ps1
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Hi everyone,
I am new to the forum and this is my first post so forgive me if this isn't the place to post! I have been on Maserati Forum and already received excellent advice, but was prompted to post here too as I need advice on some issues that have come up with my beautiful 4200.
I have recently purchased her, a 2005 cambiocorsa, that I absolutely adore, bought from Nareman (Nuvola Maserati), who i cannot speak too highly of. She drives beautifully, and the Larini back boxes that came already mounted put out an incredible sound. I've been told that there is also a fly-by-wire (formula dynamics) installed that is apparently a good thing too!
I have had a few issues come up however, that I have had checked out at the yearly service, but I was told that there were no major issues. I was hoping someone might have had similar problems?
1) Every time i start the car up cold there is a rattling from the exhaust. Only in first second or 2 of startup and never when idling. Only happens if car is cold, never when warmed up or just used. I am told this is likely coming from the manifold - is this something i should/need to do something about?
2) With the cold weather that's arrived, first thing in the morning the info centre keeps rebooting itself continuously until the car heats up a bit. While it keeps switching on and off I can't do anything with the buttons as none of them work. So i just keep driving and eventually after 20 mins or so it stops and works as if nothing was wrong. If it's a warmer morning then it works fine. Possibly loose wires, but i don't understand why it ends up working fine once temp goes up?
3) And most important issue at moment- Recently after purchase the yellow engine warning light came on. I brought it back to Nareman who reset the battery and said that should do it. However after a few days the yellow engine warning light came on again. I told Nareman and he said, as the service was due, Lancaster in Colchester would sort it out. Unfortunately they said the diagnostics were normal, and that everything was fine. The car is running seemlessly, but the light came on again a few days after getting her back from Lancaster. I called them and they said they didn't know what it was but that it wasn't anything to worry about as no diagnostic codes came up at service. I therefore took it to my local garage and they said the diagnostics showed it to be an emission problem and that the cats were bunged up and I had to drive the car on the motorway for a bit (i tend to commute in town only so low speeds). He also gave me an injector cleaner agent to add to petrol which I did twice. He did battery reset and light went out. I did all he suggested but light keeps coming on, and only way to get rid of it is battery reset but only for a few days. My mechanic has suggested getting the cats reconditioned/cleaned... Does anyone have any experience of this? New cats are >£2500 so hoping to avoid this expense, although i here the Larini sports cats are awesome!!! Happy to drive with light on if it's not a problem as car still drives amazingly. I told Nareman about this ongoing problem hoping he would cover it with warranty, but he unfortunately told me that if there is a cat problem this will not be covered in his warranty as it is "wear and tear". He suggested bringing the car to Giallo in Kent, but again at my expense. Lancaster weren't too helpful and said that they couldn't see any faults with the car and that the diagnostics had been clear. Maserati Forum have suggested that perhaps this problem should be covered by warranty, but as Nareman has been so good and approachable ever since i bought the car (i had to have the whole handbreak changed when i did the first service at Lancaster only a couple of months after purchase, and he covered this part of the service), i don't want to be unreasonable if the cats are genuinely not covered in the warranty. The problem however was there within a month of buying the car. Does anyone have any experience of warranty and how much i should push for cover, and whether i should push Nareman to look into it more?
Sorry about massively long first post! It's so cool to be a part of this world though!! Thanks
P
I am new to the forum and this is my first post so forgive me if this isn't the place to post! I have been on Maserati Forum and already received excellent advice, but was prompted to post here too as I need advice on some issues that have come up with my beautiful 4200.
I have recently purchased her, a 2005 cambiocorsa, that I absolutely adore, bought from Nareman (Nuvola Maserati), who i cannot speak too highly of. She drives beautifully, and the Larini back boxes that came already mounted put out an incredible sound. I've been told that there is also a fly-by-wire (formula dynamics) installed that is apparently a good thing too!
I have had a few issues come up however, that I have had checked out at the yearly service, but I was told that there were no major issues. I was hoping someone might have had similar problems?
1) Every time i start the car up cold there is a rattling from the exhaust. Only in first second or 2 of startup and never when idling. Only happens if car is cold, never when warmed up or just used. I am told this is likely coming from the manifold - is this something i should/need to do something about?
2) With the cold weather that's arrived, first thing in the morning the info centre keeps rebooting itself continuously until the car heats up a bit. While it keeps switching on and off I can't do anything with the buttons as none of them work. So i just keep driving and eventually after 20 mins or so it stops and works as if nothing was wrong. If it's a warmer morning then it works fine. Possibly loose wires, but i don't understand why it ends up working fine once temp goes up?
3) And most important issue at moment- Recently after purchase the yellow engine warning light came on. I brought it back to Nareman who reset the battery and said that should do it. However after a few days the yellow engine warning light came on again. I told Nareman and he said, as the service was due, Lancaster in Colchester would sort it out. Unfortunately they said the diagnostics were normal, and that everything was fine. The car is running seemlessly, but the light came on again a few days after getting her back from Lancaster. I called them and they said they didn't know what it was but that it wasn't anything to worry about as no diagnostic codes came up at service. I therefore took it to my local garage and they said the diagnostics showed it to be an emission problem and that the cats were bunged up and I had to drive the car on the motorway for a bit (i tend to commute in town only so low speeds). He also gave me an injector cleaner agent to add to petrol which I did twice. He did battery reset and light went out. I did all he suggested but light keeps coming on, and only way to get rid of it is battery reset but only for a few days. My mechanic has suggested getting the cats reconditioned/cleaned... Does anyone have any experience of this? New cats are >£2500 so hoping to avoid this expense, although i here the Larini sports cats are awesome!!! Happy to drive with light on if it's not a problem as car still drives amazingly. I told Nareman about this ongoing problem hoping he would cover it with warranty, but he unfortunately told me that if there is a cat problem this will not be covered in his warranty as it is "wear and tear". He suggested bringing the car to Giallo in Kent, but again at my expense. Lancaster weren't too helpful and said that they couldn't see any faults with the car and that the diagnostics had been clear. Maserati Forum have suggested that perhaps this problem should be covered by warranty, but as Nareman has been so good and approachable ever since i bought the car (i had to have the whole handbreak changed when i did the first service at Lancaster only a couple of months after purchase, and he covered this part of the service), i don't want to be unreasonable if the cats are genuinely not covered in the warranty. The problem however was there within a month of buying the car. Does anyone have any experience of warranty and how much i should push for cover, and whether i should push Nareman to look into it more?
Sorry about massively long first post! It's so cool to be a part of this world though!! Thanks
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