2000 Plymouth Neon oil light then fire

2000 PLYMOUTH NEON
104,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MYLIZZYBOO
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what would have caused an engine fire after my oil light came on as i parked.theres oil every where
Nov 21, 2009 at 12:50 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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HI there,

The oil need an ignition source, as a stray spark will not normally be sufficient to for this, i would be expecting that the hot exhaust has caused any oil leak to ignite, this is also not a normal thing to see but it can happen.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 21, 2009 at 1:27 AM
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