Ferrari 355 Timing Cam Belt Service Step By Step Guide PT2 - DIY Major For Less than 1hr Labour Cost
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- Опубликовано: 30 окт 2020
- Ferrari 355 Step By Step Cam Timing Belts Part 2. DIY belts service made easy to follow, using simple tools and a home garage.
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This video has to be the biggest value on RUclips - Save nearly $10K by watching. A real public service!
Total game changer! $9,800 saved! I love RUclips DIY. I think i’m ready for a 355 or 348
welcome
I'm a helicopter mechanic and your explanation and skill set, teaching is second to none..
That was awesome. I know it was a bunch of steps, but looked do-able. Great job! Brings a 355 that much closer for lots of folks :)
Thanks Ladies, hopefully it opens up the possibility of owning a 355 to a few who were put off by the maintenance myths
355 is the car I had on my wall as a teenager and I can finally afford one, but have been terrified of the engine out services. I'm pretty handy DIYer so this gives me hope!
Damn, a red f355 with a manual is definitely up there in my dream garage
Every time I watch your videos I start looking at used Ferrari’s and realise in Australia even a ropey one is > 100k here then I’m depressed so look for 996 Porsche’s and so on until I realise I’m about as DIY as Nigella is into building kitchens lol great work Scott 👍😁
Malcolm Ill get you there eventually, and somehow well get you a cheap Ferrari in Aus that you can restore and fix yourself
I now have a whole new appreciation for the ease of replacing the timing belt on my puny little 4-cylinder Mazda Miata. What I thought was a challenge in my case, clearly was not. Well done, Sir. Excellent camera work, excellent teaching ability, and just darn fine wrenching. You’ve dispelled the myth of F355 maintenance. Hats off to you.
😱😱😱😱 never use a torque wrench to remove bolts or nuts. Always use a breaker bar. Great tool that you made for the flywheel.
What an excellent tutorial video. I am too old and disabled to crawl under cars now, but having done a bit of racing moons ago and having a reasonable knowledge of cars (but no interest in Ferrari), if I had the money 30 years ago I would certainly have had the courage to buy and service one.
Thanks for letting us not in the know that things are not that expensive and difficult in the world of Ferrari ownership.
Cheers, Bob
Slowly debunking all the Ferrari service myths, great job!! 👍
Yes! Thank you!
I don't have any Italian exotica but learn a lot from your videos.
In all seriousness, you the man!! What a daunting task. Thank you for keeping such a beautiful machine still on the road.
Can't believe you're selling it. Alas, you've got so many Ferrari's... lol ;-)
Thanks for the DIY.
thanks Chris
I love it👍 I’ll say it again, engine out is more work no doubt about it and not the only way to change those belts. All your missing is un bello espresso break in between and playing the Italian national anthem at the end😂 Great work as always😃
I don’t own a 355 or any Ferrari, but I like to see people tackle these jobs at home and share the experience, Ferrari or classics like my bmw 02, so big up.
Been waiting for part 2 of this. I have not worked on a Ferrari but feel that I could do this job thanks to your video. Great work and excellent step by step instructions!
Great Step by Step instructions! Nice to see each and every bolt! Thanks Scott
Love the series of vids Professor Ratarossa!!
Greatly appreciate the effort taken to document this work. Thank you Scott.
Great job in!!
Terrific filming , commentary and mechanical knowledge.
I am looking forward to watching the other videos.
Great videos this detail is what people want to see brilliant content!
Very impressive. Your detailed knowledge of the specs for this engine are a great resource for others. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Scott, Obviously I follow you and like all the videos. You are a great teacher and inspire all of us to greatness!!!
Greetings Scott.
Much Thanks for Sharing Your Service Series On The 355. Definitely Will look at doing some DIY.
Cheers Carlyle
Brilliant video. Makes the intimidating look routine. Many thanks!
