Major Belt service. Mileage rather than years?

Uh oh....




Jedi

 

Congrats on your purchase. Looking forward to some pictures of your car.

There are a lot of threads on when a major should be done. Ferrari used to recommend a 7 year time interval initially but changed that to a 3 year / 30,000 mile interval.

Lot of people use a 3 - 5 year or 30,000 mile interval. I serviced my 348 at the 4 year mark last year but will be doing a 5 year interval next time because I got a really comprehensive service done.

 

cat bypass flap circuit

 

This is perhaps one of the most discussed topics in this forum. If you hit the "search"
button on the top left and put in words like "belt" "change" "time" "miles" etc. you'll
find a great many threads on this very topic. There is a WEALTH of information here,
and much of it has been repeated for years, so that's a really great resource to start
with.

Good luck in your search and with your new car - welcome to F-Chat!!

Jedi

 

Mark- Here is the official answer from FNA. Search for the rest of the story. Incidentally, you can change belts without doing a major. It is just that while the engine is out.....

Taz
Terry Phillips
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Mark- If you do not already have a 355 WSM, send me a PM with a mailing address and I will send you one for free. Only costs $0.81 to send.

Your engine may have sounded like it wanted to quit because the air charge it was getting was suddenly much more dense than before its bath. Be careful with high pressure water from car washes getting places you do not want it.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

I have posted what needs to be done, please PM me via email and I will give you my phone number and we can discuss it in greater detail. As I stated, there is a problem with your exhaust bypass valve or "circuit" as described above. I gave you all the possible items that could cause this problem...but you need further diagnosis to proceed and determine which of these items is causing the P code, and it appears this may be beyond your capability. I would highly recommend you stop driving the car, if the valve is stuck shut, it could cause serious engine damage.

Oh, and never use a pressure washer type jet to wash your car...that thing can force water into all sorts of places it should not go...the clutch housing, cam covers where the spark plugs reside, etc.

 

Changing fluids should be pretty straight forward, but if you have never done it before on a F355, you need to proceed with great care, and print out all the previously documented "DIY" articles on this forum before starting.

For the oil change, be sure you have the proper Purflux oil filter, and copper crush washers for both drain plugs, the remote sump and engine drain plug. Ricambi America has the proper parts. You should be changing the coolant, and power steering fluid as well. Again, recommendations on the proper fluids are in the DIY threads on this site.

To be honest, I am beginning to think the OP is not for real, and his posts are a joke...

 

STOP. You don't even know if the valve is the problem...you have a P code...there are SEVERAL different items that can cause the code, which I listed previously for you. ONE of them is a defective exhaust bypass valve...but that is probably the least likely item to cause this code. Get a proper diagnosis, then buy parts.

 

YES, YES, YES!

 

No, he is real. Just needs help. Good you have a handle on the problem, maybe. Does the Challenge exhaust even have a bypass valve?

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

I spoke with Mark at length, and he is having a recently made friend with a 355 come over on Sunday to have a look see, and run some diagnostics. They have my number so I can walk them through some steps to narrow down the problem. I am thinking the problem lies with the cat ECU or thermo probe being the problem, rather than the bypass valve itself. There is also the remote possibility the vacuum line is broken or disconnected or the solenoid valve is bad, or the connection to the solenoid valve....all stuff to be inspected and checked. Of course I don't even know if the Challenge exhaust incorporates the valve or not...so that will be the first check! I would assume so, as he has records that all three cat ECUs where replaced/updated at the last major service.

 

OMG

 

What makes you think that?