Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ebay 308, thoughts

[Jeff Greenfield (coyote]

I believe that the issue was with the 2 valve injected cars, perhaps 80-82
or so although I am not 100% sure. 

My 85 QV uses little to no oil FWIW.

The type and weight of oil you use could also play a factor in oil
consumption. Most 'modern' cars call for a ridiculously low viscosity oil.
AFAIK this is for two reasons ... the tolerances are that much tighter, and
a lighter oil will reduce internal losses thereby improving fuel economy.

Certain older cars, (of which the 308 is one) will do better with a heavier
oil such as 20w50 in most climates (unless you are driving it in sub zero
temps). 

I think the owners manual for my QV specifies 10w50, this is an odd
specification which is all but impossible to find, so I've been running a
20/50 synthetic blend with no issues. 

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Cook - CTO [mailto:stevec [at] cheatcodes.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 1:51 PM
To: Jeff Greenfield
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ebay 308, thoughts

Howdy!

Could you point me to where I might find some of this documentation?  Mine
burns a bit of oil, but much less than suggested in the owner's manual.
Compression is great all around.  In fact it burns less than the 84 911 I
had which was also in good condition. I've talked to _many_ 308 owners and
none ever mentioned of this being an issue.

-steve
84 308 GTSi QV Euro


-----Original Message-----
From: cdatte [at] spawar.navy.mil [mailto:cdatte [at] spawar.navy.mil] 
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:41 AM
To: scook [at] gear21.com
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ebay 308, thoughts

the 308i's vs. the other 308 models are documented to be the worst 
oil burrners.  Apparently they had lots of warrenty issues.

At 10:12 AM 4/9/2007, clyde wrote:
>Most if not all cars burn oil and if you look at the specs for a 308 
>it can use a lot of oil according to the book
>
>Clyde
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: cdatte [at] spawar.navy.mil
>Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:53:51
>To:clyde <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
>Cc:The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ebay 308, thoughts
>
>these versions have bad oil consumption problems, you'd have to be careful
>At 07:05 AM 4/6/2007, Edward wrote:
> >Sorry for some reason the link got cut off?
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-NEW-LEATHER-Up-to-d
a
> >te-serv_W0QQitemZ330106300243
> >
> >on 4/5/07 1:12 PM, ferrari308 [at] verizon.net wrote:
> >
> > > With some of the first time buyer stories I've been reading 
> lately my fever
> > > is getting the best of me.  Any thoughts good or bad for this 308 QV
on
> > > eBay.  What should be my purchase budget for this car.  Nothing in
Goggle
> > > about it :-) really, well other than the CarFax ad link.
> > >
> > > Edward
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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