360 No Engine out Svc leading to poor PM's?

I don't think I so. Compared with other cars - which don't have engine removal as part of their service plan - there is a lot of room around the engine and gearbox.

 

Engine out service? Why on earth would you do that? That car was designed for all routine work to be done in the car.

WTF is an OG mechanic? And what is a PM?

 

You’re an example of an OG mechanic.

 

Answers no questions.

 

I'm guessing 'Old Guard'??

and 'Periodic Maintenance'?

Kevin

 

OG = original gangster...as in old school, authentic, original

As for PM, I'm guessing OP's trying to say preventative maintenance

 

If you pull the engine lets say to "do more preventative maintenance", doesn't that also increase the possibility that you might add an error into the repair?
I like to muck with things as minimally as I can. Whenever a repair is done, you have the possibility of not routing a line properly, a fastener breaking, etc. That we don't have to remove the engine is a serious plus in my eyes. One shop that is no longer in business locally would pull the engine on the 360 and use that as hostage to extract money from the hapless owner that sent their cars to them. Owner was ultimately jailed on check fraud.

 

Abbreviations are stupid and worthless if they do not have universal or at least widespread understanding and acceptance. Neither of these do. Oh well. if someone actually cares to try real communication it goes so much easier. This run at trying to be some kind of hipster failed badly.

 

He's simply saying he wants to know some answers from mechanics who have been doing this for awhile and/or who know these cars inside and out. You're one of those people.

 

When he uses the English language we will know that.

 

Had the OP asked a simple question with no strange abbreviations, the simple answer would be "NO"!

 

yeah, but what does "N" "O" stand for?

 

Spoken like a true OG!
Brian, you're our hero. An OG is a compliment. An honor, actually. And to be an OG Ferrari mechanic?? We bow down!

 

I've learned on Italian cars if you don't have to touch something, leave it alone. 99.9% of cars on the road don't require the engine to be removed for service and you can see most components on the 360 with the rear diffuser and tray removed. Its your call but I personally wouldn't be disconnecting electrical connections on a 19 year old Ferrari if you don't have to. As fun as it is when its all back together to have a check engine light or intermittent problem then tracing back all your work to find it... just my $0.02. I had my Murcielago in for basic service (fluids, filters) on the way home the rpm started bouncing from idle to 3k up and down... towed the car home let it cool down, started it again.. 0-3k rpm bounce. Towed the car to Lambo, they said it needed a new throttle body. That didn't help, then a wiring harness, that didn't help. After getting frustrated I sent the car to a guy who knows Lamborghini inside and out in Newport beach, he found that a pin was bent on the ecu connector. Turned out the first mechanic pulled my ecu to try it on another car that had an ECU issue. After a season lost of driving, a missed straight trade on a 599 manual and 40K in parts Im a firm believer... don't disconnect, or touch whatever doesn't need to be touched.