FF Intake seal

No clue. Doesn't look like gasket material. Let us know what you learn.

 

I have a brand new 2014 FF Rick as you know.
After your post I looked at mine and the engine and guess what? Identical material coming out of the exact same areas. I don't know it's purpose but I'm assuming its normal.

My engine had only 500 or so miles when I spotted this.

 

Here is a WAG. It might be backing material for a gasket between the airbox and the intake runners. It would be just an air seal not under great pressure and is not exposed to very high temps, just heat conducted from the combustion chambers below. Cycling up and down over time might extrude some of the stuff you see in the photo. I would bet that it is OK but good to check with the factory.

 

Hi Rick,

Just had a look at mine. I can just about see the seal if I look very closely at the chambers and can certainly feel it when running a finger nail down the join. Definitely doesn't look as loose as yours though, but then only 8000+ miles on mine, so have a long way to go to catch up with you! Please keep us informed.

Mac.

 

Rick//
Here are two more data points. As it happens, today I went FF shopping and looked at two of them:
1. a new '14 with 100 miles. It had no visible seal showing.
2. a '12 with 3700 miles. It showed a visible seal similar to your photos.

Hope this helps.

 

Looks like the entire seal should be inspected and replaced.

Lets us know what Ferrari recommends.

 

I checked mine. Not nearly as pronounced as yours, but it's there.
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Mine has it too. Like London John's.

 

It seems odd that the FF would show this seal extrusion. Maybe it's a V12 thing. I wonder if the f12b will show it. The V8s don't seem to.

 

Wow! That's a surprise. I wonder how many monks had to sit down and debate that one.