Good morning, I need a lh turbo for my 488 gtb wondering if you might have any suggestions. dealership is charging 15k for a new one and used is 9k from what I've found.
Replace both of them with Garrett turbos and get a tune. Probably the same money and you can make more hp in the process.
While he could probably afford it, trying to find a less costly alternative is always wise. Wealthy folks are less likely to stay wealthy if they don’t watch their spending. Also, OP financial situation might have been affected by recent world events.
curious about miles and year as well... I saw a 488 on the lift at the independent shop I take my car he said the car was getting a new turbo and blamed it on dealer not using high quality enough oil on annual changes.
IMO You should ask the Dealership that serviced the car the 1st 3 years of its life to go to FNA and ask for assistance. ** 3 years and 8,000 miles is surprising. S ** Assuming you are the 1st owner or purchased the car from the Dealership directly.
Being able to pay 15k for a turbo does not mean I should or would, I actually purchased it today from a place called E&D quality auto parts. I have never heard of them in my life but my technician gave me the info. I emailed them with my specs and I got a response within an hour 8k for a NEW OEM FERRARI TURBO sorry for the caps I'm still a little shocked. Either way car should be ready my Thursday. I want to thank everyone for their input and suggestions.
I am the second owner, I tried going to the dealership but it was a nightmare so I ended up taking it to Fiorano Motorsports in Doral.
2017 488GTB with 8,000 miles shouldn't have issues like this.....Just my .02 Hope all is great for you and the car going forward. I love the 488's...just gorgeous cars!
I understand my comment comes across are very crass. However when purchasing an expensive car, certain expensive repairs are going to be required. No matter how much wealth a person may have, the time will come when they must write the big cheque to pay for repairs for the toy they have chosen to buy. Big boy toys need a big boy wallet..that's just the way of the game.
And also assuming the car has a clean title (Not rebuilt). Was the car ever involved in an accident? If the car has not been wrecked and has been serviced annually by a Ferrari dealer you may be able to get FNA to assist with the repair. Feel free to message me your VIN. If I have that I can tell you when the original warranty started. I would be happy to run and send you a carfax on the car as well.
Nope. Warranties with Ferrari (most manufacturers) are not worth it. There was an extensive thread on this a while back. OP got unlucky but not worth it to get the warranty.
Maybe you aren't paying much attention to prices these days but a 488 isn't a 300k car these days. Not even close, more like 210-220k.
Before everyone starts blaming Ferrari lets find out when (and if) the warranty expired, does the car have a clean title (did the car get wrecked and now has a rebuilt title rebuilt for example ), and has the car been serviced annually. There are a lot of unknowns here.
One way for turbos to fail is if the car is driven hard and not allowed to cool down before turning the engine off. I was always told with a turbo car at the track, don't just come in and shut it off, drive it around to cool it off some. Not sure if this is true or part of the consideration here but that is the only way I have heard of turbos failing with few miles on them.
thats bad news to hear a turbo is out at 8k of miles,was it ever even serviced?was the eng oil very low ?has anyone else on this forum had any turbo concerns on there 488?
There’s another option, if I may: rebuild the one that has gone bad (assuming it hasn’t suffered a catastrophic, explosive and uncontained failure). Modern Ferraris are pretty solid and reliable, the 488 being no exception. A turbo failure at such low mileage, to me at least, points more to deficient lubrication or other manufacturing defect/hidden design flaw than to negligent use of the car. The problem is proving it. For sure incorrect understanding by a driver of how a turbo works may mean trouble with age and mileage, but even if relatively abused, a turbo shouldn’t give out at 8.000 miles. It should be able to cope with it, troubles coming further down the road (no pun intended), not now. The car has barely gone out of warranty, and original factory warranty is planned according to parts withstanding abuse and taking it, otherwise dealers would go bust just by the cost of replacing parts for “free”. If I’m not mistaken, 488 turbos are manufactured by Honeywell. Have you tried to contact them directly? Kindest regards, Nuno.
So this was exactly what I brought up when the turbos came out. $15k/side and when the music stops someone has to pay. Even a rebuild is labor intensive. That's why these small engine turbos after a period of time are to be avoided in the used market IMO.
