RIP to This F430

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62580541/ferrari-f430-destroyed-gas-station-fire/

 

Yikes!

 

That was a local story here, right up the road from me.

 

Tragic for the owner.

As an aside, FChat gets a shout-out in the article.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I think I'm going to change my pumps and inspect the hoses as a matter of course at this point.

 

What’s the best way to determine if the car was fixed under recall? My service history is a little incomplete

 

Dang!!
Crazy to think enjoying a drive one minute, watching your dream burn up the next.
That sucks.

 

Just need to remove the larger engine covers and look at the color of the pumps. I read in another post that the original fuel pumps are white in color, and if they have been replaced the new ones are an off-white/tan/light brown ish color.

 

Wow. Anybody from the forum? Makes me wonder about the pumps as well.

 

I stupidly tried to epoxy my passenger side and about a year later it leaked. Replaced both before joining the bonfire brigade.

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they were replaced on your car in 2023️️

 

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How do u know? Thx!

 

I'll tell the story at some point...

 

you know the owner or if he on here id be interested in talking with him

 

The owner is on here. It's up to him if he wants to identify himself or elaborate on the situation.

 

Sad to see this. Thankfully no one was heart. This would be traumatic and humiliating and I hope the owner is taking it in stride.

 

Agree. Walter White came to mind.................

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IATT - can you be a little more specific?

I’m interested in checking the color on mine…

Unless RN knows if mines already been done too?!

Kevin

 

You can see the color difference in the pictures that I posted above. The white one is the older one and the tan one is the newer one. The newer tan ones have been known to leak also however so don’t just rely on the color if you smell gas.

 

Same exact pumps on my 599. I check for any smell regularly, the problem with the 599 is that you have rip the interior apart to get to the pumps. There is no entry from the trunk which really sucks.
I'm not sure if this will work in the 430/599 pump but this is the fix:

https://gtcp.com/product/upgraded-aluminum-fuel-pump-mounting-plate-for-ferrari/

 

I see the color difference - how easy to get to this (there’s two of them?) to check that color?

Kevin

 

There’s two. Have to remove both engine covers if it’s a coupe. Spyders have smaller covers that can be removed.

 

Thanks! I found several helpful YouTube videos and - since I have a spyder - is super easy to check and doesn't look tough to replace either.

Kevin

 

Get this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLLXHD73?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

It's worth the small price versus attempting to break the lock rings free if they're on there tight.