599 GTO, under the hood

Very nice, thanks.

 

It looks great, quite a lot different than a GTB !

 

Grant- Even more different down below. Instead of 2 x 3-1 headers on each side and 6 cats total, the GTO is 6-1 with two cats total and much freer flow. Explains the difference in sound.

 

Can you describe the cleaning process? There are a lot of electrical components under the covers. Thanks.

 

Thx for the look behind the curtain ;-)

Andrew

 

Being a fellow V12 owner (550) and also somewhat technically minded and very curious I wonder if you could explain what those gizmo's are up near the front of the right hand cam cover, outlined in the square #1? They look as though they might be relay boxes or fuses?

And what purpose does that access door serve, outlined in rectangle #3? According to the parts diagram on Ricambi's site, there's really nothing much behind there to service. I suppose you could have a peek inside and see how clogged the A/C condenser & radiator are, but that's about all?

I was also going to ask about the tank in circle #2, as it looked as though it might be an air/oil separator for blowby, but I couldn't figure out why it had a cap. Then I realised it's your power steering reservoir

Thanks for the look!
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I like the after pictures. Would you be so kind as to reveal how you were able to get all those different types of surfaces clean and do you recommend owners to perform this on theirs? Thanks.

 

Thanks. There's no magic bullet. That's a lot of tedious work and you did a great job.

 

Interesting about those fuse boxes being in the engine compartment and up near the radiator - I wonder if Ferrari finally decided to move the fuses and relays for the Efans out of the main fuse box in the right hand footwell? Would it be possible to know which fuses and/or relays are in those boxes?

That foot area is interesting also. Apparently Italian craftsmanship is still alive and well in the 21st century

 

Curiosity got the better of me.
There's not much of interest behind the inspection panel, on a GTB at least.
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Thanks Lloyd! I'm hoping those are the relays and fuses for the electric fans?

After decades of overheating issues with main fuseboards due to these heavy current circuits, perhaps Ferrari finally saw the light and moved them off the main fuseboard up to an area where they'd be nearer the actual load (smart). Wonder what the 3rd relay is for? Lighting perhaps?

On the access door, I would think that pulling the air duct (nourice) in front of the radiator wouldn't be "that" difficult, so I wonder what they were trying to accomplish with that little access door? Unless, like some 60's British cars that I used to be familiar with, they were expecting leaks at that connection to the A/C condenser, so they thoughtfully provided an access door to it. (A motoring journalist once quipped that Lotus cars: ".......should be equipped with a net under the car as standard equipment to catch all the parts that fall off in normal service!")

Perhaps this is the real reason why Ferraris have undercovers?

 

Thanks. There was a little dust/dirt, just a quick wipe over with a damp cloth got it looking as it does. The car only has 4800km on it.

 

my detailer takes care of everything... you guys are quite handy.