History of F1 issues

This Ferrari 360 came in to our facility with history of F1 issues for the lifetime of the car. After Tony Ferrari looked into the history of the vehicle, he found a number of times that this car went to dealerships and independent Ferrari service shops with the same issue of popping out of gear, not going into first gear, going into neutral, the gear stuck in sixth speed when going to a stop, and many other gear issues. Tony began to diagnose the problem by performing a FNA-75 Test, that is required to do by Ferrari, to diagnose the problem correctly. While performing this, we discovered the F1 system needed a complete overhaul. In the process of removing the F1 system from the gearbox, Tony noticed the gearbox oil had a milky color (like chocolate milk) which was caused by the coolant being mixed by the gearbox fluid throughout the life of the car. The cause is most likely due to the heat exchanger, that lives underneath the intake manifold, being faulty causing the oil of the gearbox to mix with the engine coolant. Using the gearbox with the condition of the oil destroyed all of the bearings of the gearbox. This also destroyed the synchronizers, crown and pinion gear, and more. This required us to take the gearbox out of the vehicle and totally overhaul and replace every single bearing inside of the gearbox. Flushing the coolant system, replacing the heat exchanger, and flushing all of the lines resolved the problem. We now have a happy customer and most importantly a long-time problem resolved for the remaining life of this super car.