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Discussion in '348/355' started by jssans, Sep 8, 2008.

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  1. jssans

    jssans Formula Junior

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    #1 jssans, Sep 8, 2008
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    I parked my car after a 20 min. ride & went in the house. I went back out to get my cell phone out of the car & steam was pouring out of the engine by the rear window. I popped the engine latch & walked to the rear of the car & there was a stream of antifreeze was flowing on the ground. Antifreeze was sprayed all over the engine bay. I had replaced all the hoses coming from the reservoir 3000 mi. ago so I'm thinking this is going too be bad. I inspect all the hoses coming form the reservoir & all is good. Then I checked the large return hose & coolant gushed out when I poked it with my finger. If this hose is original it has failed at 46,000 miles. I thought I changed it when I did my other hoses, if so it failed after only 3000 miles. I remember the hose costing $80(wow). Anyway I would suggest everyone to change their rubber hoses as regular maintenance precaution. I was lucky to have this happen at my home.
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  2. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 PAP 348, Sep 8, 2008
    Lucky you were not stuck on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck Josh. :D:D

    I plan to replace all my hoses when I do my engine out major. Every 3-5 years is a good thing I reckon. :):)
     
  3. angelis

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    #3 angelis, Sep 8, 2008
    I had a coolant hose go as well about 2 years ago.

    Since then, I've replaced all of tehm with silicon ones. Cheaper and better performing than rubber.
     
  4. saw1998

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    #4 saw1998, Sep 8, 2008
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    FYI. SFS Performance (http://www.siliconhose.com/content.asp?inc=product&catalog=CKIT128) now is carrying 8 piece silicone hose sets for both the 348 and F355. Various colors too, if you want them. I spoke with them on the phone and they said they would give a reasonable discount (about 12 pounds, if I recall) if we could get together a group of 15. Group buy, time again???

    P.S. Most of the other silicone hose sets I've seen only have 6 hoses, not 8.
     
  5. 285ferrari

    285ferrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 285ferrari, Sep 8, 2008
    I'm in----YELLOW hoses it will be!!!!! Do we know exactly which hoses come with the kit? Doesn't say on the webpage. Like jssans said before preventive maintenance goes along way...
     
  6. saw1998

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    #6 saw1998, Sep 8, 2008
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    I had to contact SFS several times to convince them that it would be worth the time/expense to fabricate the hose set for the F355. I will call my contact and find out exactly which hoses are included. I'll also get an exact price quote including shipping (they are in GB). Give me a couple of days. I'll post when I find everything out.

    P.S. Off the top of my head: Hose Nos. 13, 15 and 31.
     
  7. angelis

    angelis F1 Veteran
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    #7 angelis, Sep 8, 2008
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  8. saw1998

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    #8 saw1998, Sep 8, 2008
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    Thanks for the great post, Sy!! This is an inference on my part, but I got the feeling that they were worried about selling enough sets to make a profit. I'm not sure the 348 sets were selling as quickly or in the numbers as they initially had hoped. But I could be wrong.

    P.S. I wish they would leave off the logo.
     
  9. JudJop

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    #9 JudJop, Sep 8, 2008
    The exact same thing happened to me no less than 4 weeks ago. (Almost exactly) I just finished the 30k major in Nov 07 and saw steam from the same location in the engine bay after a good drive. Easy fix, just a pain to be stranded.
    Thanks for the post.

    Jud
     
  10. f355spider

    f355spider F1 World Champ
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    #10 f355spider, Sep 8, 2008
    I used the silicone hose set from Ricambi (same supplier?) during my major service earlier this year.
     
  11. Ricambi America

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    #11 Ricambi America, Sep 8, 2008
    Yes.
     

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