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  1. AZLambo

    AZLambo Formula Junior

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    Probably not many of you do your own oil and filter changes on your
    458 Italias......possibly because removing the under tray is a pain
    in the ass. Ferrari made no access panels in the under tray for
    access to the three drain plugs; the oil tank plug and the two
    crankcase plugs. Well, after doing one oil and filter change, and
    having it take 4 hours, I had to make this job easier. All three
    plugs drain STRAIGHT DOWN, not to the side, so why didn't Ferrari
    make access panels? Here are some pics of my modification.
    3" diameter holes with 3" flexible solid plugs. (The black/white
    "squares in the pics are the reflection off of my checkerboard
    garage floor). Oil and filter changes are now a much quicker job!
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  2. AZLambo

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    That is a great mod....If my service wasn't free I would definitely DIY....


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  4. abz

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    Nice work. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  5. F430kenric

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    Should've been like that from factory.
     
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    Vey good info !

    Would you be so kind to make simple drawing based on this please ? Thanx.
     
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  7. justthebest

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    Awesome. Thanks for posting
     
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    very nice! I would have done that for my Italia
     
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    +1
     
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  10. AZLambo

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    Here are the measurements for the drain plug holes on my 2010 458 Italia.
    I take no responsibility in you not verifying these before drilling!
    Happy DIY-ing!
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    Great. Tank You a lot.
     
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    Based on my experience, there's very little oil in the sump so I only cut the hole for the oil tank. The filter replacement went easier than I thought but access is difficult. I'm designing a special fixture to allow me to crawl out over the engine bay from the back. Kinda like a diving board. Should make working on the forward section of the engine and bay much easier and safer.
     
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    Interesting Solution.

    Question, and I really am curious, what will happen if you were to make a 150mph run down to Mexico... will the rubber plugs stay in place?

    I wonder -

    Your suggestion will certainly save time!

    Thank you for the idea.

    S
     
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  14. AZLambo

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    The plugs are made for the thickness of the under tray and a 3" diameter hole. They snap in and are very snug, with both an outside and inside lip.
     
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    I've encountered those plugs before, and they are VERY secure. If the hole is the right size, they're not going anywhere without a fairly concerted effort from human hands.
     
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    Sound like the same ones used on a 360, great idea.
     
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    That's not likely to happen with AZLambo....that car rarely even sees 80 MPH. LOL!
     
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  18. AZLambo

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    Az-giallo,

    You dog!
     
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    Another helpful thing is to go to your local Home Depot and get a
    3" sewer clean out sleeve, to slide up into the 3" hole before
    draining the oil, just to make sure you don't spill any oil up on
    top of the under tray!
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    Ah Ha.. Thank you!

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    Where can I get these 3" plugs?
     
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    That's super idea!

    Guys, what do you think about sucking oil machine?

    thanks
     
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    My 2015 458 Spider looks different. There is an access panel and I can see the drain plugs for the crankcase:
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    Through the access panel I can see the drain plugs for crankcase but they can't be undone with the bottom tray in place. There are factory marks which indicate they have never been undone:

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    My question is: There is no access panel for the oil tank, so I will have to drill one but is there supposed to be a cover for this access hole that has been removed. I'm the original owner and the car has always been serviced by the dealer?
     
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    I have plotted the location of the oil tank drain and its just beyond the air scoop and when i look at it through the air scoop with the bottom tray in place, it also looks like it has never seen a tool either. this makes me think that my Ferrari dealer changes the oil by evacuating the oil tank with a suction tube. Does anybody know if a suction tube is standard practice at a dealer?
     
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