Proper Start-up and Shut-down 488

What is the proper startup and shutdown procedure for the 488? Should the engine idle for several minutes or get up to a certain temperature before engaging? On shutdown should the engine idle for a few minutes before turning it off. I'm curious because of a recent post about turbo failure.

 

Have an F8 (similar) - leave in park let it idle till engine RPM drops to normal idle (approx 1 min), then drive under 4k till VDA says all systems go.

full send…

 

Buy a 458

 

Depress brake pedal, push start button, pull the right paddle and go.

Don't overthink it.

At the end of the day, it's just a car.

 

Like any car, don't flog it when it's still cold, and as with any turbo car don't switch it off immediately after driving it hard - give it some time for the oil and turbo's to cool down a bit. It's not an exact science, but just takes a bit of care and consideration (mechanical sympathy).

 

Lol

 

Do todays oils and turbos still need that old school "Let Her run for a few minutes to cool down?"

I don't know much about new turbo tech , so please school me

thank you

 

Turbos are still the same. You aren't gonna catch me parking my car and sitting there for 5 minutes while my oil cools.

You aren't going to get that oil hot enough unless you're having a track day and want to shut it off immediately after a run.

I used to have turbo timers on my turbo imports. There's a reason why they stopped selling them.

Ferrari owners act like they're driving f1 cars straight off the track lol

 

Yea I tend to agree with the “Don’t overthink it” and “it’s still just a car”. The only thing I’d stick to is the warmup - make sure fluids are at temp before flogging. Unless you are coming off a track, don’t overthink the “cool down” thing.

enjoy the ride

 

For the last 1-2 miles I drive home or to where I am going easily. Not getting into the turbo's for the time period and that will cool them off. That is all you need

 

That's exactly what I do

 

That is what I did for years in a Porsche 911 (991.2) Turbo car I tracked and drove all the time and my 488 I put almost 10k miles on. Never any issues.

 

Not sure what kinda situations these fellas be in where they are in full prolonged boost until the moment they pull into their garage and shut it off lol

 

Ya know I gotta drive slow a few miles through my hood so ur’body see what crib da ‘Rarri is at.

 

LOL

 

They must live on the median strip of a highway.

 

I notice on start up that my 488 has an uneven / slightly rough idle for a min or so. I let that run its course then off I go keeping revs under 4k till I get the “go” green light on the vda. Coming home I am guilty of keeping the rpm high cause it sounds so good just in case any of the hot suburban moms are out. I have 3 yrs of warranty tho

 

I drive my 488GTB on nice Sunday mornings.

Start the car and let it idle 3 minutes so as to get some temp in the oil.

Then drive in auto until the oil and water temps hit 80 degrees Celsius and then it manual and rev the car.

Last 2 - 3 kms when going home again back to auto , park the car and allow another 3 minutes on idle with the glass hatch up.

Right or wrong ? But I'm respecting my car and not abusing it needlessly.

 

@MANDALAY when he sells his 488.... only driven to church on nice Sunday mornings ;-)

 

Your forgetting , never driven in the rain , actually NEVER turned on the wipers

 

I track mine prob one 15-20 min session every 60 days or so. Nice track, smooth transitions, no heavy braking and I let it cool at idle, engine bay open and parked for about 2-3 min before I shut it down. I always open the engine bay after a good run on track or on the way home. Getting that heat out of the engine bay is a huge game changer for longevity.

The irony though, the biggest killer of 488 turbos....is not driving the damn thing! The first 30 seconds of dry spinning of the turbos/bearings after the car has sat for two weeks is HELL on the turbos. Every time I see some dealer "LOWEST MILEAGE 488 on the market, ONLY 1,800 Miles for this 2018" I shudder and laugh. 100% that car will have issues. No way, nope. Give me a 15K mile well maintained 488 ANY DAY.

 

I really only get into full boost through 3rd and a little bit of 4th. I feel like those upper gears really put a beating on the turbos. Plus, I only live a 1/4 mile at a time.

Would be nice if the car primed up the cartridges before ignition.

 

I very nearly got into asking such questions when I bought my F8 after reading a variety of threads. The fearmongering is horrendous. From the delicate lexan that scratches if you breathe on it requiring £10k replacement and avoiding driving in the rain which just kills the car entirely!

Lucky for me the day I collected the vehicle it rained a fair bit, water poured into the engine bay and scared the living daylights out of me. I could see in the rear view mirror huge amounts of water just pouring in. I litterally panicked and wanted to find a covered car park and leave the car but I was 100 miles from home. So many thoughts went through my head like going back to the hotel in London to park up, cover the F8 and take my other car. It became too much. When I stopped and checked the engine bay, nothing, no water nothing. Water on the engine had dried up from the heat and those 'wet areas' took excess water away. Then I realised how stupid it would be for Ferrari to make a car in 2020 than you could not drive in the rain. Wouldn't there be many complaints especially from the UK? Electrics frying? but found nothing. Why did the Official Ferrari dealer not tell me not to drive in the rain or heavy rain? It was only light rain when I left but this is the UK.

Still after this from what I read I did not touch my lexan for the first two weeks, wasted time researching what cleaning solution and cloth to buy and use in order to clean it. Eventually it was fairly dirty, I felt a bit silly starting a thread and read more posts like this and the responses. I ended up trying to clean a small section and guess what no issues. I simply used a clean microfibre cloth with G techniq quick detailer which I already had. It was fine and i ended up feeling a fool and just wasted time also driving around with a dusty lexan screen for some time. Didn't spend any money and just used what I have. Agreed don't polish it but that's just common sense.

Now I realise not every owner is a real man. I just drive the car. I'm new to Ferrari so I take it easy for now while I get used to it, such as all the controls on the steering wheel, blind spots pulling out of parking spots and 3 point turns which are common due to turning circle, pressing 'R', then upshiting the paddle to get into drive just standard stuff when you get a new car. So like all my cars I start it up for a minute or 2, then drive and take it easy until warm. Then take it easy for a few minutes before reaching my destination, anyway who wants to be that 'tool' driving hard and loud arriving at your destination or home then wonder why someone left you a wavy signal on your paint work indicating you should slow down? You don't need more attention and there are always jealous people wherever you go.

Give your thread some time as some people jump in too quick as they simply have nothing better to do than fearmonger. You've been lucky here and had some great advice. A number of people on this thread have helped me a great deal. The F8 wasn't even my first choice of vehicle and was the most expensive out of my choices, I bought the car because of the advice from mdrums, spent more than I intended and now think I would have happily spent more. They have indeed given you the right advice and just want you to recognise the fearmongering. It's crazy. Indeed give what you do some thought but don't get carried away. Apologies for my long reply. I just don't want you to fall into the trap I nearly fell into. I nearly made myself look like a right fool as a newbie on FC and nearly started a number of threads for no reason.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.