360 Major and Minor service intervals?

[eddierudd]

I am in the process of trying to buy a 360 Spider.
- Very hard work trying to find anything decent out there, but that's another story.


Hope this isnt too naive a question, but having trawled through a few service histories in the last few weeks could somebody please explain what the difference is between a major and a minor service on these cars? and when one or the other should be done?

Thanks

[johnnyreggae]

https://aldousvoice.com/ferrari-360-f430-buying-gu...

Read 'service history' etc

Lots of other useful information around that site

[davek_964]

Main difference is major is cam belts.

[G360FS]

My old car, but blue 360 at Autofficina probably one of the best spiders out there. Extremely well documented and looked after.

[topless360]

davek_964 said:

Main difference is major is cam belts.

Not necessarily unless I'm mistaken,

AFAIK you have the following:
Annual - every 12 months to include oil, oil filter, brake fluid, air filter
Cambelts - on top of Annual, every 36 months
Mileage service - carried out at set mileages specified in the service book, from memory 6250, 18750, 31250, 43750... These mileage services only need to be done as the car hits those mileages regardless of age.

This is what I've been told by the main dealer.

[mike01606]

topless360 said:

Not necessarily unless I'm mistaken,

AFAIK you have the following:
Annual - every 12 months to include oil, oil filter, brake fluid, air filter
Cambelts - on top of Annual, every 36 months
Mileage service - carried out at set mileages specified in the service book, from memory 6250, 18750, 31250, 43750... These mileage services only need to be done as the car hits those mileages regardless of age.

This is what I've been told by the main dealer.

From the 360 service book.......
Annual is oil, oil filter, cabin filter, brake fluid, check air filters and replace as necessary.
Annual 2 (each second year) is above plus transaxle oil and PS fluid
Belts 3 years, plugs 30k km.
The rest is a whole host of checks and ad-hoc parts at specified time/mileage intervals.....

Apart from the above I have the gearbox oil changed annually on the advice of my tech. He says the 360 oil comes out black even after low mileage intervals. I do a full coolant change every 2 years and some will say this isn't enough although the schedule doesn't actually call for it. You certainly don't want one of these engines with no inhibitor in it.

There is no F1 fluid change so I've done that along with the PS fluid.

I suppose my point is the factory schedule is the absolute minimum and these are getting old cars so the actual schedule needs to be adapted to suit how they are used and 16 years of learning.
Most go down the annual > annual > belt service routine with the belt service being the major and changing the plugs, air filters etc. I'm not sure that the annuals do enough between the major services to pick-up and prevent issues

Edited by mike01606 on Tuesday 24th May 21:08

[topless360]

mike01606 said:

topless360 said:

Not necessarily unless I'm mistaken,

AFAIK you have the following:
Annual - every 12 months to include oil, oil filter, brake fluid, air filter
Cambelts - on top of Annual, every 36 months
Mileage service - carried out at set mileages specified in the service book, from memory 6250, 18750, 31250, 43750... These mileage services only need to be done as the car hits those mileages regardless of age.

This is what I've been told by the main dealer.

From the 360 service book.......
Annual is oil, oil filter, cabin filter, brake fluid, check air filters and replace as necessary.
Annual 2 (each second year) is above plus transaxle oil and PS fluid
Belts 3 years, plugs 30k km.
The rest is a whole host of checks and ad-hoc parts at specified time/mileage intervals.....

Apart from the above I have the gearbox oil changed annually on the advice of my tech. He says the 360 oil comes out black even after low mileage intervals. I do a full coolant change every 2 years and some will say this isn't enough although the schedule doesn't actually call for it. You certainly don't want one of these engines with no inhibitor in it.

There is no F1 fluid change so I've done that along with the PS fluid.

I suppose my point is the factory schedule is the absolute minimum and these are getting old cars so the actual schedule needs to be adapted to suit how they are used and 16 years of learning.
Most go down the annual > annual > belt service routine with the belt service being the major and changing the plugs, air filters etc. I'm not sure that the annuals do enough between the major services to pick-up and prevent issues

Edited by mike01606 on Tuesday 24th May 21:08

All good points Mike especially the Gearbox/Diff oils, easily forgotten but as you mention it is important. An annual box oil change is far cheaper than a new gearbox.

The other one I like to get done every 1 or 2 years is an Air con service.