Ferrari Mailing List: Re: TR service

[Martin Stark (MStark]

I changed to Zerex G-05 about 2 years ago - 50/50 with distilled water.  
I'm back to using the old green stuff which I plan to change yearly.

clyde romero wrote:

> I have a 512 TR with 88k on it and have never had a problem with the water
> pump leaking. I change the coolant yearly. 
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> Clyde
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Stark [mailto:MStark [at] Copper.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:29 AM
> To: clyde
> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] TR service
>
> Tom -
>
> The water pump repair and timing belt replacement alone would have cost 
> approx. $4300.and the additional items added approx. $2600. to that. 
> (Had I not supplied the Mobil 1, brake fluid (LMA), and Freon R-12 it 
> would have cost about $400. more.)  I chose to have the work done at a 
> dealer since I've recently had several negative experiences at 
> independent repair shops - F-car and other marques.  The TR was in the 
> shop for about 2 weeks.
>
> Fwiw, most water pump problems are due to leaking seals not failure of 
> the pump to circulate coolant.  My TR was cooling just fine, but 
> replenishing the coolant and cleaning it up from my garage floor was 
> becoming a pita.  I did send an email to Zerex detailing the failure and 
> offering to send them the old seal for analysis.
>
> For the ultimate irony, I dropped off my wife's XK8 at the dealer on the 
> way to reclaiming my TR; reason, leaking water pump.
>
> Tom Reynolds wrote:
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> > Marty,
> >       Holy moley.  Er, if I may ask, what did all that cost? I have a
> > figure in mind, obviously a guess, but if you don't mind...How long was it
> > in the shop/off the road?  Did you experience cooling difficulties which
> >    
> led
>  
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> > to the service initially? I remember back in the dim past when my water
> >    
> pump
>  
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> > went south and I paid (to me) the ridiculous sum of ~$400 for another one
> >    
> on
>  
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> > the departed 'Mario'.
> > Thanks, Marty.
> > Best regards,
> > Tom Reynolds
> > Tulsa, OK
> > P.S.  How many miles do you drive it per year, approx?
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Martin Stark" <MStark [at] Copper.net>
> > To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:09 AM
> > Subject: [Ferrari] TR service
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Getting ready to reclaim my '87 TR from FoNE this afternoon.
> > >
> > > A leaking water pump seal prompted a modified major service that included:
> > >
> > >   * Rebuild the f*ing water pump (which was rebuilt less than 12K
> > >     miles ago)
> > >   * Flush coolant (Zerex G-05) and replace with Shell std green
> > >   
> > >
> > >      
> > antifreeze
> >
> >
> >    
> >
> > >   * Rebuild the alternator, upgrade its rectifier bridge, and replace
> > >     the plastic fan with a metal one
> > >   * Clean the clutch dust from the starter's pinion shaft and install
> > >     thread inserts (not Heli-coils) in its mounting holes
> > >   * Install stronger rear brackets for the belly pan
> > >   * Replace a bad coil lead
> > >   * Replace one distributor cap and rotor and both caps' cork gaskets
> > >   * Replace timing belts and tensioner bearings
> > >   * Clean both throttle plates and adjust baseline mixture and idle
> > >   * Repaint the cam covers in situ
> > >   * Heli-coil oil sump plate
> > >   * Flush brake fluid
> > >   * Change oil and oil filter -  Mobil 15W-50
> > >
> > > I wonder if the highly praised G-05, which I switched to about 2 years
> > > ago, might have caused the pre-mature pump failure.  I'm considering
> > > sending the carbon seal to the Zerex folks for analysis.
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