488 488 Possible failed turbo (2nd time) 2500 miles

That would be insane to me that something like a turbo would not be covered by a CPO on a purchase...

 

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You can't put it down as a common issue. And besides, so many other good reasons to choose a 488 over a 458.

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The 3 year factory bumper to bumper warranty on the 488 covered the turbos
The power warranty did not for the 488, but will for the F8 if and when that model cycles through the factory warranty
That is my understanding
To say that the factory warranty did not cover the 488 turbos is not correct
The history on your car is opaque. I would have passed.

 

I was joking

The is nothing wrong with the 488 turbos, a few posts to this board notwithstanding

 

@SAFE4NOW is a great asset to this forum. Steve has helped me understand a few things in the past with my car.

However this issue you had scares the devil out of me. Ferrari not backing the Turbo's and arguing with you is not cool and not a positive reflection of the brand while a car is under warranty. My 2019 is now out of factory warranty...it went into service October 2018. When I bought the car used December of 2019 the dealer included an extra 2yr warranty but like you after a few requests I never received any official paperwork on what is actually covered!!!! INSANE!!!!

Luckily my 2019 488GTB has been a really great car. It has 6928 miles on it, trouble free.

 

I think the thing here, and I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, is to look for the cause. I fear that the turbos are merely a symptom of something else. Two turbos like that is very strange. Would be great to know how each turbo failed. I wonder if there might be a lubrication issue. Just thinking out loud.

I would not worry though, the new parts are under factorywarranty, and the oil system is also covered. IF something should happen again, it will happen shortly, not long from now and warranty is in effect. If nothing happens within the first 3000-4000 miles, everything should be fine.

Go drive the car, that's the best thing one can do.

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2018 Ferrari 488 Spyder. Loss of turbo power. 12k miles 2nd owner….. this sucks

 

I will take any suggestions. Is it too late to purchase some sort of warranty?

 

So your car is broke and you want to try and purchase a warranty to retroactively cover it? They would require an inspection before you could purchase the warranty so that would not work. (It’s kind of like not having auto insurance, getting into an accident and trying to purchase insurance to cover the damage). Unfortunately of the car is out of warranty you are stuck with the repair bills. Sorry!

 

lol no the car is already undergoing inspection at the dealer. I brought it there the second the engine light came on. Wanted to see if purchasing warranty could possibly cover anything. Figuring if worse case scenario I am upgrading to pure turbos.

 

Can't help but wondering if such a change will affect response. To my knowledge, the Pure huffers are not variable geometry and they are also larger.

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Not sure exactly how they do it. I guess that is why they are paid to install them. My good friend who’s shop strictly works on exotic repairs mentioned the pure turbskiis are an option. So is just having them rebuilt…. IF WORST case scenario.

 

Ferrari Powertrain warranty NOT covering the turbos is a joke. A bad one.
Makes me rethink getting a 296 with a twin turbo hybrid engine. Never know what is not covered with the extended powertrain warranty and I won't own a 296 without a warranty.

 

Great writeup! I/ believe you did a positive thing for the Ferrari Community regarding some of their questionable warranty issue such as the stickies, the 7 yrs warranty services etc.. Hope you enjoy your car to it's fullest. Good luck!

 

would this apply to me? I have the same
Turbo issue

 

Simple question did you buy this car from a dealer , i.e Ferrari Dealer ?

 

Correct, yes.

 

Looks like one of my turbos on my '18 488 Spider just went. My car was purchased as a cpo back in April of 22 and I have new power warranty through '25. I should be covered by warranty. I drive this car as it's meant to be driven. Looks like the turbos on the 488 may be a weak point on this particular engine.


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The main problem you can get with any turbocharger is not giving them time to cool down after a hot run, if you shut them down too hot then the oil carbonises on the shaft, this then restricts the axial float on the turbo shaft between the thrust bearings. Turbo charger shafts have be able float in both directions. It moves in one direction under power increase and the other when showing down. With carbonised oil on the shaft the float is restricted and on a big turbo you can hear and feel the vibration. Listen for a droning on a change of blower load/ speed. Once you damage the thrust face it will start vibrating and fail. Time they fitted an electric after run oil pump
The Napier 357s I worked on , the rotation section weight was 940 kgs, some of the big ones have 2000 kg rotors.

 

this is what you jabronies need

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Condolences, that’s a bummer. Mileage? Please update us on warranty coverage when it’s fixed.