hi All, my car isn't a Ferrari but it has the same F1 actuator as the 360/430 F1 gearbox (magnet marelli). hoping for help on this board since the Ferrari guys seem more knowledgeable than most when it comes to working on their cars... anyways here goes: 2008 Gallardo Superleggera, driving on the freeway, seeing huge oil smoke on the right hand side of the engine, after removal of the air box there is a lot of e-gear oil in the vicinity of the actuator which got on the exhaust however the high pressure "banjo" fitting hoses seem intact and dry. the low pressure return hose fitting however appears loose (it has a o-ring and is held into the actuator housing with a simple clamp). this seems to be a likely culprit for the leak. i have not been able to verify that yet because i cannot get the system pressurized any more. here my questions for the experts: -have you seen this happen (ie leak from the low pressure return hose) -if yes, does magnet marelli sell these as spares and / or can they be sourced elsewhere ? -does it appear likely that there is a internal leak causing the high pressure to leak to the low pressure side? many thanks for your help. (see attached photo, red arrow denotes fitting that appears loose) Image Unavailable, Please Login see attached photo.. Reiner
uh oh was not able to post the picture. . is it ok to post this link here? https://www.********************/threads/2008-sl-e-gear-actuator-leak.223415/
