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I bought this guide when buying my 430 and it was very helpful: https://normalguysupercar.com/products/ferrari-f430-buyers-guide
Unintentionally, yes. I always let it warm up for 10 minutes without the AC on. Thanks for the input though! It's good to know!!
Jason... I need to try this. I had the car in for service and the labor to replace the ECU was $1,000 and the new ECU was $2,000. I didn't do that...
There were improvements made to the 2008 and 2009 models in a few different areas.
This is the Ferrari way; like a woman, you never know how they will respond to your actions.
Yes, if one is done, you get the flashing service message on the dash.
I was experiencing a performance issue. Flooring it, there was way more hesitation than just the traction control, cleaned the MAFs, no difference...
Let us know what the diag tool says. I have the same issue, all tpms transmitters in the wheels are transmitting but the RR is not registering...
You might ask these guys if they are familiar with this issue: [MEDIA]
Lol.... I've never had the problem since and I have put 25,000 mi on the car since then.
I did a search for Ferrari f430 pre-owned floor mats and there are several returns. Here is one: https://ebay.us/m/oyqvLE
Check this YouTube link out for a number of different exhausts for the F430: https://tinyurl.com/F430Exhausts
Did you by chance look inside the engine plenums to make sure there is not pooled oil inside there? This is likely where the oil came from that...
I had gotten the attached code P1554, intake camshaft (bank 2) control signal circuit after I had some significant maintenance done on the engine...
430 FTW! 100 more horsepower, easier maintenance.
Do you have a manufacturer you can shoot my way for a 430 twin disc clutch??
Twin disc???? Is that something that can be put into the standard F1 transmission on an 430?
Great stuff! I've got 47,000 mi on my 08 430 and I didn't think that the car had ever had a clutch changed. However, going over my CarFax,...
True! I have 46k miles on mine and I'm still crushing motorcycles and Teslas headed for corners:p
Holy crap!!! That's a lot of replacements!!
