I think your P1630 code means that the ECUs for each bank of the engine don't know which is which - normally in a 2 ECU configuration like this there will be an identification pin that is shorted to ground on one ECU and left unconnected on the other one, so by checking the state of that pin when the ECU powers up it knows whether it is on the left or right bank. That would also explain why when you did a code scan the left hand and right hand ECUs came up as "not equipped" but "engine management system - recovery" does come up as it has found and ECU but doesn't know which one it is. Definitely worth checking the workshop manual wiring diagrams to find the ECU ID pin!
I had that problem in a 360 coupé, there's one for each engine bank and one passes the info to the other. And they are in the engine bay, at least in the coupe. Not the ones inside he was talking about
Hey Sam, ALWAYS have the engine running when you move the hood up and down. The power the motors require to move the roof up and down drains the batteries so fast. I own an Audi rs4 convertible and if the engine isn’t running when the hood is moved up or down, the car requires a jump start. I’m guessing that’s why yours didn’t start after the hood was put down.
ColdMoonlight not at all, if the hood flew open at speed there Would be so much more damage. The hood would be much worse and the widow would be smashed not a small crack.
Eric Anderson it just depends on what you consider “at speed”. I had a psycho ex girl’s friend that took the cotter pins out of a fiberglass hood on a hot rod truck and it flew open at 60 miles an hour. This could have been 30 and he locked it up and hopped a curb.
One option for the floor damage it to screw into it from underneath and use a slide hammer to pull it down back into shape. A lot easier than working from above in a small space with a tiny hammer
He probably holed the sump and spun a few big end bearings in the process :D Second hand sump and palm it off to some sucker Couldn't stretch the budget to put the oil back in there though. I bet the fuel tank was empty too lol
Not sure why I find your videos so intriguing because I am not a car guy. I think it’s your editing and your narration plus your knowledge of cars is pretty amazing!
@@aaronrockefeller5077 nope but all Italian cars use Italian electric, connectors, shirty thin nickel wiresnot to mention sensors. What was the first thing audience changed in the Lambo when they bought it except the transmission?
Yup, I commented the same. You'd think on a beautiful car like this they would have had it professionally cleaned. Then again, the guy making this video looked to be using a sponge, so maybe he helped add them. If I had a car like this and the money to go with it i'd detail the crap out of it and the paint would double as a mirror.
I bet the hood flew up when they were driving and went off-road jumping a curb.. and that foil in the oil! Get that change done at Goodyear did they? 🤣🤣🤣
Your advice at the very end of this video is great. It applies to all kinds of projects - Take a step back and a breather; that in of itself often allows new possible solutions to reveal themselves.
Im guessing the previous owner was driving and the front hood came up, causing him to drive into the ditch, with the top down, (based on how dirty the interior is), hitting a rock or a curb while off roading
I'm surprised that everybody who experiences that forget that all hoods are designed to have a gap under it, to look through, in case it flies up at speed. So you could safely pull over on the shoulder
man the balls on this guy , not only risk and buying a salvage ferrari but dig bones deep into it to try and diagnose the problem . good luck sam , excited to see how this project turns out to be mate
You make a solid point at the end. Taking a break can be so valuable when you're buried in the weeds...hard to see the forest for the trees when your head is down in the trench. Another great video, Sam!
Sam, fix the floor from underneath. fabricate a plate or bar to sit above the damage with a rod welded to it protruding under the car and pull on it...a bit like dent removal. Just a thought. Love your work!
@@AR-gp4eu Might be a liquid short since it wasn't doing it before he washed it, so a frayed wire somewhere in the loom or storage area of the drop top.
This is exactly what I was thinking. It was literally the one thing he changed that got the car to stop working. I'm surprised he didn't try to put the top back up.
I would definitely put it up to rule that out first thing. Always assume recent changes are the cause. And also see if reverse works -- it might have had this issue when backing out but he didn't go forward to find out.
My bet too. And, he was operating the roof with the engine off, the high load might have caused undervoltage in the electrical system, leading to an intermittent ECU problem.
little hint might be the dust under the top, they couldnt run it when it was down either, you could run it with the top on, but when you put it down, it didnt run again... try that, might work ;)
You should find the prior owner... and have a quiet conversation. I'm going to add on a little caveat to my comment. I find it amusing that's some of the replies take my statement as something serious. I, like Mister Samcracs enormous sense of humor was not serious in my statement I find it immensely funny that people took it thus...
