What tools do you carry in your car all the time?

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Don't forget that spare battery for your fob (immobilized) and a jewelers screwdriver to open the fob.
Oops .... There they are in your tool box

 

Holy crap Dave is that all in the trunk?
All I carry is the tow hook and that's it. I do carry a battery tester that fits in the lighter socket and I check it periodically on drives maybe every hour.

 

I have been a mechanic of some sort for the past 20 years, from a machinist to aircraft mechanic.

I have used Junk tools up to snap on.

My own tool box contains craftsman
I have a few snap on tools usually special tools.

I do not prefer snap on for everything because IMHO they are Very over priced for what you get. Also when your hand gets greasy or has oil on it snap on become pretty slippery like the handles on the ratchet handles and that's kind of bad on top of a helicopter where drooping a tool is going to make your day a very bad one if a socket fly's off into no where. now the job stops until you find that missing tool.

But that's just me some people love them.

plenty of other brands out there as well.

The tools that Dave has show is if you have a clue what you are doing.
If you really don't wrench I'd have the tow hook and your Cell phone. Along with Jumper cables because you never know. Its really a guess as to what might happen when you drive.

Do you have Tool boxes in any of your other cars??

 

I can't be bothered with dead weight.
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That is all for me as well. Just make sure you have your Ferrari factory supplied "tool kit". That is where the tow hook is.

I've used them both once, tow hook and AAA card. Both work great and I had no worries.

 

I mean personally for me anything that has broken me down on the road has required maintenance.

Once I changed a head gasket on a corvette under the sun just off I-95, I think 50 or so miles outside Atlanta driving from Charlotte NC where my ex wife was at to Pensacola Florida where I was going to school at NAS pecola. So I have done road side maintenance but had to come back to work on the car on the weekend. But I did it pull it all swapped head gaskets and reinstalled and got it fired back up. The definition of shade tree.

Now I really am all for bringing the car home.

My 930 broke down about an hour from home this summer and I called my dad to come get me. Some gas money and time I was rescued for way less than a pro tow job. Even if I had tools I was stilled screwed because it was the alternator. Tools are great but you can't carry all new parts.

 

1. Tow hook

2. Rags/gloves for checking oil

3. Oil

4. Tow hook

5. Cell phone

6. Tow hook

7. Tow Strap (long one)

I've had to tow it a few times...

 

77, X mechanic. cell phone. and have the tires checked often. I have learned the pot holes will crack rims very easy. and in places I would have never dresmed

 

Just the tool kit that came with the car.

 

Tow hook, small compressor that runs through the cigarette lighter, Allen wrench to remove the lateral engine covers, some cash, cell phone and charger.

 

only towhook and cellphone for me (enough wheight don´t you Think)

 

I live in a major metropolitan area, so I'm not going to fix a car on the road. It's going to be flat-bedded. I do wish it had a spare (I'm looking for one of the Jag spares per asstd threads). I did change the 308's spare once on a Sunday.

So, I carry;
a spare key fob batter (it eats those batteries like 1 a month)
The Ferrari tool kit.
extra fuses
an extra allen wrench to take off the engine compartment wings to do a jump
a fiberglass electrical terminal cleaner
mechanics gloves
A CELL PHONE. NEVER leave home without it
A listing of parts providers & dealers...in case it has to be towed and somebody needs to order parts (Yes, I've used this)

 

5500 miles in two years including 3 overnight trips, one trip in excess of 400 miles, probably 6 or 7 200 mile plus trips and have never needed a single tool, flat bed or help.

I carry the tool kit, and combo screwdriver, an adjustable wrench, channel locks, flashlight and of course phone and two different towing service cards. I have two fob batteries in the tool kit as well.

Last week I was at a CandC a couple miles from my house and left the parking lights on along with the OBD reader plugged in and had a dead battery. SOmeone there had the 5mm allen and some jumper cables so all was well but I'll make sure I have the 5mm allen from now own or get goths knurled nuts for the engine bay trim piece.

 

Ferrari Tool Kit w Extra Fuses & Relays
Ratchet Set
2 Cans of Fix-a-Flat
Battery Jumper
1 Quart of Extra Oil

 

Fuses, relays, a few wrenches, towels, gloves, jumper cables, and a battery jump starter/compressor/light from costco.

 

Cell phone
If looks too bad gallon of gas and matches

 

Yikes! What's the Boy Scout motto? Always Prepared. I travel with only water, spare batteries for key chain, tire plug kit for long trips, credit cards, cell phones, rags and detailing spray for bird poop, bug splatter, road tar, etc...T

 

I actually have more than what is shown in that box because that photo was taken right at the start of compiling the tools. I have jumper cables too.

I'm not racing the car so I really doubt the 40 lbs would ever be noticed.

It's not likely that I would have what's needed for a roadside breakdown but it can't hurt to be a bit prepared. And I too have AAA but I'd rather prevent the flatbed if I can.

 

The Ferrari-supplied tool kit (has tow hook)
oil rags
latex gloves
1-2 quarts oil
Mechanix-brand heat-resistant gloves
cell phone (naturally)
spare fuses
sunblock (I have a Spider)
baseball hat (Again, I have a Spider)
overnight dopp kit set of toiletries
condoms (hey, it could happen!)

ketel

 

Lol

 

Some of the items I carry were recommended by the shop where I had the car initially serviced. I have towing straps, a flashlight, Allen wrench for engine side covers to access remote battery jump posts, quart of oil, fuses, and an OBD II scan code reader. I was told any inexpensive scan code reader would work and could be used to check the cause of a CEL, so I would know whether it was something serious, or whether it was something minor that would allow the car to driven safely or not. I thought this was an excellent idea and bought one that looked easy to use and had good reviews, called Big Banana. I recently got my first CEL, which occurred shortly after refueling. I understand that even a loose fuel cap can trigger a CEL. I was very close to home and the car seemed to be running fine. Later, I broke out the Big a Banana (no wise cracks!). The scanner would turn on upon connecting it, but kept reading "Scanning Error". I tried it with both the ignition on but engine off and with the engine running. I read on another thread here that there sometimes two wires that need to be connected near the ECU, behind the front passenger seat. I couldnt locate any unconnected wires there. I went back to the website for the scanner and Ferrari isn't mentioned as one of the covered models. However, you would think these OBD connections would all be standard. I found another model, Actron, that says they do work for the 355 and other Ferrari models. I have one on order and hopefully this one will work to diagnose and clear the code. Otherwise, I will be reluctant to drive the car until I take it in for service. The arrival of snow yesterday might have ended driving for awhile anyway. I think the idea of carrying a scan code reader is a good one, but sounds like there are some issues with getting them to work on Fcars.

 

I hear ya been on one twice. What we really need in my opinion is a cheap tool to run the clutch manually. If I had one that's what I would carry. What's with ferrari they give the spider guys a manual way for their roof and they forget about us important f1 owners. Wtf