97 Ferrari 456 GTA bought in auction

[fastgerman]

Good find and might need that as an extender if the Sony head unit Bluetooth needs more power. I’ve tried with a Bose Bluetooth speaker in the boot and could control it from my phone so should be fine.

[fastgerman]

It works! Doesn’t sound bad at all even with the factory rear speakers, happy to leave as is and would recommend to anyone with a broken pre-M stereo

[fastgerman]

Could be fun - https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1997-ferrari-4...

[markiii]

nice though not as nice a steh TDF over Tan manual they sold a week or so ago

[carinaman]

fastgerman said:

Could be fun - https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1997-ferrari-4...

I won't be getting it, but have enjoyed looking at the images.

[agent006]

fastgerman said:

Could be fun - https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1997-ferrari-4...

Something in the depths of my memory is quivering trying to remember this one being on PH years and years ago as some sort of garage / barn find or reposession sort of bravery.

Nonetheless, this is my perfect car. Having run an immaculate low miles Porsche for a couple of years a while back, I just couldn't take the stress of driving and more specifically parking it day to day. Every little dink or scratch was painful, and it really spoilt the experience. Something that's a bit bashed about but still fundamentally in decent nick underneath is just the ticket.

edit: though, having said that, the advisories on the last MOT will keep the new owner busy for a while.

Edited by agent006 on Thursday 26th August 21:13

[Spinakerr]

So many people sent me that green manual - my dream spec and I believe significantly more expensive for what it sold for last time round!

I'm sure a lot of us were watching and dreaming.

[paulg390]

I wonder if you were thinking of this one…

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/y...

It was the one I bought and ran for about 6 (nearly trouble free) years. It’s definitely not the same as the CC one but very, very similar looking. Incidentally I see the CC one didn’t sell.

agent006 said:

fastgerman said:

Could be fun - https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1997-ferrari-4...

Something in the depths of my memory is quivering trying to remember this one being on PH years and years ago as some sort of garage / barn find or reposession sort of bravery.

Nonetheless, this is my perfect car. Having run an immaculate low miles Porsche for a couple of years a while back, I just couldn't take the stress of driving and more specifically parking it day to day. Every little dink or scratch was painful, and it really spoilt the experience. Something that's a bit bashed about but still fundamentally in decent nick underneath is just the ticket.

edit: though, having said that, the advisories on the last MOT will keep the new owner busy for a while.

Edited by agent006 on Thursday 26th August 21:13

[agent006]

paulg390 said:

I wonder if you were thinking of this one…

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/y...

It was the one I bought and ran for about 6 (nearly trouble free) years. It’s definitely not the same as the CC one but very, very similar looking. Incidentally I see the CC one didn’t sell.

That is exactly the one I was thinking of, yes. Good to see it worked out in the end.

[fastgerman]

Just ticked over 40k and will be back to Rardleys next month for a service and mot. Nothing much needed, new wing mirror glass and hopefully that’s about it (fingers crossed).



Found some more Paul McKenna stuff (2nd owner after Paul Weiland):

Engraved ‘magic wand’ surround





Times article

[fastgerman]

[fastgerman]

2nd MOT passed in my ownership with no advisories



And then.....

revs start hunting and left bank of engine shuts down :-(

Martin at Rardleys is fault finding and hoping it's just a sensor somewhere fingers crossed

More pictures on Instagram under Fast_German

Worth following Verde_Ferrari456 for a similar experience - early doors after purchasing through Collecting Cars (the nice green manual I posted above)

[Jex]

And then.....

revs start hunting and left bank of engine shuts down :-(

Martin at Rardleys is fault finding and hoping it's just a sensor somewhere fingers crossed

More pictures on Instagram under Fast_German

Worth following Verde_Ferrari456 for a similar experience - early doors after purchasing through Collecting Cars (the nice green manual I posted above)

[/quote]

Mine had a temperature sensor go on one side. The main symptom was black smoke on acceleration, plus alarming fuel consumption. The latter nearly caught me out because the fuel gauge wasn't working at the time. It is now - it fixed itself!

[f1ten]

I do love the 456. I'm close to Rardly so need to see if we can get a coffee as an excuse to bring my f430 out!

[fastgerman]

Oxygen sensor also

Year 2 service and mot cost £2.5k. Just various ‘bits’ this year incl. wing mirror glass, window adjustment, various sensors/switches, custom hifi mount for new Sony Bluetooth head unit, window wipers fixed/adjusted, header tank mount.

Hope to keep using the 456 twice a week as long as there is no salt on the roads.

[fastgerman]

So, in the grand scheme of things, a fairly minor issue but wanting to attempt to fix this myself, this is the issue:

I cannot lock the car fully using the keyfob. There is a motor spinning noise if I lock the car using the key in the door and it will lock. If I lock the car with the keyfob, the passenger side locks but the drivers side does not. If I open the door the alarm goes off - so it thinks it’s locked.

I can lock the car manually using the key in the door or from inside by pushing the locking leaver down (central locking works in both scenarios).

Any advice?

Ps Gratuitous pic at Rardley having had several sensors replaced:

[fastgerman]

Just to add, I can lock the car with the key but I cannot unlock the car with the key… motor whirring noise when attempting to.

Anyway, nice drive today:



List of bits changed to cure the spluttering V12 - camshaft phase sensor, air mass meter, 4 x fuel injection/fuel pump relays, left hand oxygen sensor.

Just the bl00dy locks now…

[leglessAlex]

Magnificent. Were all those senors done under the £2.5k bill?

Those running costs, while not ideal, don't seem too outrageous. I sunk double that into an E63 AMG trying to track down a misfire and it still wasn't fixed.

[fastgerman]

leglessAlex said:

Magnificent. Were all those senors done under the £2.5k bill?

Those running costs, while not ideal, don't seem too outrageous. I sunk double that into an E63 AMG trying to track down a misfire and it still wasn't fixed.

There was another £1k bill this week haha

[hemidom]

fastgerman said:

So, in the grand scheme of things, a fairly minor issue but wanting to attempt to fix this myself, this is the issue:

I cannot lock the car fully using the keyfob. There is a motor spinning noise if I lock the car using the key in the door and it will lock. If I lock the car with the keyfob, the passenger side locks but the drivers side does not. If I open the door the alarm goes off - so it thinks it’s locked.

I can lock the car manually using the key in the door or from inside by pushing the locking leaver down (central locking works in both scenarios).

Any advice?

I had this on my Monaro, the door lock motor itself was on the way out. The car would let you know there was a locking issue by 5 short rapid beeps of the horn. I could lock it manually with the key or pushing the button down as you have described but it wouldn't have enough juice to do it electronically. A common issue on those cars as I found out, something to do with the solenoid in the mechanism. Bought a new unit and swapped it out, lots of swearing on the first one trying to get my oversized hands into the door. Second time around was much easier knowing what to do!

Completely different car of course but seems a very similar scenario.