Suspension Warning Light

Mine did that a few times over the past month.

It's going to be in one of two places, one of three accelleration sensors or the shocks.

Could just be a valve in the shock sticking. If you can get it scanned with an SD2 it'll tell you the cause.

 

My F430 had an intermittent warning when I first bought it. It is now on all of the time. The SD download came up with code C1201 - left hand front coil shock absorber. I have not replaced the shock yet as I am still troubleshooting and the car rides and handles just fine.

 

Provided you don't turn off the power it will retain the fault. It could be one of the sensors "going" I imagine... I'm not sure how long they last..

But could also be a simple valve in the shock that is sticking or stuck and then registered the fault.. but then unstuck itself. The stooopid shocks have a lifetime as well. If it was my front right I wouldn't be surprised. We'll see. I'm going to take it to Karl in the next week or so.

 

Also possible it is a shock absorber actuator and that may be just a connector problem. For Bill, there are no coils in the shock, but there are coils in the actuator. Make sure someone checks for that before replacing one of the very tough BOGE shocks.

 

I had the same problem and it was a simple matter of replacing one of the sensors. It cost about $350.

All the best,

Jim

 

I thought the actuator was built into the shock? Weren't the 355's the last with the actuators.

 

Curt- Whoops, you are correct, fouled that one up. Been helping too many 550 owners with Bilsteins.

 

I WISH we had the external actuators.. simple, easy repair with the Corvette part. Stupid Sachs have to be sent somewhere or replaced outright...

 

The fault code will be logged as to what the system thinks is wrong.. it could be a sensor that it thinks is working sporadically. I wouldn't pay them a dime more than the scan personally. Unfortunately without the SD/Leonardo it's replace parts until no code.. you kinda need it to know what part it thinks is broken.

 

Curt- You actually have BOGE shocks made by ZF. They are far superior shocks to the Bilsteins fitted to earlier Ferraris, which caused Ferrari all kinds of warranty problems. The 575M has the Mannesmann-Sachs shocks, which are essentially bulletproof. The BOGEs are almost as good.

 

Oh. I know the manual states that we have Boge's (which last like a million years and I LOVE btw).. I read on here a few times that Sachs was the maker. I'm going to find an imprint and confirm. Kewl thank you for the info!

Edit: Just found pic of the front shock.. made by Mannesmann-Sachs! PN 172744.. front shock. Apparently there is an error in the manual. I'm shocked and in awe!
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Curt- Right you are. I was just looking through the WSM trying to find a photo and could not find one, so thanks. Those shocks are pretty much bulletproof. For the owner with the bad coil indication, I would definitely check and clean the contacts for the actuator connector before thinking about swapping a new shock. Those connectors live in a pretty nasty environment.

No wonder Brian Crall says the 360 WSM, even the Spider one I used, is so terrible.

 

Terry - I did clean the connector on the left front but have not gone through and cleaned the others. The fault is still there. Any chance one of the other connectors is causing my issue? I'll be swapping out brake pads soon so I'll have all four wheels off and it will give me a chance to clean all of the connections. Thanks.

 

Alan I have had the same problem on my 360 but only when it has sat for long periods without me driving it over the last few years. It seems to always self clear and does not come up if I drive the car Regularly?????? I spoke to my mechanic who did the diagnostics and he told me its nothing to worry about??? I would be very interested to see the feedback on your problem, as I am in the same boat.

 

Bill- If it says that is where the problem is, the others probably are not causing the issue. Still worth cleaning. Make sure the shock ECU is well seated, too, although that would probably cause a general fault and show up on the SD2.

Suspension faults sometimes show up when she has been parked on non-level ground, too. Those usually go away after being driven a couple of times.

 

Terry, have the 550 crowd found a good rebuilder.. Just in case?

The way I see it, its $100 for the scan. You just need to know which component is bad. It's a time saving measure....

 

does anyone actually have a picture of where the right front vertical sensor on the 2001 spider 360 is? I took out the right front inner fender liner and still could not located the sensor. this is driving me nuts. I found the diagram but it does not help at all? I need the actual location or maybe what i have to remove to get to the sensor? thanks in advance.

 

Dude, check your other post. I posted all the info there.

Click this link.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/360-430/266728-hows-ride-quality-3.html