Why Does a CNG Car Catch Fire? These 3 Mistakes You Should Avoid

By Ravi Kantiwal

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CNG Car Mistakes: Whether you are going to buy a new CNG car or you already have a CNG car, in both cases there are some mistakes that you should avoid. Due to a small negligence of yours, your car can catch fire and be destroyed.

Petrol prices are skyrocketing, which is why more and more people are turning to CNG. Before buying a CNG car or if you have a CNG car, you need to take some precautions. CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is a flammable gas and a small negligence can lead to a big accident.

Today we are going to give you information about three such mistakes that you should not make even by mistake. If you make any one of these mistakes, then your car can burn to ashes.

CNG Car Mistakes: These Mistakes Can Cause Fire

After Market CNG Kit: Many people buy petrol cars instead of CNG to save money while buying a new car. After buying a car, they get a CNG kit installed from any shop near them, this is the biggest mistake.

Till date, many such cases have been seen and heard in which the reason behind the fire in a CNG car has come to light. Not doing the wiring properly while installing the CNG kit, apart from this, there is a defect in the valve given in the cylinder etc. which increases the possibility of gas leakage.

The CNG fitted vehicles that come from the company are designed by the company keeping all the standards in mind. But while getting the CNG kit installed from a local shop, many things are ignored, due to which incidents of gas leakage and fire occur.

To save money, you get an aftermarket CNG kit installed but the person installing the kit in your vehicle doesn’t need to be very experienced. There is a high chance of a major accident due to a small negligence of the person installing the CNG kit.

Negligence in Maintenance: People buy CNG vehicles but do not get the cylinder checked from time to time. As the vehicle gets older, the risk of short circuits and leakage in the wiring and other parts of the car also increases with time. In many cases, there is also a fear of fire in the CNG car.

Cylinder Testing: It is necessary to get the cylinder of a CNG vehicle checked every 3 years. Every three years, the cylinder in your vehicle undergoes a hydro-testing phase. If the cylinder fails this test, it means that the cylinder is not safe at all and needs to be replaced immediately.

People are careless and do not get the cylinder tested, which makes driving with a faulty cylinder risky and it is not even known that gas starts leaking from the faulty cylinder and the car catches fire in no time.