Ouch!!! ...Im sure that was not a fun day for whoever owned that car lol I dont think a single part of that thing could be salvaged lol
Nico
01-31-2008 07:02 PM
whats up with all the F430s catching on fire? there was just one in the philippines not too long ago...
maybe its the humid weather in both countries?
daedalus
01-31-2008 08:29 PM
oil line runs over the exhaust. one leak = insta fire.
ActionJaxon
01-31-2008 08:44 PM
Originally Posted by daedalus
(Post 1651986)
oil line runs over the exhaust. one leak = insta fire.
Wow so thats what Ferrari gives you when you spend 200k+ on a car?
daedalus
01-31-2008 08:47 PM
Happened to Axxlrod on here a couple years ago on a drive...
Anyway, I thought you might all be interested in more info on the burned up F430 at the start of this thread, as I was there when it happened.
I participated in a World Class Driving event (wcdriving.com) last August in Santa Barbara, CA, along with my brother. For those unfamiliar, WCD is an event where you can drive 5 or 6 exotic cars over a 200 mile or so route. We were part of the afternoon session. I drove the 430 for about 30 minutes through a canyon, and then switched with my brother. He jumped into the 430, and I into the 997 TT. We pulled out onto the road with the 430 directly in front of me, and after only about 3 minutes of driving on a somewhat crowded road with speeds of only about 45 mph, I saw fire coming from the area by the right exhaust tips. I started to freak out as the fire was growing, and my brother just kept driving as he hadn't seen it yet. He finally saw it once the flames were rising out of the engine compartment. He quickly pulled over, but had trouble getting out of the car, as he didn't know where the door handle was since it was his first time in this car. He did get out unharmed, and the car was completely engulfed in flame within 2 minutes. The fire department arived about five minutes later and extinguished the fire. The fireman had to ask us what type of car it was, as it was burned beyond recognition. He didn't believe us at first when we told him it as a Ferrari. Any way it was quite a spectacle, and it gathered quite a crowd, especially since the police did not close the road and people were allowed to drive right by the flaming car. Fireman said they knew it was started by an blown oil line, as there was oil on the road for about a mile before the car. My brother was unharmed, but was pretty shaken.
After it was all over, the rest of the group continued on and finished the session. My brother and I had to ride back to the hotel in a minivan. The employees for WCD were pretty apologetic, and refunded our money. I will say that before our session started, there was no safety briefing of any type, and no instruction given to any of us on how any of the 6 cars worked or were shifted or anything like that. We were just given keys and we followed one another out onto the public roads.
Last I heard, the insurance company was going after Ferrari of NA, saying it was a design flaw, and Ferrari was saying it was lack of maintenance. The insurance adjuster said he had been researching other F430s that have caugh on fire, and said there were several that suffered the same fate, and said it was a bad design as the oil line runs right over the exhaust manifold in this car, and can melt after prolonged aggressive driving.
has ferrari made an attempt to fix this issue on all the 430s? I know you can buy an extinguisher, but that is not a fix, a fix is to keep the car from even catching on fire.
LARennsport
01-31-2008 11:04 PM
Most expensive George Forman Grill I've ever seen..and you can only use it once!
globalm3
02-01-2008 10:40 AM
lol I was more impressed by looking at those amazing buildings in Dubai lol
speedappeal
02-01-2008 03:25 PM
Originally Posted by SlowMB
(Post 1652225)
has ferrari made an attempt to fix this issue on all the 430s? I know you can buy an extinguisher, but that is not a fix, a fix is to keep the car from even catching on fire.
+1 i'm also curious about this too, anybody know? i believe the problem is something with the oil line and how close it is to the exhaust?
4Thirty
02-03-2008 06:15 AM
Originally Posted by SlowMB
(Post 1652225)
has ferrari made an attempt to fix this issue on all the 430s? I know you can buy an extinguisher, but that is not a fix, a fix is to keep the car from even catching on fire.
I need a fix if it is available too... Trust me, I don't think the puny fire extinguisher (Keep it in the front luggage compartment on mine) would put a fire like that out. Scary to think that there is a slight chance of it happening on anyones F430 (Especially when taking it to the track) :eek:
Paris_CarreraS
02-03-2008 07:47 AM
that's HOT!!!!!! :D
superchicken
02-03-2008 06:46 PM
Carrying fire extinguisher never a bad idea. Can either put out your own car or your friend's car. Had to extinguish my ex-308 at track event one day and my hand-held halon unit did much better than track marshal powder thingy.
