F1 F430 clutch
Discussion
Contrary to to the hearsay about the F1 clutch life and mileage on an F430, my car just had a major service at 50k miles and still the clutch endures. The first owner replaced the the clutch at around 25k miles, ahead of a long road trip just for peace of mind, I bought the car shortly afterwards, about eight years ago.
Despite no symptoms, I fully expected to be told it’s on its last legs, but no, the indicator is still showing just 50% worn.
Granted, the last 50% isn’t the same as the first, but since this is one of very few F430s which has only had a couple of long term owners and more importantly, racked up decent mileage, this should give anyone with concerns about a high miles Ferrari some facts to think about.
This is a 2006 F430, serviced with no expense spared every year since new, another contrarian fact, except for the first year I owned it, I’ve used an independent expert to service the thing.
The conclusion, if you’re looking for an F430 to actually drive, save your money and buy a cheaper one like mine!
Despite no symptoms, I fully expected to be told it’s on its last legs, but no, the indicator is still showing just 50% worn.
Granted, the last 50% isn’t the same as the first, but since this is one of very few F430s which has only had a couple of long term owners and more importantly, racked up decent mileage, this should give anyone with concerns about a high miles Ferrari some facts to think about.
This is a 2006 F430, serviced with no expense spared every year since new, another contrarian fact, except for the first year I owned it, I’ve used an independent expert to service the thing.
The conclusion, if you’re looking for an F430 to actually drive, save your money and buy a cheaper one like mine!
When my brother bought his s/h Ferrari F430 from a well known Swindon dealer(18k miles I think?) he hadn't had it long and and even though he drove it with care it needed a new clutch after he'd put another 1500 miles on it. Moral of story make sure you know all the things to watch out for even from a so-called reputable dealer.
On my Maserati 4200 with manual gearbox I got a nasty release bearing noise at 69K, so got a new release bearing and pilot bearing from Eurospares with the expectation that my clutch disc would be well worn even though my clutch wasn't slipping and need replacing too, when the garage took the clutch out the clutch wasn't even half worn. When the 4200 first came out the first clutches on the manual clutches were prone to the tangs snapping off causing nasty damage, apparently batches of these new old stock clutches are still around so I stuck with my original clutch rather than run the risk. On Maserati Life forum some Valeo Maserati manual clutches have lasted up to 120k miles before replacement only the release bearing letting them down at a similar mileage to mine.
On my Maserati 4200 with manual gearbox I got a nasty release bearing noise at 69K, so got a new release bearing and pilot bearing from Eurospares with the expectation that my clutch disc would be well worn even though my clutch wasn't slipping and need replacing too, when the garage took the clutch out the clutch wasn't even half worn. When the 4200 first came out the first clutches on the manual clutches were prone to the tangs snapping off causing nasty damage, apparently batches of these new old stock clutches are still around so I stuck with my original clutch rather than run the risk. On Maserati Life forum some Valeo Maserati manual clutches have lasted up to 120k miles before replacement only the release bearing letting them down at a similar mileage to mine.
My 360 F1 has 25k miles on its second clutch. It’s less than 50% worn and for the first 10k was on the original TCU. It’s how they’re set up and how/where they’re driven. Mine’s been to Italy and through the French motorway system probably covered 1k miles with hardly a gear change. Very different to stop/start traffic.
A well set-up F1 clutch sensibly driven with mixed use should see 40k plus.
A well set-up F1 clutch sensibly driven with mixed use should see 40k plus.
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