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Just got an F430 and need some help!!!!!

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  1. mb2343

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    #1 mb2343, Aug 13, 2017
    Hi guys. I am no stranger to the ferrari game..... Previous owning a few 348's and a F355. I finally got an F430. I was really hoping I could get some info on how to tame this beast. I know nothing about the history of the car. I was wondering if I should buy a new F1 relay. Do they go bad without showing any codes or not dropping out of gear? I was on the freeway and after alot of spirit driving and shifting I notice in 6 th the car would feel as if the clutch was slipping a tab. Heres what happened. I depress the pedal 60% in 6th gear and the rpms jump up lest say from 3 and half to 5 and then back to 3ish. when I down shift the rpms would drop then jump and then drop. Almost feel like a slipping clutch. Since I only have 12k miles I doubt its a clutch. I was thinking of just replacing the relay? I have not gotten any codes or any dropping out of gear.
     
  2. rivarama

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    #2 rivarama, Aug 14, 2017
    Before you start buying anything I would have it hooked on an SD3 and checked for a clutch wear or any error codes. If the relay is kaput, it will tell you.
    Although 15k miles is low, it isn't unheard of for a clutch replacement if its been abused.
     
  3. jochem00

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    #3 jochem00, Aug 14, 2017
    no service records, I wonder why.
    sometimes odometers jump back from 45.000 to 15.000 making the service records worthless.

    anyway, a typical sign of a worn clutch. something a dealer can easily fix.
     
  4. TheMayor

    TheMayor Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    #4 TheMayor, Aug 14, 2017
    How can you depress the clutch 60% if you have an F1?

    To me if it were a manual it sounds just like a worn clutch. Its something that the dealer can read easily.


    At 12k miles it can be the clutch. It depends on how the car was used. Reversing a lot kills them as well as creeping up hills and stop and go traffic.
     
  5. hessank

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    #5 hessank, Aug 14, 2017

    Same question on my mind. Maybe he meant the go go pedal?
     
  6. LorenzoR

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    #6 LorenzoR, Aug 14, 2017
    I think hes saying hes pressing the gas pedal down 60% and then he feels slippage
     
  7. captglen

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    #7 captglen, Aug 14, 2017
    An f1 trans you hook up an SD3 reader and if it was setup properly will give you % of clutch used

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  8. djempire

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    #8 djempire, Aug 14, 2017
    That threw me off too.
    Take it to a shop with an SD3. Answers all questions. Also, if the clutch is bad in F1's, it will typically go into neutral.

    Seriously....zero history???
     
  9. MufflerMan

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    #9 MufflerMan, Aug 14, 2017
    Clutch, nothing else it can be by that description
     
  10. mkzhang

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    #10 mkzhang, Aug 14, 2017
    If the clutch is not in need of replacement it's probably the throwout leaking leaking and spitting hydraulic fluids all over the clutch, which will cost you a new clutch.

    Either way you will most likely need a new clutch


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  11. HH11

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    #11 HH11, Aug 14, 2017
    Yea that's how I read that too.
     
  12. ShadowF430

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    #12 ShadowF430, Aug 14, 2017
    An easy thought on the way to the shop, put it in a high gear like 6th at 20 mph and pedal to metal. You will see if the clutch slips very easily if it won't hold the power.
     
  13. I'm 360 Canuck

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    #13 I'm 360 Canuck, Aug 14, 2017
    I've heard of that test before...is it harmful to the clutch?
     
  14. RedTaxi

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    #14 RedTaxi, Aug 14, 2017
    6th gear at 20mph and flooring it is a very bad idea! The test is max torque in a high gear to see if the clutch slips.
     

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