Help! Looking for FF service/repair manual

All of the current models factory technical documentation is online. Only accessible on Ferrari's internal service website.

 

They should be. I believe it's the law in the USA. Not so much in Canada yet..

 

Only the OBD side of things......

 

So I have heard. It's getting very difficult and expensive for us techs to keep up to date. I'm honestly thinking of shifting gears and working for the tesla dealer that is about to open in our city. Seems like everyday there is a new tool to buy, or software to buy...it's getting to be more trouble then it's worth.

 

We have been talking to the Tesla people here! Building a service center this year, they weren't interested in any sublet or share deal, but have expressed interest in our expertise on general stuff.

 

Absolutely agree. The investment costs to work on these cars has rocketed over the last few years, as has insurance etc. I earn far more out of fixing Aston Martins than Ferrari's!

 

But they NEVER break Eddie!

 

Ferrari only makes available that which is required by law. OBD related and then only the minimum required. Even that violates many federal requirements but they are not enforced because it is not an environmental issue but becomes a trade issue. It would be a winning legal position but it would be a hollow and expensive victory. Ferrari could be forced to license us access but they would just price us out of the market.

The real screwing here is to the owners but for me anyway I am at the age it will not matter a great deal longer.


People wonder why I tell young guys to stay the hell away from the Ferrari business.

 

You'd better see it before you buy it. 100 pages sounds a bit thin to me. An Owners Manual is typically 150-200 pages. A Workshop Manual is typically more than a thousand pages.

 

Mark- 100 pages does not sound like a WSM, more like part of an owners manual. As an example, the 599 GTO WSM I have is 1324 pages, and I cannot believe the FF manual would be less considering its 4WD system. Even the FF owners manual is 292 pages, so I doubt you are going to get too much of anything in 100 pages.

 

It would be cheaper to buy a weeks subscription to techinfo and download the user manual a section at a time.

 

100 pages of "Being developed" and instructions on changing oil or more likely 100 pages of "Code P3204 is open circuit to front transmission shift solenoid". Presupposing I ever let one in the shop it will be to fix the front drive system or just remove it altogether.

I visited one of my counterparts in one of the countries big service departments a while back and he asked if I missed it. I laughed and asked him how much he loved fixing infotainment systems.

 

Why bother?

Although I can appreciate the "I want to be able to fix it" approach, aside from general maintenance like brakes and oil changes, the days of backyard wrenching are mostly over for modern cars.

Even if you do have the manual - and even if you can fix or replace the part - chances are it's going to need a Ferrari computer to reprogram - and you'll be back at the dealer anyway.

 

Exactly!

Take a look at McLaren, an oil change requires a factory level comm re-set!

 

Replacing a battery in a Bentley requires about 2 hours of systems resets.

Now that is what I call digital malfeasance. My favorite most recently stolen term.

 

Yup. You must go through a list of rests and thats after you tell the car you replaced the battery. Ever had one where the 1/4 Windows only go about 1/3 of the way up after resetting?Or the seats no longer work with full range adjustments? Add another 2 hours to sort that out too.

 

Cant wait until this starts to play up.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4YJTl3k0jA

 

wow.... where does the lunacy end?

 

I don't work on those toilets.