The 360 has a button near the steering wheel labelled “Sport”. This activates the Sport Driving Mode which makes a few subtle changes to the car and transforms the way it drives. I personally only drive my car in normal mode if I am on the motorway and require a degree of comfort. At all … More Ferrari 360 Sport Driving Mode
The Ferrari 360 engine has a variable valve timing system fitted to the exhaust camshaft (the intake valve timing is fixed). The critical part to this system is called the “Exhaust Phase Variator” (part #190042) and is fitted between the cam pulley wheel and the camshaft itself. Here is a diagram showing the position of the variator … More Ferrari 360 Phase Variator (aka Variable Valve Timing)
As these cars get older and change hands more frequently it is very common for keys to go missing. Fortunately inexpensive key blanks are available as the key pattern is shared with a number of Fiat vehicles. I have successively used the Giobert GT6RP key blank in a number of modern Ferrari models. As far as I … More Ferrari Key Blanks
The air intake system fitted to the 360 has some really cool features built into it. The 360 was developed in the wind tunnel at Maranello and the air intake starts just behind the door handle as the bodywork opens up into a channel to draw the air flowing over the body into the system. … More Ferrari 360 Air Intake System
Changing the battery on a 360 is fairly straightforward. The Ferrari factory battery is a FIAMM VR760 – in the UK this is called an “096”. My preference is to fit Bosch S5 batteries – the correct battery is an S5 008 (Bosch ref 577 400 078): The first thing to do is to
The 360 is fitted with catalytic converter (Cat) temperature control system that can trigger a rather alarming message on the dash that tells the driver to “SLOW DOWN”. This message is sometimes accompanied by a loss of engine power and if the driver doesn’t understand what is happening it can be a worrying moment. The purpose of … More Ferrari 360 Slow Down
The correct way to check the engine oil level is to warm the oil up to proper operating temperature. Unless I have just changed the oil, I always check the level after driving several miles. Here is the extract from the owners manual which states the correct way of checking the level. Note that it … More Ferrari 360 engine oil level checks and the danger of overfilling
One of the cool things about owning a website is that you can see what visitors have been searching for before landing on your site. Over the past few weeks there has been a number of people looking for information on Mass Air Flow (MAF) meters so I thought I’d note some info down. The … More Ferrari 360 Mass Air Flow Meter (MAF)
I had to explain the difference between the chassis and assembly numbers the other day so thought it would be useful to note the different type of numbers and identification plates found on the 360. The numbered sections below correspond to the numbers in this diagram: 1. Chassis Number. This is stamped into
I dropped by an independent specialist on my way home from work today to have a chat with Paul (the proprietor) and to see what was going on. I ended up seeing something that I had never seen before – a brand new clutch kit with a 3 bolt starter ring gear. Paul had a 2004 360 in … More Ferrari 360 Starter Ring Gear Update
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