Lusso PTU failure....

Interesting, on a Lusso, very interesting, thanks for sharing

 

First one I've heard of, and I'm kind of into keeping track of this sort of thing.

Don't think it's a sign of things to come for Lusso owners in general. Nothing's perfect and occasional things have a flaw.

It's the same unit for the FF, and from what I know, it's been great.

 

well lusso just lost a good reason to opt for it over an FF....how the hell can Ferrari not get these things right - going on 10 yrs PTU can be an issue across the model range - come on Ferrari now ur public, you can do the right thing and cover these under warranty.

 

Is it the same part number as for FF PTU?


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Sorry to hear about that. How many miles on your car? It is definitely better to deal with this inside the warranty period!

 

I've been debating buying a new Mercedes AMG E63 Wagon or a used FF as a DD for a while now. They are nearly the same price point. The one thing that gives me pause is the reliability of the FF. I've driven the FF but not the AMG wagon. The FF is a thrill to drive but haven't driven the wagon. I need reliability as I drive in and out of Jersey City, NJ (not a place where you want to break down) on my way to lower Manhattan daily. I'm leaning toward the wagon. Thoughts?

 

My ff has been reliable but that doesnt mean it doesn’t spend weeks sitting at the dealer

Ptu costs 36k and 3k for labor. Wwofcars has only ever had to replace one across any car. As the owner bumped into a wall pretty hard and caused the ptu to fail

 

I dont own a FF.
But have been looking around to buy one.
Talked to couple indy shops and the one said its the seal that goes bad in the PTU unit and engine.
In other words the gear oil mixes with normal oil and causes the gear oil to be diluted and the sensor picks up the error
and causes the clutch discs to slip .
This issue should be resolved and updated from ferrari.

 

Gilly the Indy told me the “wet mode “is a symptom the different oils getting mixed .

 

Ive had wrt mode for approx 80 percent of the time since 2012. About 2 yrs ago it stopped happening.


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What is a PTU? Power temperature unit? There are too many of these damn acronyms.

 

Okay, thanks. I thought that was a simple unit that only operated in a couple of low traction modes at low speed and in a couple of gears.

 

From what i know is the PTU unit is build by Ferrari .
Not a third party vendor and they keep all the info close to there chest regarding parts etc.
So that’s why they cost moocho money to fix.
But what goes bad is the clutches not the gears.
So in all reality clutches don’t cost that much money.
But this is ferrari.

 

Ferrari FF MANETTINO Failure - 4WD Failure
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_fid=9080&share_tid=560078&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eferrarichat%2Ecom%2Fforum%2Findex%2Ephp%3Fthreads%2FFerrari-FF-MANETTINO-Failure---4WD-Failure%2E560078%2F&share_type=t


a entire thread just for PTU.


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I think the PTU was designed by a Swedish engineer Ferrari hired who came from a rally racing background.

 

Incorrect, the PTU for the FF and GTC4 is built by the company hGears in Padua. They specialize in high-precision gears, so they also manufacture most of the internals. I visited their factory a year ago.
hgears.com/market/automotive

 

THANKS for the update .
I didn’t know i was told it was in-house.

 

It's difficult to understand the problem, if known, is allowed to continue with the GTC4.

There is a youtube video of a heavily modified FF, reportedly turned into a RWD only vehicle. That is an option if it becomes too much hassle to deal with the PTU problems and replacement: just get rid of PTU altogether. Wondering how the guy in that video did it, and the cost involved. Of course, it will suck losing the extra front end traction.

 

Not cool. Do the right thing, Ferrari.


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