Marcel, i know Ferrari s put interno codes for each cars builts. My question is: a key code can be an interno code?
No. I mentioned the individual number of the KEYS. A key is a small piece of metal used for opening or locking a door or a container, or for starting the engine of a vehicle (Sources: Webster's Desk Dictionary and Macmillan English Dictionary). Marcel Massini
be modest/humble Marcel. if you need oxygene open the door. 58323 get also the german plates MK-SF 288
Gee, I don't know, there were five in my town in California. I had to laugh seeing GTOs passing each other on Shannon road mutliple times. It sure didn't feel like I was driving a rare car...... Steve
A well known owner here in SA owns a 288 GTO as well as an F40, F50 and Enzo. All kept in his museum in the winelands near Cape Town. See link http://www.fmm.co.za/ The ink doesnt show his 288, but i have apic i will load up ASAP. Definately my fav Fcar closely followed by 250 SWB, 246 and 275 short nose
Mine is also a pain, I simply don't bother locking it. I think that's what the problem is, its unlike other caps where its locked or off, it locks/unlocks and then you unscrew separate to the locking. So I took the easy option of just leaving it always unlocked.
I had followed the same practice of not locking. I lent the car to a friend who kindly filled it up and locked the gas cap and now I am struggling...
Does the key turn in the lock at all? I had the same problem once, and I couldn't work out which way was locked/unlocked for a bit, but I had to put quite a lot of downward force on the cap (ie leaning on it with my palm) to be able to turn the key. Then a reasonable amount of turn force to actually get the thing off.
Spray WD 40 or silicone lock ease into the key slot. Take cap to a locksmith for repair. Don't force it. A locksmith can remove it if it won't open.
Par for the course for many gas caps of the 70s & early 80s era. As Napolis suggests, if its not working properly without a struggle, it needs to be fettled. You shouldn't have to fight it...
I have bombarded the lock with WD40 and tried every subtle wrist flick that I could muster. The lock was singularly unimpressed. I suspect that the locksmith will be the way forward but I will try Dan360's suggestion as a last ditch attempt
To clarify I wasn't suggesting a brute force approach, however I did find that my lock was hanging up due to I guess corrosion on the lock piece that moved. Downward pressure on the cap against the rubber seal was enough to give it clearance to move. I have to say that the first Ferrari that I've owned that had a gas cap that worked properly was my 599 (and my Scud and 612 also have ones that work) since they finally adopted the same style that all modern cars have. The beautiful aluminum screw caps that previous modern F-cars had are nice, but meant you couldn't have a full service fill up because the dude would inevitably cross thread the cap leading to much pain and check engine lights.
