I recently helped a friend with some advice during the purchase of a 360 and ended up buying a car where the service history book had been lost. In fact the only shred of service documentation was the work done in preparing the car for sale. In the first instance I advised to walk away as my … More Ferrari Duplicate Service History
I have been privileged to own a number of 360’s and now an F430. I have also driven many more examples of both tipos and am frequently asked what are the differences between them are, as well as the age old question of “is spending the extra on the later model worth the money?” As a … More Ferrari 360 vs F430
Part of my recent annual service was to read the error codes stored in the Motronics. Although I had read the codes a month prior (and found that all was well) it was worth doing again and I’m glad I did – we found a random misfire code on the left bank. Intake manifold gaskets on both … More Ferrari F430 Intake Manifold Removal
I decided that it would be a good idea to fit a unit so that I could control the exhaust bypass valves on my car independently of the Motronics. The main reason I wanted to do this was so I could force open the valves when sat in heavy traffic (I live in London and it … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Exhaust Valve Control Unit
Following on from my post regarding the number of Ferrari 360 and F430 cars registered in the UK, I made a Freedom of Information requested to the DVLA. The FOI request asked for the number of cars exported in the last 10 years split by make, model and year of export. To my utter astonishment … More Ferrari 360 & F430 UK Export Numbers
Following on from my May Market Watch update I was contacted by a 360 owner who pointed out that the number of cars on our roads today was far less than reportedly imported to the UK during the 360 production run. This prompted me to do a little more digging… Before looking at the official VOSA … More Ferrari 360 & F430 UK Production Numbers
My car was due an annual service this week so I popped over to the workshop of Ed Blasi – a factory trained tech with over 20 years of experience with the marque (more info on my list of recommended companies within the Ferrari community).
I received the dreaded “Slow Down” message on the dash in my F430 the other day so thought I would document some notes about the system and the method I used to fixed my error. First of all it should be noted there are two Slow Down messages that can occur in the F430 – … More Ferrari F430 Slow Down
A common issue with front bumpers is the tabs that hold the bumper to the under tray break. This allows the under tray to drop, allowing moving air to push it further down and flap around. This sequence of photos was taken on an F430 bumper but the procedure is exactly the same for a … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Front Bumper Repair
I recently had to take the front bumper off my car to repair it (more info here) and thought it would be useful to note the procedure down. Unsurprisingly, removing the front bumper on the F430 is very similar to the 360. First of all jack up the front of the car and remove the … More Ferrari F430 Front Bumper Removal
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