So hhere’s one for those of you who really understand 430’s. On a recent trip to southern Italy, I found my recently-fettled F430 spider losing power at autostrada speeds over 80mph (130kph) when taking right hand bends, especially on slight inclines. After several such instances, which became predictable, I noticed the CTS indicator flashing during the power drop. It was easily corrected with a dab of throttle, but disconcerting when overtaking larger trucks on roadworks-narrowed lanes. I was typically driving in ‘sport’ mode. Does anybody out there have any idea about what this might be? Intermittent faults, especially ones which occur under such specific conditions, can be a nightmare to diagnose and rectify - especially in a country where the trigger speed is universally illegal! Thanks.
What was your fuel level. If low when taking right hand bend could be fuel pump issue on right tank. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
Also if you can recreate the fault under a certain condition it isn't intermittent. That's ideal for diagnosis. Can work through it. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
A couple of years, and it’s always on trickle charge when the car is garaged (as otherwise the electronics and tracker drain it and it probably won’t start!).
During this long trip, I was refuelling when I got down to three bars on the fuel gauge to be sure I never ran out in a strange land.
True. But unfortunately the conditions are quite extreme (80+ mph, long sweeping right hand bend, preferably slight uphill incline). No idea if I could repeat it on a track with a tighter turn at lower speed!
Southern Italy is a strange land to us north Europeans, and indeed to many north Italians. Northern Italy, not so much.
Any noise from the wheel bearings? Any play in the suspension joints or bushes? It sounds like play in a bearing or suspension component causing the ESP to activate.
