My car is in for the major right now, and yesterday I received a call from my mechanic regarding my radiator...and my luck. I don't know that this has been discussed here, but I've seen plenty about water pumps, tensioner bearings, cam gear fences, etc...but whether it is a part of a PPI or routine checkups, check the condition of your tensioner brackets!! This is the shape mine was in; all that was keeping it together was the pressure from the nuts and washers. In case you're wondering, it's sitting on a Porsche tranny. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Maybe so...hasn't been off for five years, and I didn't have it then, so I can't say. Honestly, though - not the greatest metal I've ever seen
Looks like the original has been superseded by billet? 147132 BRACKET : Ricambi America Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wow that is incredible because I just had my major completed about three weeks ago and I had the exact same failure. My shop said there are different length bolts that go through the front cover and the previous shop didn't reassemble it correctly and resulted in improper tension. My bracket was cracked and broke apart when they removed it. They made a new bolt and marked it with red paint to alert whoever opens the engine up in the future to reinstall this bolt back in the same place. I don't think there is any way that you could tell this is broken without pulling the engine and the front cover. You are so correct that this type of failure could be catastrophic so it looks like we both dodged a bullet on this one.
Hey Ace, I think my first post was a bit misleading...it's not on the radiator. My mechanic called me to look at my jacked up radiator AND this jacked up bracket GTO Joe...yes, I think we did dodge some bullets! Overtensioning or no - Im still flummoxed as to why Ferrari ever used what looks to me like cheap as dirt pot metal for a part like this! I guess it held up for nearly 24 years, but jeeze! Anyway, good to know I'm not alone
The upgraded part is from Hill Engineering. (I'm going to update our website now, to make that more clear). .
.... cool thanks for clarifying ........ I was starting to think 'radiator bearings' DO exist ............