I love how you use my childhood dream car as a workbench, haha
LOl sorry, I don't have space for a workbench and the Testarossa is nice and flat
Maestro, all I can say is you're the Maestro. I don't have a Ferrari, currently own a Jag XKR, have built 2 Caterham clones, own a factory one and know what I'm doing most of the time when it comes to home mechanics but you my friend are on another level. And the fact you share your knowledge and experience without favour says a lot about your character.
Thank you Mike for the kind words
These breakdowns of major service are the meat and taters of your channel. To me, the 355 is one of the most beautiful Ferrari's ever made. I am an engine builder, designer, modifier above all else.
To stop any engine from turning safely, stuff clothes line into the cylinder. Nearing tdc it will act as a soft piston stop. The nice the is that it's super quick, cheap, and universal. It even works on German cars lol.
Hats off to you doing these jobs and it being of service and help to others. Always so much more satisfying to do things like this yourself but being able to give instruction and show the process is invaluable. The dealers and specialists will hate it ;)
I can't believe this doesn't have more views! There is nowhere else you can get this kind of priceless information! Great job, Scott! Thanks!
Thumbs down people ? Gotta laugh. Thanks for the continued great free content. You make us mere mortals realize Ferrari ownership may not be just a dream if we work on our own cars !
LOL thanks David, I think the thumbs down are people that make a lot of money from servicing these cars and don't like me sharing these videos !!. If you look at ALL the forums everyone said this couldn't be done and you have to take the engine out blah blah blah. I just wanted to show that it can be done relatively easily, saves a lot of time and money and having to bleed systems like the brakes, re gas the A/C and that in the process you are not causing any damage or stressing the engine hence focusing a lot in video 1 that a few pumps of the jack and the engine clears the crossbar to access the 36mm bolt and causing no issues anywhere. Hope its helped a few people out.
Rata! I throughly enjoyed watching this 2 part video and will be looking for more of your post. You went into great detail and effort to make it understandable for all of us! I like the tool you made for holding the flywheel and will use that for a few other projects I have lined up. Again, thank you for an entertaining and instuctive video well laid out!!! Oh, by the way, I don't have a Ferrari, but maybe through osmosis of watching and learing it will happen someday. The key takeaway for me is the steps you used in doing the belt change can be applied to other cars as well, and I'm in the process of doing one for a 3000GT. -take care!
Your videos are the best in technical advice of Ferraris I ve ever seen...I wish, I had the power to do this work on my good old F355 GTS ..
Unbelievable hard jobe made easy... At least it is easy and pleasant looking at you: I really really now nees a 355!!! :-)
Congrats, not only on the work you have done but especially on your passion , knowledge and your way of explaining!
Great presentation and instructions, thanks!
Inspiring and amazing. I thought working on an E36 BMW was tight. New appreciation for what can be accomplished in a home garage. Thank you!!!
Excellent video that makes the awesome f355 that bit more accessible.
Brilliant work............
Fuel tank was also removed on my Mondial T to do the timing belts. Thanks for explaining the belts, tensioner, and bearings. It all makes sense now for this Ferrari newbie.
Whether it benefits me or not, better believe I'm watching, and I'm liking! Thanks for the efforts Scott.
Very welcome
Well done, very well made video. Keep it up.
Jeepers! I stuggle with my old Celica, but watching this guy I feel confident that I could now tackle a Ferrari. The guy is Brilliant... so clear and easy to understand. What a top guy!
Thanks Mark
Nicely done Scott 👍
I can definitely relate to the "Actually, its undoing that...or its stripping the threads" moment.
Great job. Great help for myself having f355 gts from 96. Will follow your steps soon. Thank you very very much.
Glad it helped
Same here, but a ‘96 spider.
I fall in love all the ferrari's but 355's a kind a special for me. I actually drove firiends one in my nineteens very first and last. One day ı want to own its my dream!! Keep on to good work man this is insane effort but definetly worth it.👍
I guess this method can be done, but not for me, the eninge comes out, Ferrari actually made it a lot easier than what you might think. But I admire your ambition to show that it can be done if you don't have the gear or space to drop the engine.
