FS : 2005 Quattroporte DuoSelect

[Contigo]

Now ticked over 52k miles as I am enjoying using it.

 

[daverichardson]

Good man
Just out of interest are there any variator issues?

 

[Contigo]

Nope nothing at last inspection and as it is dry sump it is less prone to the documented variator issues with wet sump engines.

 

[Ewan]

As far as I understand the dry sump engines are completely immune from the variator issue. It's a completely different (better!) design than the later wet sump design. So whoever buys this car need not worry about that at all.

 

[Andyk]

Does this just effect the face lift cars then...?....When did they change

 

[Contigo]

Ewan has it right, despite there being Variators on this car the issue lies with the return valve on the wet sumo cars and cam caps. This is not a problem on the dry sump cars so mine is not affected.

Win win situation as it also has the superior DS box

 

[daverichardson]

Oh I don't know
the auto ZF box is fantastic, though admittedly I have not driven the DS

Andy K:
Mine is not a face lift (2007) and variators have been done at about 45000 miles, hence my original Q

 

[BJL]

Dry sump ended with the duoselect .....thus ended an era

 

[Andyk]

Right so it was with the Auto then.....but you could get a DS when the Auto was on sale....

 

[BJL]

I think they overlapped for 07 until about August when the factory shut for hols the no more DS

 

[Andyk]

Right...got it.....good info for anyone buying.......Best buy Phil's car then...

 

[MAF260]

Are all 4.7 engines wet sump?

 

[daverichardson]

I think they overlapped for 07 until about August when the factory shut for hols the no more DS ��

Yes I believe that to be the case

 

[ChrisQP09]

Are all 4.7 engines wet sump?

I believe so. The engines with the red casing are wet and blue is dry.

 

[philw696]

Blue top 4.2 is a wet sump engine.

 

[BJL]

I think the only dry sump unit was the 4.2 in the 4200 and QP duoselect, not sure about the 3200 but all later units were wet sump to cut noise and reduce the number of pumps required.

 

[philw696]

3200 is wet sump too.

 

[rockits]

I thought blue was wet sump and red dry sump.

 

[daverichardson]

I thought blue was wet sump and red dry sump.

Think so too

 

[CatmanV2]

Think so too

Mine is blue and wet

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