F40 Tanks!

[AndrewW-G]

Redrari said:

Those posted are ATL tanks not official Ferrari which (of course) cost more + fitting which is a 20 hour job
Mine are being done on Monday. Need replacing every 10 years. I should think if they are not and something happened the insurers could cause problems on any claim! Its been a long winter!!

Edited by Redrari on Saturday 14th March 17:09

The Ferrari ones are made by ATL

[Redrari]

The Ferrari ones are made by ATL
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Have they always been ATL?

[AndrewW-G]

Redrari said:

Have they always been ATL?

Yes ATL have always been the supplier of F40 bag tanks to Ferrari, when the old ones are removed from your car have a look at the stamps on the top

[Premier Fuel Sys]

OEM F40 Fuel Bladder Cells were manufactured to FIA FT3 Specification. The OEM manufacture was Aero Sekur.
FIA FT3 regulations were superseded by the FIA FT3 1999 Specification.
The FIA mandate FT3 Fuel Bladders are valid for 5 years, with a 2 year extension if inspected by the fuel bladder manufacture after 5 year. (maximum life 7 years)
Ferrari mandate F40 Fuel Bladder cells are changed at 10 years.
A number of Fuel Bladder manufactures are FIA Approved to FT3 1999 Specification. PREMIER FUEL SYSTEMS LIMITED is one.

[Hammerwerfer]

Gring said:

Seems like another scam to get more money out of the poor owner.

I don't think there are any poor F40 owners.

[AndrewW-G]

Premier Fuel Sys said:

OEM F40 Fuel Bladder Cells were manufactured to FIA FT3 Specification. The OEM manufacture was Aero Sekur.

Aero Sekur Web Site said:

Aero Sekur was formed in 1993

..........Wasnt the F40 launched in 1987?

[Premier Fuel Sys]

Aero Sekur (ex Irvin Aerospace incorporated 1919)

[Gring]

Hammerwerfer said:

Gring said:

Seems like another scam to get more money out of the poor owner.

I don't think there are any poor F40 owners.

You never know!

If I ever were to get divorced (Hopefully not) I quite like the idea of using my share of our properties to get a studio flat to live in and an F40 to drive! lol

Wouldnt that make me a poor F40 owner?

[andyc.]

Premier Fuel Sys said:

OEM F40 Fuel Bladder Cells were manufactured to FIA FT3 Specification. The OEM manufacture was Aero Sekur.
FIA FT3 regulations were superseded by the FIA FT3 1999 Specification.
The FIA mandate FT3 Fuel Bladders are valid for 5 years, with a 2 year extension if inspected by the fuel bladder manufacture after 5 year. (maximum life 7 years)
Ferrari mandate F40 Fuel Bladder cells are changed at 10 years.
A number of Fuel Bladder manufactures are FIA Approved to FT3 1999 Specification. PREMIER FUEL SYSTEMS LIMITED is one.

Are you the same premier fuel systems that does 220 tanks?

[swb1]

Are there any negatives to the Alloy ones?
Can you confirm who's doing the work?
Always good to get feedback about the best garages.

Thanks

[MitchT]

Gring said:

Seems like another scam to get more money out of the poor owner.

Not really. This isn't an aspirational brand euro box cynically designed so that the user can't renew the headlight bulbs. The F40's purpose and ownership challenges are obvious enough, I would have thought.

[Camlet]

Premier Fuel Sys said:

OEM F40 Fuel Bladder Cells were manufactured to FIA FT3 Specification. The OEM manufacture was Aero Sekur.
FIA FT3 regulations were superseded by the FIA FT3 1999 Specification.
The FIA mandate FT3 Fuel Bladders are valid for 5 years, with a 2 year extension if inspected by the fuel bladder manufacture after 5 year. (maximum life 7 years)
Ferrari mandate F40 Fuel Bladder cells are changed at 10 years.
A number of Fuel Bladder manufactures are FIA Approved to FT3 1999 Specification. PREMIER FUEL SYSTEMS LIMITED is one.

I bought my F40 in 2011 from a well known independent specialist. The specialist had used a Ferrari dealer to install new tanks; they told me they had installed Premier tanks.

I don't know if you're the same Premier but immediately below is a picture of the new tanks which I had to quickly remove because the car stank of fuel. And I mean stank. Below the first picture is the ATL tanks I used instead. The difference in quality is obvious. The stench of fuel stopped.

Perhaps the dealer was economic with the truth. Would be good to see a picture of the tanks you supply today versus the ATL tank.

[alps028]

Here is a picture of the new tanks installed by the Ferrari dealer I bought the car from in 2013. They have a blue foam interior to prevent slosh and splash. No problems to date.

[Scrimper]

I had my tanks replaced with aluminium ones, have had no issues. Had the car 6 years and believe what we removed were the original tanks. Seems looking through service history tanks had been "scoped" and seals replaced but bladders not renewed, I was not willing to take the chance.

[col68]

The only ones I've seen leak are the ones that have been replaced....one car in particlular had the job done three times.