Originally Posted by chris walrod

With each model, the Ferrari gets less maintenance intensive. If you must buy an F-car, buy the newest model you can afford. Sometimes its not so much the labor (DIY), its the parts pricing structure thats insane. Make's Porsche a complete bargain to rebuild!!

Originally Posted by Robin 993DX

Well...

Here is the answer. You have to remove both rear wheel well liners, but before you can do that you have to remove the engine bay panels, as there are two bolts that's mounted from the inside of the engine bay that holds the liners in. (idiots!) Also you will have to remove the emission canister along with the O2 sensor connectors first, as they are mounted on top of the liner.

Then you have to remove the engine bay access panel from the inside of the car, before you can do that you will have to remove all the interior panels, and then about 50 bolts to remove the cover. On the spider it is even more difficult, you will have to remove the storage bin which requires 1 torx bit and a 10mm wrench.

After you replaced the spark plugs you will need to find a shop or the dealer with a SD2 to reset the computer to detect new spark plugs. Make no sense, but this is what the SM requires.

To bleed the clutch slave it fairly easy, but wouldn't work with a pressure bleeder, so it is a two people job. Someone needs to push the pedal while you bleed. With the F1 forget it you will need a SD2 system. But bleeding the system will most likely crack the bleeder union, which will require a replacement unit as the stock unit is very prong to cracking, so upgrading to a Hill Engineering unit is a must. While you bleed the clutch slave (thrust bearing) is part of the system (no clutch slave cylinder like the ones on the Porsche's), you will most likely find out that your thrust bearing seals are leaking, which will require a complete transmission removal. Once you have remove the transmission you find the thrust bearing is making noise, then it would probably be wise to upgrade to another Hills Engineering thrust bearing as the factory unit is crap.

While you are at it, you should remove the clutch and flywheel replace the RMS, since the factory one are also prong to leaking. While you are at it, the pilot bearing too....

The list goes on and on, never ends.

Oh yeah while you are at it, replace the engine oil temp sensor as the factory unit is made by Fiat and are prong to break and give false temp reading.

Originally Posted by cavlino

Here are a few pictures.

Originally Posted by Falcondrivr

But what about the John Deere on the lift? Reliable? Running cost? How does it track?

Originally Posted by cavlino

That's my Wife's, she tells me nothing about all those things, she really likes it though and the lawn is cut in minutes. I guess that means it tracks very fast!

Originally Posted by Toycar 1

The traction is awesome, it runs circles around the 993 and the Ferrari. Could use some more top speed though, can't decide if I should add a supercharger or if I should turbo it...

"The wife"

Originally Posted by niche

I love reading your posts on the Ferrari... I could barely deal with the Ruf's exhaust leak, much less all the stuff you've gone through.