@@tony_25or6to4 true, but still, it hurts my soul looking at that car current condition. The ugly rims, the tints on the headlights, the swirls on the paint.
I LOVE your video's! Very well done and interesting. One suggestion - you tend to do many video's on a single car (like your Range Rover). Can you consider adding all the episode links in the comments? It's tough to see what order the video's should go in and how many video's are related to a singe vehicle. Either way, keep up the great work!
Top remommendation on emanuals ! Those guys have everything and are more than happy to help with any issues. Just downloaded so much VAG data with maintenance and service insgtructions, circuit diagrams literally everything I need.
Yeah but the fact that on the obd shows rpm but not on the tac it means something is not working right, also when you go into gear it won’t let you get to drive, his case it does but the car doesn’t move. The engine not starting right away also points at an electrical problem. Who knows, maybe someone tried to jump start and connected the terminals opposite and shorted the entire electrical system.
I love the tittle of the video,kinda like saying "this cut i never took care of is now infected!" or "i got to the airport late and missed my plane!" lol
Maybe the hood went up while driving ( check latch ? ) damaging the hood and screen and thats what led to damage underneath the car when they went off the road not being able to see ?
There is a immobiliser light on the left of the steering wheel, you have to pop in the key and wait for the light to turn off and then turn back on, so that the car starts properly
The immobilizer can be turned of with the remote on his keychain. He's pressing the remote before he turns the ignition. It's still weird though. I also suspect the immobilizer to not function properly (I had the same issue with my car with an after market immobilizer). After I removed that thing (a lot of rewiring though) the car runned perfect.
@@ThorsteinKlingenberg if it was latched at all. If it was taken off trickle charge and someone got sidetracked and didn't latch it at all and took off that latch won't do anything. No to mention why would someone just throw the frunk back that hard for no reason?
@@mrstudiodaddy My bet would be that when the car skipped the curb the hit unlatched the frunk so it flew open. Just the weight of the frunk should be enough to engage the security latch. Which again is enough to keep it down at speed. Even Porsches with lightweight hoods latch by their own weight.
Just because it's a ferrari it doesn't mean you have to touch everything wearing a thick sponge glove or avoid doing maintenance yourself. To be honest a lot of them are just over-priced pieces of shit...it really is nothing special (talking about doing maintenance on top tier cars)
Probably got some groceries out of the frunk and forgot to close it completely and toke off down the road and it flew up and the couldn't see crap and ran over something more than likely! I would almost bet on it!
@@joeysweet9045 There's usually a storm latch that you have to engage to open the hood, to prevent this, but without the hood gas dampers something's definitely not right with the frunk..
Why does everyone take these videos so seriously? UA-camrs do these things for views that make them money. Even with what he paid and parts etc he’s still going to make a big profit because of UA-cam and sponsorships. He doesn’t even need to sell the cars.
Buro Dackel I totally agree with you. A lot of these UA-cam mechanics make it look way too easy. That’s the point I was trying to make but I guess I should’ve gone more in-depth with my explanation. The car UA-camrs don’t make money off the rebuilds or restoration they make money off views. They all make stupid mistakes that most car enthusiasts would not and yes these cars are mostly money pits that require more money then they’re worth. They also probably don’t pay for a lot of the help they get from outside parties.
@Wilson Chin Chee Vui Because when you drive at highway speeds you get more cold air into the radiator. i think the manual is trying to say if your stuck in traffic moving slowly for a long time it could cause the car to overheat.
Nice learning from the previous cliff hanger experiment lol See? You did the exact same thing, but when you talk to your viewers you make things clear and honest how all things should be.
was thinking the same thing, could have contributed to the undercarriage when it flew up and obscured the drivers vision causing them to drive over something
Tip, you should wash from the roof down.. That way you don't let dirt from the dirty roof wash down onto the clean side panels, or specifically in your case from the windows down
Why not check the coils and plugs? A weak spark can cause ignition fault/bad fuel trim data. The coil is a ground side switch for spark timing. Visual inspection of the plug and resistance readings on the coils are great indicators.
@@jimkirk989 lol hahahahahahaha true but on a serious note you always have to be careful when buying a Ferrari especially one with tinted front lights and blacked out cheap Wheels
Beautiful car!! If I was neighbors I definitely help you. I don’t know much about cars, you’d be a great teacher to show me. BTW: you have an exciting, cool project.
