AerosGS
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Wouldn't a regular blast of WD40 through the inspection hole do wonders if that's the problem?
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Wouldn't a regular blast of WD40 through the inspection hole do wonders if that's the problem?
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I can't remember exactly where the drain hole is on the pump when it's in situ, but I would have thought you could get some oil in there with the car up on a ramp. Not the easiest to get to, as it's immediately up behind the lower engine plate, but with a bit of flex-pipe?... Most garages have camera probes so at least they can see where it needs to be pointed.
If you needed to get the pump out you'd have two options, either cut through the plate to peel it out of the way or lift out the engine.
Although lifting out the engine sounds daunting, it's doable within a day or so - out and back in, assuming the garage is familiar with the Maserati engines.
If you needed to get the pump out you'd have two options, either cut through the plate to peel it out of the way or lift out the engine.
Although lifting out the engine sounds daunting, it's doable within a day or so - out and back in, assuming the garage is familiar with the Maserati engines.
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Aircon pump now sold to Hodroyd
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No Maserati UK Dealer had one in stock. I don't know whether that means it's a rare bird being one of the last of this model made, or if nobody thinks the 4200cc aircon pump will break. It does seem that there are different models about, mine was different to any of the cars at Autoshield and none were in stock at used parts suppliers, so I am lucky to locate one just in time..!! Grassyarse Matt..!!
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Ok, managed to strip down the bottom end and block this weekend, and it was not pretty:
Basically the oil pump went pop and it appears seized, this resulted in oil starvation of the bottom end (the heads are fine) and you can see that the silver white metal coating has been stripped from the main bearing shells revealing the soft copper below. This damage also extended to half of the small end bearing with the crank having light scoring on 7 of the 8 couplings, but 1 has a 1mm groove carved in it, nasty!
I will try and get the oil pump apart but its stuck at the moment, probably a massive internal failure resulting in the seizure.
Parts all cleaned and stripped, just have the valves to remove from the heads (waiting on Marios to let me know which type of valve spring compressor I need) and I also want to remove the 8 cylinder liners.
Basically, the engine is scrap due to the crank not being a economical repair as its too far gone for a regrind.
Basically the oil pump went pop and it appears seized, this resulted in oil starvation of the bottom end (the heads are fine) and you can see that the silver white metal coating has been stripped from the main bearing shells revealing the soft copper below. This damage also extended to half of the small end bearing with the crank having light scoring on 7 of the 8 couplings, but 1 has a 1mm groove carved in it, nasty!
I will try and get the oil pump apart but its stuck at the moment, probably a massive internal failure resulting in the seizure.
Parts all cleaned and stripped, just have the valves to remove from the heads (waiting on Marios to let me know which type of valve spring compressor I need) and I also want to remove the 8 cylinder liners.
Basically, the engine is scrap due to the crank not being a economical repair as its too far gone for a regrind.
