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Ferrari F 12 - loose subframe bolts

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  1. SkipperAndre

    SkipperAndre Rookie

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    Hello,

    Just finished doing my first oil change on my 2015 Ferrari F12 (16000 Miles), all went well, but when doing a final inspection under the car I noticed several bolts on the front subframe being loose. In fact, 3 bolts on the rights side and one bolt on the left side was so loose I could take them out by hand!

    I recently bought the car from a Lamborghini dealer, and had a trusted independent mechanic do a PPI, yet they both failed to notice this....

    Anyone else seen / heard of issues around this? Can bolts be reused or are you supposed to replace these at any interval?

    Definitively worth a check for other Owners out there

    Any feedback/thoughts appreciated
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  2. tbakowsky

    tbakowsky F1 World Champ Consultant Professional Ferrari Technician

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    Aftermarket exhaust installed??
     
  3. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    The dab of yellow paint is missing.......

    Man, that's a good catch!!
     
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    Llenroc F1 Veteran Rossa Subscribed

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    Do you have the services records; I would bet that is not the factory that left them that way. Someone else was in there for something. The factory has such a control via computers they can count the number of times the torque wench was applied to the assembly of that subframe and if the assemblers missed bolts they are going know before the process is done.
     
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  5. mx1

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    Holy cow that frame is built like a tank!!
     

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