Yep. At some point someone was pulling levers trying to get something open and forgot to check on what else they released. If that damage wasn't listed in the auction info then it happened during transport. If so then the transport guys closed the hood before he arrived to pick it up. The other possibility, considering these cars are SO delicate, is the hood latch is failing. There's a chance he fixes everything, replaces the windshield and then the hood flies open again.
Or the hood got popped open when the undercarriage was damaged. It happened right under the hood hinges, the car could have flexed enough to possibly disengage the locks.
yay for electrical issues. you need to check for shorts and Opens in the wiring harness. also ditch the after market immobilizer. i guarantee that thing is doing to cause problems. most aftermarket anything that involves the CPU is bad news and a wiring nightmare.
I’m pretty sure the person didn’t latch the hood and it blew back causing them to crash into a puddle. There’s like muddy water all inside the engine compartment. I back up this assumption based on the foil from the oil that was found after draining the engine oil in part 1
Mate absolutely love your videos, trial, tribulations. I feel like I’m with you going through all the adventures you had with this car. I once brought a Mercedes which looked like a salvage bargain and ended up a nightmare with ‘nod rock’ had to change the whole engine block lol.
This one is an unpolished gem. The color is controversial but absolutely beautiful and unique. Please make it a prime example of what a 360 spider can be!
My first car and I knew nothing about engines. Upon inspection I noticed the dipstick and knew I was supposed to tweak it in some way. Checked the two marks on the bottom which of course meant empty and very empty. I then filled the Suzuki 500 until the oil level was to the top of the dipstick. It made it about 15 metres down the road before there was a type of compression lock. The neighbour who was a mechanic and after containing his laughter, was able to fix it but it never ran quite the same again
@@Ericrambo99 Well that makes sense also, But if they had a disposable income you would think they would throw money at the mods they did. But either way I really like these kinds of builds as its great watching them bring a throwaway back into the light.
This car is 2004 maybe a person with a “disposable income “ bought this car new back then . The car has probably had 10 owners since , The car is 15 years old I bet it’s running past 200k miles on clock also .
Seeing all the potential high cost problems you're running into, I can understand why people are opting at restoring cars of the '40 s, '50's, '60's, '70's and early '80's instead!
That hood has been flipped while the car was being driven, I have seen this several times on cars, it is quite easy to do. You are brave man to take this project on, good luck with it.
I think your P1630 code means that the ECUs for each bank of the engine don't know which is which - normally in a 2 ECU configuration like this there will be an identification pin that is shorted to ground on one ECU and left unconnected on the other one, so by checking the state of that pin when the ECU powers up it knows whether it is on the left or right bank. That would also explain why when you did a code scan the left hand and right hand ECUs came up as "not equipped" but "engine management system - recovery" does come up as it has found and ECU but doesn't know which one it is. Definitely worth checking the workshop manual wiring diagrams to find the ECU ID pin!
I had that problem in a 360 coupé, there's one for each engine bank and one passes the info to the other. And they are in the engine bay, at least in the coupe. Not the ones inside he was talking about
@@cipollinircopqemam I love Identifix for oddball problems but haven't ever used it on an exotic. :P
Hey Sam, ALWAYS have the engine running when you move the hood up and down. The power the motors require to move the roof up and down drains the batteries so fast. I own an Audi rs4 convertible and if the engine isn’t running when the hood is moved up or down, the car requires a jump start. I’m guessing that’s why yours didn’t start after the hood was put down.
Please like so Sam can see !
I have found the same
Bump
About the hood... I would guess they forgot to close it, got to speed and it flew up. Could honestly be the catalyst for ALL the damage.
Exactly
Great work detective
ColdMoonlight not at all, if the hood flew open at speed there Would be so much more damage. The hood would be much worse and the widow would be smashed not a small crack.
@@ericanderson735 fwiw i had it happen on a jeep with very similar damage. cracked window and minor dents in the hood.
Eric Anderson it just depends on what you consider “at speed”. I had a psycho ex girl’s friend that took the cotter pins out of a fiberglass hood on a hot rod truck and it flew open at 60 miles an hour. This could have been 30 and he locked it up and hopped a curb.
are we just going to ignore the 3 ping pong balls stored behind the passenger seat
hahah i was thinking the exact same thing
For beer pong.
The previous owner was probably some kid who kept spares while at a house party. So much about this car points to negligent behavior.
When the top went down successfully, I was thinking "Suck it Tavarish! He's got a working top." kidding of course.
All I keep thinking was Mr. Spaghetti talking about $5,000 top problems.
