My 2012 GranTurismo S spoke to me yesterday; it said "check engine" (fortunately not flashing ) and so I opened the bonnet, the engine was still there thank God but my OBD code reader said "Secondary Air Injection insufficient flow Banks 1 &2". Should I be worried? I will obviously chat to Autoshield tomorrow for a proper fix but can I afford to eat today?
Baby's first words - Secondary Air System Fault
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MarkMas
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This will be no help at all: https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/service-where-to-go.33375/#post-854215
Zep
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It’s probably not a massive issue.
The secondary air pump operates when the engine is cold to put extra air into the exhaust to heat up the cats quickly.
It could be a pipe that has come adrift, a hole in a pipe or the pump (fan) itself. Probably not the solenoids as it would only have a code for one bank.
Check if the pipe in the picture (16) is still connected, might be an easy fix.
The secondary air pump operates when the engine is cold to put extra air into the exhaust to heat up the cats quickly.
It could be a pipe that has come adrift, a hole in a pipe or the pump (fan) itself. Probably not the solenoids as it would only have a code for one bank.
Check if the pipe in the picture (16) is still connected, might be an easy fix.
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Probably either secondary air pump, the control valves (silver tins at front of engine), solenoid, vac line or the pipe across the two has corroded. Some cost more than others but even if it’s the pump (most expensive bit) I think they’re a few hundred quid.
The system pumps air into the exhaust to heat the cats up quicker on initial start.
The system pumps air into the exhaust to heat the cats up quicker on initial start.
Alas all "seems" OK on inspection but as I am a rank amateur spannerer I will leave it to someone who knows what they are doing.
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Yikes, that’s a pain!
Sam McGoo
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I had this about a year ago on mine. After a day of fault finding and pipe tracing, I found two faults.
1- A hole in the vacuum pipe that leads to the Exhaust valves. The hole was where it goes round the drivers side front wheel arch.
2. The Non Return Valve (item 43 in the below drawing) was faulty. I assume this was due to some dust/debris getting sucked into it from the holed pipe, stopping the valve fully closing.
As well as the EML, I could also hear that the Secondary air pump was running more than usual.
Sorry Sam. I do not have much experience on forums etc. I do no social media stuff at all.
philw696
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Wow that surprises me is it down to short journeys, driving like Miss Daisy or poor fuel ?
Nearly every modern engine I have had apart except poorly maintained ones are very clean internally.
Sam McGoo
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Don't apologise lol, was just a suggestion. I see someone has done it anyway.
Thought that the polite thing is to finish the thread.
Just back from the wonderful Marios at Autoshield. Basically it was crud in the air filter secondary air pump causing the problem and it is all sorted at a very reasonable price.
Also an unsuccessful attempt by my wife to buy his lovely yellow Fiat 500 on display behind the counter.
Just back from the wonderful Marios at Autoshield. Basically it was crud in the air filter secondary air pump causing the problem and it is all sorted at a very reasonable price.
Also an unsuccessful attempt by my wife to buy his lovely yellow Fiat 500 on display behind the counter.
Me too.
. welcome to Maserati ownership!
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Oneball
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The simple fix is to buy a old school Renault 4 or a Mk1 Fiat Panda
Dave
You bought a Panda?