F40 adjustable suspension fix-help!

Hey man, do a search. If I recall a month or two ago there was a thread about how to fix this. Good luck!

 

Hi

The ecu you are looking for is in the front compartment and not in the engine bay its the black ecu that sit's next to the brake and clutch fluid reservoirs on the left hand side of the car. If your not sure were i mean you know were your screen wash fluid reservoir is well its directly oppiste that on the other side of the compartment i hope that helps

 

I have nothing to contribute to this thread...but I think it is mind boggling to tell a F40 owner to "Do a search man!" as if he was a Civic owner asking about installing Lambo doors.

Damn!

 

Nice 1st post.

3 years in the making!

 

Oh come on, I didn't mean it like that! I was tring to help him out.


And what difference does it matter if he owns an F40? You're saying you should talk nicely to a F40 owner and talk down to a Civic owner?


That sir, is not cool.


Anyway, here are a few I found. Not sure any are any use to you.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69626&highlight=f40+adjustable+suspension

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59883&highlight=f40+adjustable+suspension

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72719&highlight=f40+adjustable+suspension

 

F40: On a Ferrari board, in the supercar section, yes, an F40 owner should be show deference.

Civic: No, you need not talk down to anyone.

 

The adjustible suspension was only available on the european cars - I think Ferrari may have abandoned the idea as it was always troublesome and most people have removed it by this time. It was a good idea and made the F40 more usable - the problem was that it would stick in the down position making it unusable. There are people who no there way around it but most of em would be in europe where the cars were sold.

 

True, it was only an option on Euro spec cars. But as far as I know it was always an option, from '87-'92. Yes, it had it's issues, but there was ways to fix it as mentioned in the threads above.

 

Yes, it is in the front by the clutch fluid reservoir on the driver side.

When I bought my F40 the service tech advised me to run the car at least every couple of weeks and to move the suspension through the three settings when I did so.

 

I had one in the UK and it was grate for driving in London where the adjustible suspension made it grate for going over the spped humps in some of the streets and where a normal F40 would never get over. It seemed like every time I got back from US the mechanics wuold come and sort it out. But moving it every now and then didn't seem to solve the problem it, had a mind of its own. A grate idea though as it made the car usable and you could go anywhere with it which you cant with the non adjustible F40. I think ferrari made the f40 just a bit to low for normal raod use.

 

Give me a break man, I was tring to help you out, not be a di*k or anything. Last time I do that....

 

Same here....

 

This has worked for me in the past with a car that wasn't used too much :
In the front is a spherical high pressure "accumulator". (Item 8 in the tech sheet) Inside that is a ball bearing that sits over a hole to stop air leaking back. There is oil inside this device and if left standing for ages that goes a bit like syrup and the ball bearing gets stuck. A sharp tap with a hammer more often than not got it functioning again. This sounds horribly non-tech and I'm no engineer so apologies for the poor description. The problem can be attributed to lack of regular use. Hope it works for you !!

 

Totally agree Ryan. The way i was reading it was that Stradman had not actually looked yet. State the obvious, do a search, anyway Stradman, must be a tad frustrating you cant get the car out the driveway. The idea of the switch sounds perfect, hope your electrician sources the pin and solves the problem.

Matthew

 

I know this is an old thread ... But what's the upshot of this , does the factory
Mod fix the issue or is there something else ? I have just bought an F40 and am a little concerned about the problem ... Would like to sort it before it happens.
Thx Jonathan

 

I have had my lifting suspension F40 for 9 years.
Occasionally when the car is stuck in the depressurized
low position (usually after it has not been driven much),
I have to short the 2 pins that have been described previously.

I fitted a switch under the dashboard, which shorts the pins
without leaving the driving seat. I also fitted a switch under
the dashboard, which cuts the power to the suspension ECU.
This way I can reboot the ECU and short the reset pins
without even switching the engine off.

The lifting suspension, which is a must for some F40 owners,
is easy to live with using this simple mod. I fitted everything
myself, but for those who are technically challenged, a
competent mechanic or auto electrician can do the modification
in less than 30 minutes.

Another factory suggested mod, is to fit a header tank for
the suspension hydraulic fluid reservoir. I did this, and used
a Ferrari 360 F1 hydraulic tank. Easy mod, but I have never
had the hydraulic fluid level dropping too low.

The lifting suspension is easy to live with with these mods.
Don't listen to what some others say. They obviously did not
have access to knowledgeable mechanics regarding this issue.