Bro don’t give up I would really like to see you finish that Ferrari
Sam wont give up.. That Ferrari is his ticket to many many subs and a lot of money lol
According to Scotty Kilmer, the reason why your Ferrari isn't running is because it's not a Toyota.
Celica >>
Rev up those engines and don't forget to ring that bell
Not being a Toyota is the number 1 cause of cars failing.
A Toyota is for people that don’t know how to take care of a car.
Scotty Kilmer is right.
You're a brave man for taking on this project. You seem so efficient at it too, good luck!
One option for the floor damage it to screw into it from underneath and use a slide hammer to pull it down back into shape. A lot easier than working from above in a small space with a tiny hammer
I'll guess: while the previous owner was driving, the hood flew up blocking his vision and putting him up on the curb...
Thats i guess what happened too 👍
Dude, nice guess! Totally makes sense!
Can't believe he didn't assume this immediately - it's a common problem on many cars when the bonnet (hood) latch is not functioning properly.
That explains why the hood was flown open and damaged too probably what happened tbh
He probably holed the sump and spun a few big end bearings in the process :D
Second hand sump and palm it off to some sucker
Couldn't stretch the budget to put the oil back in there though. I bet the fuel tank was empty too lol
Not sure why I find your videos so intriguing because I am not a car guy. I think it’s your editing and your narration plus your knowledge of cars is pretty amazing!
When fixing electrics on any italian cars you should... nevermind, there isn't an advice that can help you. Good luck man
Nice bullshit ur sayin’. Not sure u have ever drove or owned any high end Italian car
@@Metalshaper95 alfa romeo, couple of fiats, both manufacturers use Italian electric designs meaning pure garbage
@@FirmB1ade No they don't, they're not faults - They're CHARACTER!
Is not a fiat or alfa romeo xd
@@aaronrockefeller5077 nope but all Italian cars use Italian electric, connectors, shirty thin nickel wiresnot to mention sensors. What was the first thing audience changed in the Lambo when they bought it except the transmission?
Holy swirl marks 😱😱😱...collab with AMMO NYC and see what they can do to the paint work on the car 😄
Their paint jobs are amazing
@Dacia Sandero guys think its from sitting in the auction place.
Yup, I commented the same. You'd think on a beautiful car like this they would have had it professionally cleaned. Then again, the guy making this video looked to be using a sponge, so maybe he helped add them. If I had a car like this and the money to go with it i'd detail the crap out of it and the paint would double as a mirror.
Dacia Sandero guys the interior is disgusting 🤮
tok is dead haha yeah, he should work on his wash techniques as he mostly owns black/dark color cars 😂😂
A lot of convertibles have an interlock that prevents driving the car with the top not fully up or down. The top sensor may be malfunctioning.
oh yea I forgot about that good guess
Particularly since he had the issue after putting the top down.
My dad's BMW had this issue, we thought the ECU just hated us! It could totally be that, might not be the only isuue though haha
This.
11:02 looks like the symbol for open trunk (top?) Under the speedo.
I bet the hood flew up when they were driving and went off-road jumping a curb.. and that foil in the oil! Get that change done at Goodyear did they? 🤣🤣🤣
DashCamIt jiffy lube
Your advice at the very end of this video is great. It applies to all kinds of projects - Take a step back and a breather; that in of itself often allows new possible solutions to reveal themselves.
Car doesn't start
My thought: sounds normal
ua-cam.com/video/gutrKfcIp18/v-deo.html 😱
Its the "feeling of an exotic car"
you obviously don't know about cars 😂😂, sounds like the engine is gone... like a blown engine.EDIT: second start was perfect though
@@steaktacobeats783 dude fuck off with your shit
Have you tried turning it off and on?
Im guessing the previous owner was driving and the front hood came up, causing him to drive into the ditch, with the top down, (based on how dirty the interior is), hitting a rock or a curb while off roading
Wtf
35 years doing collision repair, I would agree, hood flew open wile driving
I'm surprised that everybody who experiences that forget that all hoods are designed to have a gap under it, to look through, in case it flies up at speed. So you could safely pull over on the shoulder
Sounds like you were the previous owner 🧐🧐
It's an interesting theory, and also the kind of stupid mistake a guy who puts those ugly wheels on the car and tint the headlights would make, eh.
man the balls on this guy , not only risk and buying a salvage ferrari but dig bones deep into it to try and diagnose the problem . good luck sam , excited to see how this project turns out to be mate
You make a solid point at the end. Taking a break can be so valuable when you're buried in the weeds...hard to see the forest for the trees when your head is down in the trench. Another great video, Sam!
