f360 intake manifold removal, any DIY available?

Good day fellow f chatters

Recently purchased my first Ferrari, a 2000 360 modena. 29k miles, very nice car, decent records...

About 5 years since timing belts replaced. I am an ex bmw tech and will self maintain when possible. Doing all fluids, belts, etc. Was disappointed to find gearbox fluid I tad low and thinner than I thought it should be (75/90). Upon closer inspection found slight oily coolant in reservoir.

I've searched extensively on list and although its reported to be quite rare it appears I'm the lucky owner to have suffered from a transmission cooler/heat exchanger failure. The cooler is below the intake manifold in the middle of v.

I'm sure I can work thru the procedure but if any one can post a DIY and/or the pages from the service manual it would be very much appreciated.

As I enjoy my car/ownership I hope to be an active and helpful member.

Thx

Ps: will post pics of car soon

 

regarding the cleanup process, it appears i've caught this just in time. i have drained all the coolant (main hoses at block, both radiators and overflow res) and all of the coolant was clear/normal. the only 'oily' coolant was at the overflow/fill reservoir (which kinda makes sense as oil floats and that's the highest point in the system?)

my good friend is a diesel mechanic and he highly recommended a cooling system cleaner that they use. Fleetmaster/Cummins Restore. it is specifically designed to decontaminate cooling systems that have been fouled with oil. It is recommended by Cummins and others commercial truck manufactures to use when oil coolers and such fail (Cummins requires it as part of their warranty procedures). There are 2 products, Restore and Restore Plus. the plus is stronger and is designed to removed rust/scale. I am going to flush multiple times with Restore.

the gearbox oil looked almost normal, i drained it into a clear container and it has been sitting for a few days and there is no oil/coolant separation. looking into the drain holes and filter screen holes the gearbox innards appear normal. nevertheless i will be flushing the gearbox as well, haven't decided if a 'product' is needed or not. i plan on filling/short drive/drain once or twice with ATF and/or a multi weight engine oil (just warm it up and drive around block).

i suppose i am going to replace the trans cooler with a stock OEM unit. http://www.dynamtechgroup.com/ferrariParts.php appears to have once offered a replacement liquid to air cooler but i'm not sure if they still offer it.

Thanks again, will keep you posted

 

My mistake.

 

As per the workshop mamual, I removed the engine inspection cover between the passenger and engine compartmen, removed water pump and was able to extract the cooler.

Took to my local radiator repair shop and we pressure tested and found no leaks??? We tested it to about 40 psi. Does anyone the operating pressure if the trans fluid pump? I came across a picture on yhe web of a cooler and the decal on the side max pressure 10 bar. That seems terribly high, and its only stating the max of the component, not what the system actually runs.

Obviously I have a problem (gear lube in coolant, trans fluid low). This heat exchanger is the only possible failed item.

If anyone can comment on trans pump pressure I may test the exchanger at a high pressure. Call me stubborn but I like to verify and failure before I replace parts.