Are we sure this was actually easier than dropping the motor, lol? I admire your ambition and ingenuity.
All factors taking into consideration yes I still believe it was.Next belt service time ill film engine out so everyone can compare
@@Ratarossa Either way it is a daunting undertaking! Your "no fear" attitude is inspiring.
Not having to discharge and recharge the AC system is a nice plus of doing this way. The only downside is that it would be harder to do other “while the engine is out” items like water hoses or whatever you can’t normally get to when the engine is installed.
100% easier!
@@y2ksierra That’s one thing I’m curious of, can you replace the Radiator hoses while the engine still in the car?
If there is any Ferrari I would want for myself, it is a 355! Another great vid Scott! Thanks for making and sharing!
most welcome
Great video and I applaude your bravery to tackle Ferrari service and repairs in a small garage with no lift.
Putting the engine in gear will lock the engine but the wheels need to be on the ground. Without having the wheels on the ground putting a bar between 2 lug bolts and wedging it on the ground will work. I don’t have a Ferrari but I do have a small garage and no lift. I have done this with flywheel and front damper bolts when I couldn’t lock the wheels. Not factory but it works.
Keep up the good work!
I like the Ferrari method of mole grips to hold the cam wheels, even on the old LR 300tdi oil burner everything is pinned in place 😊 great videos
Very good, thanks for sharing that!
You just made me wanna buy a 355. Like I was scare doing it, but since you can show DIY vids, I'll finally can get my dream car.
That’s what I love to hear and why I film these
An amazing effort, I don’t even have a Ferrari! However, you’ve inspired me to attempt to change the clutch of my Fiat 500 1.2 lounge.💪🏼
very simple and skilfull demonstration of an engine-in belt service on an F355. Quite possibly your best video ever!. Ferrari mechanics must be coming undone at their seams right about now LOL
These vids are definitely inspiring. Been waiting for part 2.
If a 355 fell into my lap, I think I could confidently do this swap with these tutorials, though if I screwed up the positioning of the cams, I would be terrified to set it back - love the vice clamps on the belt and gears! I might try to build a tool to lock them together, but don't see a good way of doing so.
Tl/dr; Nice work, mate!
Thanks Mike. I believe there are some aftermarket tools that have been developed. I wanted to keep this video as simple as possible for everyone with the most basic, cheap and readily available equipment so as to prove it can be done by anyone with a basic skillset. Anything tool wise or a lift etc will help and speed up the job even more.
Nice collection of cars.
The chances of me ever owning a 355 or any other Maranello product is just about zero, however as a keen student of auto engineering I found your videos fabulous. I am getting a bit old to go through the contortions that you managed to get to some of the bits. Fortunately I have a pit in my workshop so that makes life a little easier. Best wishes.
Great work and ingenuity. one comment on the flywheel lock tool. I would suggest putting a small tube in each end between the holes in the tube. that will allow you to bolt it down without the tube collapsing. The same could be done where the lock itself mounts in the tube.
I struggled with my ikea chest so I’ll be leave this one to the professionals. Kudos.
I would not now at my age attempt anything like this, maybe when I was younger. Have never owned, nor plan to own a Ferrari - so the only reason I watched is for my motoring themed entertainment, which was well provided by you as usual - thanks. Although in the unlikely event I am ever present during a discussion on Ferrari cam belts I will be able to sound knowledgeable !
Thanks for the comment Jon and appreciate you watching
Man, we asked. You did it. Thanks a LOT for all this info.
cheers !!
Your talent inspire even if I can't own a Ferrari 👌❤️
Nice job and good instructions. I think it is doable but you do need quite a bit of time. And as with all things the first time is the most difficult and daunting and it will become easier each time you do it.