Sam, fix the floor from underneath. fabricate a plate or bar to sit above the damage with a rod welded to it protruding under the car and pull on it...a bit like dent removal. Just a thought. Love your work!
Put the top back on, the problem might just be a jammed wire.
Was gonna say the same thing. The only thing he did besides washing it was drop the top.
@@AR-gp4eu Might be a liquid short since it wasn't doing it before he washed it, so a frayed wire somewhere in the loom or storage area of the drop top.
Otaku-On-Two-Wheels my 200k Camaro did the same thing. As soon as you washed the car, it was game over until it dried
Could also be water on electrics as he just washed the car
@@CamaroSS2236 npueyp
Respect for publicly admitting that you make mistakes. Something more people should emulate.
I think it's more likely they just forgot to latch the hood before hauling ass.
Exactly!
Use the same hammer to fix the floor as you used to fix the Audi R8 windscreen 😂😂😂😂😂
You better not cliff hang us again Sam
No more cliffhangers
Super Sayian worst then an episode of DBZ to be honest
Yup so close to unsub because of it.
@@MScholtz agreed
agree, no cliff hang craccs
I've seen ragged out Mustangs and ragged out Camaros but how does a Ferrari end up getting ragged out?!
Drug dealers 😂
Hood popped up, and owner drove off the road into a pond.
Owner drove off road hit curb hood popped up hit pond
"my foot is all the way down and its not moving!" CAR THEN LAUNCHES HIM INTO THE FOREST
Ben Dyson nyooom
It stopped working when you put the top down. Likely the top pinched a wire or something like that. Put the top up, problem solved.
It actually seems quite reasonable
This is exactly what I was thinking. It was literally the one thing he changed that got the car to stop working. I'm surprised he didn't try to put the top back up.
I would definitely put it up to rule that out first thing. Always assume recent changes are the cause. And also see if reverse works -- it might have had this issue when backing out but he didn't go forward to find out.
My bet too. And, he was operating the roof with the engine off, the high load might have caused undervoltage in the electrical system, leading to an intermittent ECU problem.
Washed also, maybe a wet connector or sensor
little hint might be the dust under the top, they couldnt run it when it was down either, you could run it with the top on, but when you put it down, it didnt run again... try that, might work ;)
I like your attitude willing to fix and take on something no one wants too and figure something out
That is good
You should find the prior owner... and have a quiet conversation. I'm going to add on a little caveat to my comment. I find it amusing that's some of the replies take my statement as something serious. I, like Mister Samcracs enormous sense of humor was not serious in my statement I find it immensely funny that people took it thus...
and then kill him for abusing the car.
@@CUBEoneVX yes because you know the whole history of course bruh
@@CUBEoneVX if the previous owner hadn't had the accident or abused the car, Sam wouldn't have it now.
@@tony_25or6to4 true, but still, it hurts my soul looking at that car current condition. The ugly rims, the tints on the headlights, the swirls on the paint.
CUBEoneVX all of those things are fixable or easily removed.
Damn, that Ferrari is in really rough shape.
Could be worse it could be wrapped a round a tree
It came from the factory that way 🐎
and burned to the ground
just difficult to track down the issue.
Previous owner just drove it and didn't take care of it. So many things can go wrong with a neglected car!
I LOVE your video's! Very well done and interesting. One suggestion - you tend to do many video's on a single car (like your Range Rover). Can you consider adding all the episode links in the comments? It's tough to see what order the video's should go in and how many video's are related to a singe vehicle. Either way, keep up the great work!
This story requires a happy ending. That after lots of hassle finally, the Ferrari is in perfect order and Sam drives out of the garage.
Sam: *wants to start car
Car: Ugh im italian, i won't do that
Lexou Zzzhhh 😐
Lexou Zzzhhh It’s a Ferrari not a fiat, best car in the world
@Saif Almazmi fuck you ferrari rocks
I was waiting for this after he was so evil with that cliffhanger
Yeah, serves him right with the electrical issues 🤭
@@billigerfusel my thoughts exactly
wow that roof is such a beautiful mechanical master piece. Love how it folds!
Top remommendation on emanuals ! Those guys have everything and are more than happy to help with any issues. Just downloaded so much VAG data with maintenance and service insgtructions, circuit diagrams literally everything I need.
if engine bonnet switch is faulty, the ecu thinks it's open & will not go into gear.
