| Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goesto Clyde | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: LarryT (l02turner comcast.net)
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| Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:51:30 -0800 (PST) | |
Unfortunately, IMHO, that happens with all cars to one extent or another.
I'm sure Ferrari, RR, Lambo and hit harder than others but the part I
dislike is not knowing the size which prevents purchasing locally. But I've
had it happen with Ford and MG also.
OTOH, some parts are critical - like wheel studs/nuts/bolts - they require a certain metallugy to insure proper performance. Knowing if a Gr. 5, Gr. 8 or whatever the metric equivilent is, will work in a particular spot is difficult (impossible) to learn from factory literature.
I've always wanted to be able to buy packages of fasteners for the engine, for instance, or the bumper, interior, etc so all new fasteners are readily available in one package - but the size and strength problem is tough to get past.
Oh well --
OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -------------------------------------------------- From: "Charles Perry" <charles [at] carolina-sound.com> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:17 PM To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net> Cc: "Ferrarilist" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goesto Clyde
Could've been worse - Ricambi America, which is usually pretty reasonable, shows your part (146650) as $644.32 each. Ouch. And we've all been hit by the Horse tax at least once. My 98 355 spider came without the little toolkit that lets you mechanically raise the roof in the event of a total hydraulic failure. I ordered all the individual pieces of the kit, sight unseen, from Ricambi (no pictures shown of these parts). The critical bolt that I bought for $92 turned out to be a simple 5" long hex-headed metric threaded bolt. Could've gotten that at any hardware store here for under $1 if I'd known that's what it was. Horse tax. -- charles _______________________________________________ Charles G Perry IV Vice-President, Engineering Carolina Sound Communications - MuzaK 7630 Southrail Road, BLDG B N. Charleston, SC 29420 (843) 571-4488 www.carolina-sound.com _______________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Larry B [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 4:48 PM To: Charles Perry Cc: Ferrarilist Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde Excuse me while I throw myself out my window. Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:04:53 -0600 From: themightytoe [at] gmail.com To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde Actually I found it for $32 here: http://www.familycar.com/ And for $28 for a 512 TR... $42 if you get the Bosch part. http://www.familycar.com/store/?Ntt=ferrari+512%20tr+oxygen+sensor&oes=t rue Pays to shop around some times... Mike Larry B wrote: That's even more depressing than the $80 Mike said one cost for his car. Not only was the price $338.87 (not including tax), but they told me that the price had just gone up to over $500 in December -- but they were giving me the pre-increase price. Wow, must have been my lucky day. Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:18:25 -0500 Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde From: pokiebaron [at] gmail.com To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com Think I paid about $35 for a Bosch O2 for my old 911. Bet they rounded off the "work" to the nearest hour too. hee hee Ed 911SC 2009/12/3 Larry B <larrybard [at] hotmail.com> Well, Clyde's hypothesis was correct -- it was the O2 sensor. Of course, having had the dealer troubleshoot the problem (downloading the codes, etc.) and fix it, the work was far from cheap. The price of the Os sensor was a particular surprise -- not that I have a sense of what they cost for "ordinary" cars. But I believe it's a Bosch part, and quite possibly used by other cars. Makes me wonder if I could have purchased one that worked, though intended for another car -- and whether a dealer would agree to install a part they didn't provide (with their customary parts margins). Larry ------Original Message------ From: Larry B To: Clyde Romero Cc: The FerrariList Subject: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:22 PM Once again the warning light has appeared. If there isn't any noticeable adverse effect on performance (no missing, unusual sounds, atypical gauge readings), am I correct that (1) it's probably a loose wire and (2) no harm will probably result from driving it (at least 10 miles to my dealer, or another competent mechanic)? Thanks, Larry _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/pokiebaron%40gmail. com Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlines http://www.F1Headlines.com/ _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/themightytoe%40gmai l.com Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlines http://www.F1Headlines.com/ _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/charles%40carolina- sound.com Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlines http://www.F1Headlines.com/ _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/l02turner%40comcast.net Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlineshttp://www.F1Headlines.com/
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde, (continued)
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde Larry B, December 3 2009
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde Jim Conforti, December 3 2009
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde TheMightyToe, December 3 2009
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde Charles Perry, December 3 2009
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goesto Clyde LarryT, December 4 2009
- Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goesto Clyde Matt Boyd, December 4 2009
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