Ferrari Mailing List: 575

[Clarence Romero Jr. (clyderomerof4]

Sooo

I learned a lot today speaking to the lead tech on my 575.

When driving use the manual shift stay away the the auto mode

When slowing down to a stop light go into neutral DONT DOWN SHIFT ie 5-4-3-2 

It tears up the clutch!

In other words treat it like a slush box

In stop and go traffic stay in first gear and accelerate easy once the clutch is full engaged 

Your good to go from there on out

Change your transmission fluid yearly the same with your transaxle end fluid it’s the blood of the unit 

With regards to the transaxle and F-1 fluid change you will never get all of it out on a flush so if you do it once every 15k miles you will eventually have fresh fluid in the boxes.

There is a small filter in the transaxle, make sure they take that out and clean it as well.

Also since I have a 512 TR I was unaware that this car had proportional steering in other words at slow speeds more assist as speed pick up less

My sensor was not connecting correctly, but I didn’t know this since it felt just like the 512 TR steering which has no power at all.

So if your 575 is hard to turn when the car is slow , now you know what the problem is.

Checking the engine oil level is done with the engine hot at idle !!!! Yes idle

And check it several times since it splashes around a lot.

Didn’t have a leak in the transaxle, it was something else and luckily I had an excellent tech who diagnosed it properly.

I can’t over emphasize that preventive maintenance is a must on this car 

Get the phantom back tomorrow out of IRAN( inspect and repair as necessary) 

Will report on the FCF and the deployment to MEI for a reunion 

Clyde out 

     RF4-4EVR

Scars are Tattoos with better stories !

If you have no enemies, you have no character !

Clyde Romero    

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If you have no enemies, you have no character !

Clyde Romero    

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