Good point.
with the front trunk being damaged this could be the case if the sensor was also damaged by the hood being opened forcefully
Maybe that happened when he washed it. With the damaged hood it is now a likely culprit ,water intrusion in a sensor.
Yeah but the fact that on the obd shows rpm but not on the tac it means something is not working right, also when you go into gear it won’t let you get to drive, his case it does but the car doesn’t move. The engine not starting right away also points at an electrical problem. Who knows, maybe someone tried to jump start and connected the terminals opposite and shorted the entire electrical system.
But he reversed?
Drill holes from underneath and pull down instead of going from above.
That's what I was thinking, use a slide hammer maybe.
;-)
Thats a good idea
That is what I was thinking. Put a spreader plate/bar across that brace and pull down from the outside. The welder can close the hole.
ha! I was also thinking this...
I love the tittle of the video,kinda like saying "this cut i never took care of is now infected!" or "i got to the airport late and missed my plane!" lol
I love how you create these skits and then act them out for us on youtube! Keep it up.
Huh
Maybe the hood went up while driving ( check latch ? ) damaging the hood and screen and thats what led to damage underneath the car when they went off the road not being able to see ?
There is a immobiliser light on the left of the steering wheel, you have to pop in the key and wait for the light to turn off and then turn back on, so that the car starts properly
The immobilizer can be turned of with the remote on his keychain. He's pressing the remote before he turns the ignition.
It's still weird though. I also suspect the immobilizer to not function properly (I had the same issue with my car with an after market immobilizer). After I removed that thing (a lot of rewiring though) the car runned perfect.
It runned perfect ??
Proper procedure is ignition on, press fob, start car
I never thought I would see someone put super tech walmart oil the cheapest oil on the planet in a Ferrari!
2:13 "This is the moment of truth."
Finally the cliff hanger answered!!!
No just another cliffhanger
Nothing more expensive than a cheap exotic car.
Herbie Husker on the locs
Lol, good one Herbie!
Ferraris are not exotic...just you living far away from the center of civilization...
@@outerhaven8568 love this lololol
I think what happened is the hood came up while being driven causing the driver to lose control driving it up onto a curb.
This is what it feels like being a programmer!
It doesn't work: why?
It works: why?
Yup, I know the feeling :)
Threw the hood up and damaged it oor...
someone pulled a Hert and forgot to latch the hood before taking off.
I can speak from experience... that tends to do a lot more damage to the hood.
@@Spencer481 Same here. depends on how fast they were going.
There's a secondary latch that will keep it down even if it isn't clicked into the electrical one. Like on just about every car out there.
@@ThorsteinKlingenberg if it was latched at all. If it was taken off trickle charge and someone got sidetracked and didn't latch it at all and took off that latch won't do anything. No to mention why would someone just throw the frunk back that hard for no reason?
@@mrstudiodaddy My bet would be that when the car skipped the curb the hit unlatched the frunk so it flew open. Just the weight of the frunk should be enough to engage the security latch. Which again is enough to keep it down at speed. Even Porsches with lightweight hoods latch by their own weight.
I admire the fact that you just start taking it apart. WOW!!
koolaid117 he doesn't care. He has gone through so many cars and got this at such a good price he's just doing what he would with any other car
@@BdubsMusicPicks What did he spend on it? Did he say?
Just because it's a ferrari it doesn't mean you have to touch everything wearing a thick sponge glove or avoid doing maintenance yourself. To be honest a lot of them are just over-priced pieces of shit...it really is nothing special (talking about doing maintenance on top tier cars)
You are proof that you can actually buy “headache” with money!! Good job.
this is so addictive... somehow I think the previous owner just didn't really care about the stuff they spent their money on
Screw the body, glass and motorized roof. In order steering, brakes, motor. Drive it fast with primer panels.
DUDE the hood flew up during the crash.
Bingo
Probably got some groceries out of the frunk and forgot to close it completely and toke off down the road and it flew up and the couldn't see crap and ran over something more than likely! I would almost bet on it!
@@joeysweet9045 There's usually a storm latch that you have to engage to open the hood, to prevent this, but without the hood gas dampers something's definitely not right with the frunk..
Joey Sweet bro you sound stupid asf lmao
Piss off omar
This car went under water. The inside, the buttons, the seats, the ELECTRICAL issues.... c'mon man
Same shit I thought lmao he can seriously spend cash trying to fix the flooded furrari lmao
100%. All that silt everywhere, that car was definitely underwater.
Maybe just splashed thourally? I don't see silt under seats or a lot of other places it could be.
To fix this will require open wallet surgery!
