Ferrari 355 Help Needed

[damianb]

Hi 1st time posting on these forums, I have owned my 355 for 3 weeks now and have not stopped smiling ever since although I do have one worry on some occasions a light comes up on the dashboard saying slow down at 1st it stays on all the time but now I have noticed it flashes, the annoying thing is that it only does this on a average of 1 out of 3 times I start the vehicle is this a typical italian unreliable electrical snag or could it be something a little bit more serious.

Any advice would be kindly received!

[jleroux]

o2 sensor or Cat ECU at a guess - common fault apparently especially on cars that have sat around unused for sustained periods. get a specialist to plug into the SD2 diagnostics and they'll tell you straight away which bank has the problem.

Jonny

[F355GTS]

If it's the ECU the sealant is prone to cracking which then allows mositure in causing the fault, seem to recall they were around £130 each

[damianb]

Thankyou, after all it seemed to be a faulty sensor which can be replaced..

Cheers,

Damian.