Yes a very good point . My absolute advice with doing any job like this is give yourself plenty of time, don't rush and triple check all the tricky bit. This took me a week to film for you guys but that time also allowed me to go though things a few times
Scott, I love these "how to" type videos. You are a natural educator. You make this seem very straightforward and it does dispel some of the 'alchemy' around these belt services. I have a 1990 Mondial T. Do you reckon this method could work on a MondialT/348?
Hi Robert thanks for the kind words. Yes the 348/T engine is very similar but uses 1 belt, I have not don't the job on the 348 but I can't see why it would be any more difficult to do that this.
AMAZING VIDEO YOU ARE THE MAN ! Have you worked in a Ferrari workshop in the past ?
You must have needed a chiropractor after that job ! Assuming you had a good running car to start with, I wouldn't bother to remove the cam covers, but you did a fine job here. My favorite comment was the guy who said "thank you for the excellent tutorial. I'm still not going to try it". Smart man...
Nice video looking forward to doing mine next year.
Good luck!
These cam belt vids make me want to run out and find someone in the neighborhood that owns an F355 lol - seriously, thanks for the vids
This has given me confidence to work on my Mercedes. If you can do it to a Ferrari on the flat of your back then surely I can with mine. Thanks!
Great little tool you made there. I would add bushings made from pipe to the mounting holes that would sit in the box section so that when you torque it to the gearbox, you don't crush the box section.
yes totally agree, when i built it during the video it was honestly a complete test piece that I had no idea would work or not. As a final version I would use a more solid block and attach the tooth lock with more than 1 bolt. But as you saw it worked fine as is so I was really happy to be able to create a tool for very little money
I sat and watched this and enjoyed it very much, only thing is I do not own a Ferrari nor am ever likely to own one.
Pretty difficult id say,great job man!! (y)
Great video Ferrari’s are like every other car in the world just nuts and bolts lol
Glad to see that a 5k dollar and more service is being done by a guy in his garage
I have had the pleasure of working on a few and it’s no harder then a corvette or MB meaning you need patients parts are expensive but taking the cheap way out will cost more later time and money spent doing right the first time pays off especially if you’re doing the labor
Bravo building that bracket for that inexpensive flywheel holder!
That Staeger tension tool looks to be the same as used to tension 944 timing belts. Cool.
P.s I would NOT be using a torque wrench to undo a crank bolt! You needed a breaker bar son!
Yep, that made my torque wrench cringe a little bit, but then again I don't loosen it to 0 after use, so it already hates me.
I can send you a breaker bar, Scott!
I was depressed to see the 300N/m battery gun fail at breaking the 36mm... was pulling for it to win! I remain amazed at what my cheapo 1/2" 20V 200lb/ft electric will break loose!
I cringed as well and get an extension! :)
Yep. Here in the States you can get a breaker bar about twice that long for $20-30. And, no, you don't need that much swing to get the bolt loose enough to use a conventional ratchet on it.
in the old days we would wedge breaker bar against floor and flick key to crack crank pully bolt then time it up i would in this instance jack a block of wood into ring gear to hold crank still (but i love your tool ive made similar myself its a line of thought that is so hard to find nowadays) in gear and handbrake to tighten locktight to be sure.
Channeling your inner Italian mechanic with that perfectly coiffed do 👍
Thanks 👍
You Rock👍🏎
I said it once I’ll say it again... ur a legend bro
43:40 Points to cambelt covers. The previous owner of my car somehow fitted those belt covers incorrectly during his DIY major and the belts were being chewed up. Thank god his other dodgy, amateurish work made me do my major service early. It was then the rubber swarf was discovered. Professional experience is often worth the cost.
I actually prefer seeing the repairs over just the driving, id like to see you clean up that testarosa a bit more, but kinda like it as is
Brilliant! ....Now the thought that crosses my mind is: "How many dealers/service centres adopt this amazing cost hack, and still bill their customer for an engine out?" I'm certain there must be a way to put a 'secret key' around the tank to check if it was dropped/removed vs a 40 hr engine out? (A bridging piece of electrical tape tank-body or something like that?) I can only imagine the charge difference being in the thousands of dollars!
