458 oil leak :(

First- Congratulations and welcome

FWIW assuming you had no warnings or messages on the left TFT screen and given that its been sitting for three months it might be a line or seal that was installed or tightened when warm- then constricted when cold. Just speculation.

Have it checked and probably/hopefully something minor.

Others may have better/more information or thoughts- Absolute WEALTH of knowledge on here.

Welcome to the world of Ferrari if this is your first .

Cheers

 

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum!

If it's a right-hand drive car, and the fluid is on the driver's side rear wheel, and splattered on the driver's side rear wheel well, I'm going to guess that it's the coolant overflow (very normal, especially if it was just serviced).
The coolant level seems to be all over the place on these cars, until it purges itself a few times to find the highest level when hot. The overflow tube happens to be right in front of the right rear tire. A VERY bad spot for it in my opinion. The last thing I need is to be at the limit around a turn and have the car spew coolant at my rear tire right at the apex! LOL

I know it can be very disheartening to just purchase a new toy and have something wrong with it. Please keep us posted on what you find. Based on the location, I'm fairly confident that it's just some coolant.

 

If it is same as the 430 there is an overflow hose from the f1 tank which runs by the rear right wheel, any sign of oil on the end of this hose. Probably red in color if same oil as mine.

 

Question- Is what are seeing actually OIL? As posted earlier coolant overflow is quite common and has almost the same lubricity as oil but is much more clear and lighter weight.

Just a question- What does it look like on a white paper towel?

Cheers

 

It's not the same, there is no F1 fluid. It's a double clutch transmission.

 

So what powers the gearbox ?

 

I don't know exactly. But if it's like a VW DSG (which I bet it is similar), the fluid is self contained within the transmission, as is the solenoid pack that does all the gear changing.

 

I looked up the drawing and parts list, they list different kits for the gearbox but no drawing showing the actual clutch pack. Like u say it is a lot different and reading about DC gearboxs i think the clutch might be like the oil flooded multi plate units on motorbikes.

 

If it isn't coolant, and definitely oil, based on the location, I have to agree with this

 

Nice Aprilia!


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Any word on what was wrong with the car?

 

Glad it was just coolant! It usually is, that's why it was my first guess.
When I purchased my car, I saw a little residue on my cap where the hose exits the cap, so I just replaced the cap preventatively. Well worth the $45

 

If they topped off the coolant, it will purge fluid randomly, until it finds the proper hot level. Then out of nowhere, it will probably purge a little more a 1/2 year, to a year later if the conditions are just right, lol
Take a look at the tank, as the car is warming up and when it's hot as well (you can even look back and see it while you are at a red light), you will notice that the fluid is sometimes ALL the way up, then it will drop back down to the seam in the tank randomly. I don't know why, but 458 coolant levels are all over the place!

 

Sounds good.....BUT, if it continues and doesn't stop, and you say that it is coming from the threads of the cap, then you may have a defective coolant rervoir.
The good news is that if it's that, it will be easy, and cheap to replace. So it doesn't sound like you have any "real" worries at this point, so that's great news!