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Discussion in '348/355' started by 285ferrari, Sep 21, 2006.

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Have you had a major pump, etc failure of your F1 trans?

  1. Yes, I have

  2. No, I have never had a major trans failure

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  1. 285ferrari

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    #1 285ferrari, Sep 21, 2006
    Would like to do a poll on this. I constantly hear people talking about the hydralic pump failure on F1 trans and the replacement part is 16k. Can the mods please make this a poll. Please respond with your year(98 or 99), mileage and whether you have had a major trans problem or not. I would think very, very, very few have actually had a pump failure, but a certain few scare everyone else into thinking they fail all the time.
     
  2. Robin

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    #2 Robin, Sep 21, 2006
    Good idea actually. I don't know of anyone who's actually had this problem, yet every time the topic of F1 systems comes up everyone likes to crow about the $16k pump that always goes bad. Would love to know how common or uncommon this really is...

    -R
     
  3. chaa

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    #3 chaa, Sep 21, 2006
    True, same here. I also want to know the %.
     
  4. dougburhyte

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    #4 dougburhyte, Sep 21, 2006
    To kick off the responses, I have a 1999 F355 GTS F1 with 19K+ miles and no pump problems to date.

    Doug
     
  5. TomF

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    #5 TomF, Sep 21, 2006
    Mines a 97 Spider F1, 22,300 - No pump issues
     
  6. Rifledriver

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    #6 Rifledriver, Sep 21, 2006
    Pump failure is very rare. Actuator replacement is more common.


    Mechanical failure of that part is not the only issue with them. The lower mount is just about the lowest part of the car and physical damage from impact damage is not unusual. I have one in the shop for that now.
     
  7. 285ferrari

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    #7 285ferrari, Sep 21, 2006
    Mike C will put this in a poll when he gets a chance
     
  8. Mike C

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    #8 Mike C, Sep 21, 2006
    DONE! :)
     
  9. Ricambi America

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    #9 Ricambi America, Sep 21, 2006
  10. Monteman

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    #10 Monteman, Sep 21, 2006
    98 355 F1. I should roll over 30K miles this weekend. No problems although we did replace the relay once (<$50). Personally, I think that the problem is overblown.
     
  11. johan6504

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    #11 johan6504, Sep 22, 2006
    Do you know the partnumber to the relay? I think it has been published before but I cant find it.
     
  12. Ricambi America

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    #12 Ricambi America, Sep 22, 2006
  13. rossofiorano355

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    #13 rossofiorano355, Sep 22, 2006
    1998 F1 9800 miles - no problems
     
  14. johan6504

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    #14 johan6504, Sep 23, 2006
  15. LetsJet

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    #15 LetsJet, Sep 23, 2006
    I'm sure this will be a problem at some time, as all pumps have failures. But, it seems pretty clear you can get some good milage out of them. Further, I think with the info on the internet, the parts required to fix it will be considerably less then represented.

    With it's history in F1 and the pure fun I have driving it it is little consequence to me.

    - One note : One of the problems I've read about is the relay issue. If the relay keeps the pump continually running, you can be sure it will fail quicker.
     
  16. Big D

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    #16 Big D, Sep 23, 2006
    1999 355f1, 27,000 miles, so far so good, I bought the F1 so that my wife could drive it in case of an emergency, after the initial instructions she did drive back from Monterey last year about 150 miles, but prefers to be a passenger, I have had the car two years, love it.
     
  17. Robin

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    #17 Robin, Sep 23, 2006
    32k miles on my 99F1 with no problems other than the LEDs on the gear indicator burning out. Sent to Ricambi who fixed it for a few bucks.

    -R
     
  18. RossoCorsaItaly

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    #18 RossoCorsaItaly, Sep 23, 2006

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