to choose from ASE Certified

That is terrible. Definitely glad you got to it in time. Doesnt sound like there is a ton of damage and glad you are okay.

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Scotty Hall
Bartlesville, OK
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only limitation you will ever face in life is yourself!

good thing every gasket on mine is nearly brand new since i break my car every few months.

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98 XGT - 3.2/3.4, s&s, ported m90/TB/LIM, 1.9s, jp dbl; tinted, blacked out, lowered
soon -> e85, meth, and a lot smaller pulley

Damn dude... take some pictures, document what happened, and send it to GM with your make model, and mileage.

I have said it over and over again...its not just dedicated to the supercharged models. GM needs to see this, and know it. They do, but wont own up to it.

~F~

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Not only do i think they need to add the N/A 3.8 cars to the list of recalls, but i also don't think the valve cover gaskets are to blame for a lot of them.

Ok finally got some pictures. Hope i do this right.

Engine cover


Few of the engine






Manifold, oil dipstick, or lack there of




Hood insulation


Edit: Fixed pic size.

Also, there was not oil and whatever all over the fuel lines and stuff. That is all a result of the fire and probably splashed around more by the water.

thats wierd glad its nothing major she still fires up right?

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99 DARK BRONZEMIST METALLIC GTP SUPERCHARGED SEDAN. --MODS-- FWI, 104 plugs MSD coils and wires, 180 t-stat, dual thrush exhaust, Kenwood complete system 10' Sub ported, raised spoiler, red calis, D/S Baer rotors, Hawk Pads.