Why does everyone take these videos so seriously? UA-camrs do these things for views that make them money. Even with what he paid and parts etc he’s still going to make a big profit because of UA-cam and sponsorships. He doesn’t even need to sell the cars.
Buro Dackel I totally agree with you. A lot of these UA-cam mechanics make it look way too easy. That’s the point I was trying to make but I guess I should’ve gone more in-depth with my explanation. The car UA-camrs don’t make money off the rebuilds or restoration they make money off views. They all make stupid mistakes that most car enthusiasts would not and yes these cars are mostly money pits that require more money then they’re worth. They also probably don’t pay for a lot of the help they get from outside parties.
We have at least 6 weeks more of video material lol
The Dutch Royal Prins Bernard had a complete Ferrari collection in this color @samcrac
6 weeks of working on it before he gives up and sells it still broken
Haha. Nice.
This is not a joke. My awesome Alfa Romeo V6 manual says 'If the car overheats drive faster until the temperature returns to normal'
@Wilson Chin Chee Vui Because when you drive at highway speeds you get more cold air into the radiator. i think the manual is trying to say if your stuck in traffic moving slowly for a long time it could cause the car to overheat.
Busso? :) First thinh I thought about is to swap this intake manifold on a GTA 😍 that sounds so cool
Nice learning from the previous cliff hanger experiment lol See? You did the exact same thing, but when you talk to your viewers you make things clear and honest how all things should be.
"And a good chucnk of money on cleaning supplies"... Where's Honey when you need it, huh? :P
An electric problem and Italian made.
What's a rare thing to happen. :)
😆
Mark Wilko Not really .
@@Batman-wv5ng Sarcasm my dude
Yeah who ever heard of ANY European car having electrical issues?
Italian quality sucks... my 125cc scooter got a ducati ecu. It's a common problem that they fail.
There is probably a damaged wire in main harness in the area of the damage
I was thinking same, maybe a loose plug close to that too.
Kinda seems like a no-brainer there. Sharp broken aluminum beam, wiring harness crimped...
The hood wasn’t latched correctly and they drove it and it flew up probably on the freeway.
was thinking the same thing, could have contributed to the undercarriage when it flew up and obscured the drivers vision causing them to drive over something
All joking aside....subbed.! I think you're doing an awesome thing. A Ferrari IS just a car, and what a great way to get into one...as a project.
Tavarish watched that top fold in perfectly and shot his monitor like Elvis.
lmao
Normal people,looking at hood :"eh,just tiny dents,cant even see it "
Samcrac: *NOW THATS A LOTTA DAMAGE*
I wouldn't care for that damage on that hood. lol
@@dragnet53 honetlsy haha, on my Lexus i wouldn't consider that to bad but once the price goes up the damage gets worse lol
...and he`s right ( add the windshield )
Tip, you should wash from the roof down.. That way you don't let dirt from the dirty roof wash down onto the clean side panels, or specifically in your case from the windows down
Why not check the coils and plugs? A weak spark can cause ignition fault/bad fuel trim data. The coil is a ground side switch for spark timing. Visual inspection of the plug and resistance readings on the coils are great indicators.
I would bypass the aftermarket immobilizer. That can cause a ton of electrical Gremlins.
As a dealer first thing we did was remove them, more than bloody annoying and a great cause of dramas.
It sounds like you purchased a lemon Ferrari lol
Lemon?
But it's GREEN, wouldn't that make it a LIME Ferrari???
@@jimkirk989 lol hahahahahahaha true but on a serious note you always have to be careful when buying a Ferrari especially one with tinted front lights and blacked out cheap Wheels
@@CRXJDM88 That is just sacrilegious turning a Ferrari into a "RICER"!!!! JUST PLAIN WRONG!!!!!
Fact...
I think Sam will get it figured out,he knows what he is doing,auction state of mind,when it's done everyone is surprised how nice they turn out!!
I'm almost certain that the truck lid popped open during the "Crash", breaking the prop rods....
Beautiful car!! If I was neighbors I definitely help you. I don’t know much about cars, you’d be a great teacher to show me. BTW: you have an exciting, cool project.
Hood was not latched, and came open during drive
Was thinking the same why would a car hauler put a Ferrari over head.
