I am stuck...F1 question | Page 3 | FerrariChat
Buy

I am stuck...F1 question

Discussion in '348/355' started by WATSON, May 12, 2015.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

Page 3 of 3
  1. WATSON

    WATSON Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Sep 9, 2010
    24,094
    WI
    #51 WATSON, Jun 5, 2015
    Well, my shop's SD is still out. The car is parked there and they supposedly have a plan to get it to a different shop with an SD computer (gulp).

    They did call last week and tell me they spent all day troubleshooting the rear deck lid latch & switch becuase the "open rear deck lid warning light was on. You know the one in the lower left corner of the dash..." (facepalm)
     
  2. Skippr1999

    Skippr1999 F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    Dec 22, 2009
    4,589
    #52 Skippr1999, Jun 5, 2015
    Fun stuff. Goes with the territory. Just remember the joy !
     
  3. taz355

    taz355 F1 Veteran
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 18, 2008
    6,060
    Indio Ca/ Alberta
    Full Name:
    Grant
    #53 taz355, Jun 5, 2015
    Good luck, you will get it.
     
  4. WATSON

    WATSON Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Sep 9, 2010
    24,094
    WI
    #54 WATSON, Jul 20, 2015
    ...and to close this thread with a final resolution, I drove the car all weekend without any issues.

    I finally got the system bled out. It was done on an SD computer but in talking to some shops I respect, it sounds like you can do the bleed process without one.

    I swear it got smoother and better as this weekend went on. 200 miles since Friday afternoon.

    This was a long process. I knew it would be...just never expected so many little things to go bad at once.

    AND! LFSC was incorrect about my need for a $10,000 repair of my broken carbon actuator shaft. (whatever the heck that is) :)

    Thanks to all of you for the help and support.
     
  5. Skippr1999

    Skippr1999 F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    Dec 22, 2009
    4,589
    #55 Skippr1999, Jul 20, 2015
    great news. I'm curious about what bleeding techniques were discussed without the SD. Can you share ?
     
  6. bcwawright

    bcwawright F1 Veteran

    Jul 8, 2006
    5,234
    Georgia
    Full Name:
    Bruce
    #56 bcwawright, Jul 20, 2015

    That is super great news!

    Glad you're back to enjoying the car.
     
  7. Oengus

    Oengus F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed Silver Subscribed

    Sep 29, 2004
    10,934
    Between timing belts/chains or West Palm Beach FL
    Full Name:
    Chas
    #57 Oengus, Jul 20, 2015
    glad you have it all sorted out
     
  8. John_K_348

    John_K_348 F1 Rookie

    Sep 20, 2013
    2,757
    Boston, MA
    Full Name:
    John E. Kenney
    #58 John_K_348, Jul 20, 2015
    Whaaat? A bleed over a $10,000 "carbon actuator shaft?" What does LFSC have to say about that? :eek:
     
  9. taz355

    taz355 F1 Veteran
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 18, 2008
    6,060
    Indio Ca/ Alberta
    Full Name:
    Grant
    #59 taz355, Jul 20, 2015
    Watson i am glad you got it sorted.
    I know some have problems with Brian but i for one appreciate his cander. I have found over the years he is generally always correct but his straight forwordness is sometime not what people want to hear.
    There are some things that can be fixed ourselves and other things such as the f1 that are a lot more difficult to fix because there is no way to actually know what is going on without the sd.
    I am defending Brian because atleast he has the experience and knowledge.
    I will help you when i can and when i cant i will try not to guess!! You really need to understand as much as you can because it seems many of the really good mechanics with years of experience for our cars are either retired or out of the buisness and others make bold statements when they dont even know. That frustrates me way more than the way others with experience respond to our problems.

    Tha being said go drop the hammer and you will remember why the F1 is so much fun!!
     
  10. WJGESQ

    WJGESQ Formula 3

    Dec 30, 2004
    1,477
    #60 WJGESQ, Aug 18, 2015

    Yeah. We got similar quotes from a maserati dealer.
     
Page 3 of 3

Share This Page