My car's also away having her major engine out service at the moment. Hope they'll be done later this week.First time from 2022 see the sun light. It is so beautiful
Finally main service time. Hope after few weeks will drive that beauty home
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As often the situation is not perfect. The car needs more love then initially expected. there are a lot of oil leaks, so the heads need to go out. The costs will kill me.
fortunatelly spring and summer will refund behind the wheel
It's sometimes the way when it comes to a major service with these cars I'm afraid. Think it's partly down to being able to find every last issue with the engine, gearbox and rear axle out of the car - issues that might go unnoticed on other cars until they cause an issue are easily spotted with everything out of the car. I've had a few issues sorted this service that you simply couldn't see had the engine not come out. It makes for a big hit in one go when you have a major done but hopefully it means everything's sorted for the years of driving between them.
Fully agree. I decide to do everything what need to be done when the engine is out. There is still sometning what need some love, but that I will keep for next year. Some of the points will do myself, so for sure the pictures will come
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It takes some time (did not expect that), but there was lot more to do than I imagine. Even one head need to come off to eliminate the leackages. Fortunatelly the car finaly drives. I receive the info from workshop that exhoust thermocouple on one bank is not working and sometimes the engine error light comes on the dash.
I have checked the price, and what I can see? £550 for coupe version and only £106 for spider version! Spider runs the same engine, so there can be only some cable length change, I think.
Do you have any experiance with? I think is it worth to take a risk for £400.
I have checked the price, and what I can see? £550 for coupe version and only £106 for spider version! Spider runs the same engine, so there can be only some cable length change, I think.
Do you have any experiance with? I think is it worth to take a risk for £400.
No experience of this particular part, but plenty of experience of nonsensical Ferrari parts pricing.
For £106, it's worth a punt, and if it doesn't work, I'm sure someone will take it off your hands for not much less than it cost you - thermocouples do go bad from time to time.
For £106, it's worth a punt, and if it doesn't work, I'm sure someone will take it off your hands for not much less than it cost you - thermocouples do go bad from time to time.
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is it the thermocouple or the exhaust ecu at fault? if the thermocouple, have a look on the parts equivalent thread on ferrarichat for 348/355z. most likely a common part with other cars and can be had for £4!
if its the exhaust ecu causing the issue; just disconnect them, most everyone does. they are only there to protect the cats from getting fried, and new cats are same as an exhaust ecu!
if its the exhaust ecu causing the issue; just disconnect them, most everyone does. they are only there to protect the cats from getting fried, and new cats are same as an exhaust ecu!
Could be wrong, it was a while ago, but seem to recall I had to when I switched to modern high flow cats as they run a different temperature to the old OEM cats which I had taken out.