Yep. At some point someone was pulling levers trying to get something open and forgot to check on what else they released. If that damage wasn't listed in the auction info then it happened during transport. If so then the transport guys closed the hood before he arrived to pick it up. The other possibility, considering these cars are SO delicate, is the hood latch is failing. There's a chance he fixes everything, replaces the windshield and then the hood flies open again.
that probably would have totaled the windshield. how do i know ? it happened to me before lmao
Or the hood got popped open when the undercarriage was damaged. It happened right under the hood hinges, the car could have flexed enough to possibly disengage the locks.
Came open while driving and caused the wreck. Which damaged the electrical.
yay for electrical issues. you need to check for shorts and Opens in the wiring harness.
also ditch the after market immobilizer. i guarantee that thing is doing to cause problems. most aftermarket anything that involves the CPU is bad news and a wiring nightmare.
Problems..... Yes
But......
A beautiful ass car
I’m pretty sure the person didn’t latch the hood and it blew back causing them to crash into a puddle. There’s like muddy water all inside the engine compartment. I back up this assumption based on the foil from the oil that was found after draining the engine oil in part 1
This is a car detailers nightmare look at those swirls ;), lol, cant wait too see it finished :D
frrr worse than my 94 lexus
I think this car was really abused and neglected by the previous owner.
past owner was a spoiled rich kid
i mean, duh, why are we surprised. He claims he got a GREAT deal on it, great deals usually come with dirty, worn, beaten on cars..
I reckon they couldn't afford to fix all the issues and deliberately drove over something to get the damage to make an insurance claim....
@@MelodyOo looks more like a drugdealers dream with those rims
It probably has 8 previous owners.
Did you not just hear yourself? The main wiring harness runs RIGHT where the damage is! Perhaps the wiring was DAMAGED??????
@Chris McRoy that'd defeat the purpose of a comments section no?
@Chris McRoy fuck off
Doubt it! More likely just a few poor connections from dust or corrosion!
I like this theory
That is my favorite car color, British Racing Green. Devilishly hard to find in a new car, on that Ferrari it looks superb!
Sam seams like a very nice guy and I hope he gets his new car all sorted and enjoys putting a few miles on it with the top down.. 👍
That is what he wants you to think! In reality he is... super nice? :)
FYI ; first thing first remove all aftermarket electronic . Second fuse , properly fix battery then start diagnostics
Yes, I'll start with that flimsy immobilizer.
Mate absolutely love your videos, trial, tribulations. I feel like I’m with you going through all the adventures you had with this car.
I once brought a Mercedes which looked like a salvage bargain and ended up a nightmare with ‘nod rock’ had to change the whole engine block lol.
This video is really short on actual content
This one is an unpolished gem. The color is controversial but absolutely beautiful and unique. Please make it a prime example of what a 360 spider can be!
Same colour as outdoor trashbin.
That immobilizer needs to get tore out!
It needs psychiatric treatment 😃
Save this Ferrari
. :)
(a greeting from an Italian)
When you broke asf but still want a ferrari
Been anxiously waiting to see if it runs!
You killed it by putting the top down with that sketchy switch.
My first car and I knew nothing about engines.
Upon inspection I noticed the dipstick and knew I was supposed to tweak it in some way.
Checked the two marks on the bottom which of course meant empty and very empty.
I then filled the Suzuki 500 until the oil level was to the top of the dipstick.
It made it about 15 metres down the road before there was a type of compression lock.
The neighbour who was a mechanic and after containing his laughter, was able to fix it but it never ran quite the same again
It really looks like the owner was someone that couldn't afford a Ferrari, So many things that a cheaply done.
MrSober88 a throw away from a car rental service
@@LILSEMEN-rx3mh For reals? Seems so un-cared for and those cheap little additions I would expect on a backyard job on a Honda lol.
MrSober88 or someone who had a disposable income and doesn’t care because there’s always newer and better!
@@Ericrambo99 Well that makes sense also, But if they had a disposable income you would think they would throw money at the mods they did. But either way I really like these kinds of builds as its great watching them bring a throwaway back into the light.
This car is 2004 maybe a person with a “disposable income “ bought this car new back then . The car has probably had 10 owners since , The car is 15 years old I bet it’s running past 200k miles on clock also .
Seeing all the potential high cost problems you're running into, I can understand why people are opting at restoring cars of the '40 s, '50's, '60's, '70's and early '80's instead!
That hood has been flipped while the car was being driven, I have seen this several times on cars, it is quite easy to do. You are brave man to take this project on, good luck with it.
whispjohn this.
this.
Guessing someone didn't click the hood down properly and it happened whilst driving, flew up and caused all that damage.
I love the pong balls behind the seat, explains everything about the original owner. lol