F1 Transmission Fault

five hours? geez.

were you two hours from nowhere?

good luck with it.

doody.

 

Interesting scenario, technically anyway. Sorry you got stuck. Sounds like you lost hydraulic pressure, power to a major component or communication between components. For it not to release the clutch when you got slowed down suggests that it was something major operationally. Let us know what happened.

 

I think you will find it was not something you could have done anything about.

They had to go to Dallas to get a tool that would release the clutch. It's a $1000.00 gizmo the dealers all have.

 

That's cool Sorry about the car though... Hope you get it fixed fast so you get it back on the road and can start smoking those rear tires!

 

Hate to say it but those are a PITA.

I stopped to help a Doc here, in a 360, it was 22 miles since dealer attention, and three weeks left on warranty.

I did NOT envy him.

Best wishes! I know it's the bees knees, when it's ginning!

 

aren't F1's more trouble than they're worth ?

seems to be IMHO

 

I met someone here who sent a Lambo egear back. very dissapointing.

 

Cars were more trouble than they were worth compared to horses at one time. I guess we should never have gone that route either. Ferrari's are a lot more trouble than a Toyota so why on earth do any of you own one? And why on earth would you pay 15 times the amount of money for the dubious privilege? Doesn't that make them more trouble than they are worth? If you feel there is no need to push performance or technology buy a Chrysler.

 

LOL!

 

Is that for real????#0858?????

Napolis?????


*jaw dropping*

 

I lost my F1 drive in my 360 under similar circumstances. One of the hydraulic hoses blew spewing fluid eveywhere. Stuck in whatever gear at the time-you pull to a stop and kill engine. From that point car is now in gear (no clutch) and will not start at all. (Car will not start if clutch engaged and in gear) so I am going nowhere. Also you do not want to pull car up flat bed as you will rotate rear tires, gearbox and hence engine. This will cause valves to hit pistons as the cam actautor is not running because engine is not running! So put rear wheels in dollys and then flat bed car.

Found one hose had failed--Ferrari wanted $1000.00 for the hose!! I had a better one made by Goodridge (Who makes them for the F1 Team!) for the staggering cost of $28.00! Talk about markup. Anyway car fixed and back running. F1 shift systems are very cool but are still somewhat new and not completely bug free on the street. Consequences of being on the "tip of the wave."

 

Brian,

Is that like a powersteering hose to handle high pressure? I am wondering why Ferrari's was so expensive? By the way, did you follow through with your complain to FNA?

Cheers,

 

It is so expensive for one reason and one reason only, Kragens doesn't sell them. Guess who has a monopoly.


In progress.

 

They have to price them that way...or you might build the car from parts for less....how else can you justify a $185k price tag for a 360? I was shocked that a window regulator for a 355 is $1450!

Dave

 

I am not surprised about his comment. 575's are the latest generation and have been the most trouble free F1 system.

 

Brian
Does this imply the 355 F1 is the most trouble prone?
Philip

 

no dude
some people just don't like particpating in ferrari's guinea pig program

 

In my experience the 360's had a few more problems but by the we were more familiar with the system so we had less problems diagnosing them. It did seem to us though that the 575 in terms of it's programming and functioning as a result of that programming was very good as well as having less component failures.

 

You mean THAT guinea pig program. If you own a Ferrari you are participating in some guinea pig program.

 

really sorry to hear about this, but on the same note, you bought a car with an electronic transmission.