Great video I would definitely give that a go 👍. Can't believe your going to sell it though 🙈
Just ordered a FIXD from your link Scott. Just a caveat. It’s another $14 to ship to UK. That’s still only about £27 which is still pretty good. Not sure if on any kind of shipping program or if duties get applied this end. Still cheap enough. I think these were about £70 on eBay a year or so ago. Nice one👍 Really good for your US viewers.
Cheers Mark, thats a shame its not free shipping. Handy little device though I've used it on the mini, nissan, 360 and 355
@@Ratarossa hi Scott, amazing video. I have decided to do cam belt service on my 1996 GTS. I have also ordered FIXD, however found out that EU spec 355 don‘t have OBD2 plug. Is your 355 US spec, or how did you connect FIXD.
Enjoyed your video, very challenging job especially with the limited space you have to work. Do you offer a video on removing the door panels on a 355? If not would you consider producing one?
I wouldn't even do that on my leggy Polo let alone 355 LOL well done mate
Cheers Scott you need to sell the F355,308 and 360 and get your hands on a 430 and 458 so you can get the spanner’s on those and I can learn what to do 🚒👍
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Hi Scot, these are excellent videos and your professionalism is wonderful. The mole grips did make me cringe though (aluminium pulleys? eek) and surely, once the timing belt tensioner nut is torqued up... the feeler gauge distance and pin slide is not going to change??? I thought the spring tensioner (not hydraulic) was redundant if you have the tool to tension the belt (I thought the idea was to allow the tensioner to push on the belt while you rotate the engine one full revolution and then tighten the nut?) Still, if that's what the manual says... it must be done like that. Thanks again... Great Knowledge.
Not as difficult as I thought it could be but, that's a lot of work skill and specialized know how
thank you for the excellent tutorial. I'm still not going to try it. :)
Scott, incredible. Your video definitely gives me the confidence to try this myself. And I really appreciate the way you do things. I have a 97 black Spider. Just had the second engine out done August 2019. Meaning I’ve been through the process twice. Once with an independent, once with a Ferrari dealer. I am definitely going to try your method next time. It’s not important but just interesting to me, your old tensioner where the pin would not go in, does that mean that...the old belt was somewhat out of spec? The tensioner was still doing it’s job, but it needed to extend more than normal?
Thanks Michael. With the tensioner they will extend over time as the belt stretches. I didn't show it but the old belt all felt fine it was not loose or slack in any way so the tensioners were doing their job well (even though they were original and 22 years old !
Please do a timing belt service video on the Testarossa. As far as I know nobody has done one and I need the info. Thank you buddy.
You can measure belt tension using a Park Tool cycle spoke tension measurement tool, it does the same thing
Yes you are right greg and dammit I was supposed to film a clip showing that method and a link ... let me update the description to add a some web link
I'd definitely give it a whirl. The only other thing I'd add is turning the motor over a revolution or two to set the belts with a final frequency check. Until they are de-stressed the frequency can be hard to read. It can change every time you touch the belt.
Thanks Kurt 100% , I thought I showed that but maybe it didn't come across clearly on the video
Can I do this method w/my 348? I didn't see/find a video of you doing the belt on a 348. I also don't see the pin holes in the tensioners like the 355. TIA! Excellent job!
Wow, there's great commitment to the task at hand. After all that work- it has to be done every 3-5 years? Why is that rationaly OK? Although, the tentioners seem to have lasted way past their lifetime. I'll bet many owners drive these for a decade before they have the belts serviced? What have you heard, Scott?
Well John the books say 3 years but often they are pushed to 5 years however beyond that its not worth the risk. Even at a dealer service prior the alternate of something going wrong and the engine rebuild cost its not worth thinking about. Besides Ive just shown how it can be done for as little as £179 LOL
One very very important thing you missed is the spacers between the block and cam covers..
If this is missed you will be doing the job twice.