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rs48635

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Yes that is the tricky bit. The back cylinders are well underneath it. Lots of rusty screw in the scuttle that have been sitting in water.

There is one blighter, passenger side, top of scuttle that is a particular sod! The Allen head rounds off and you have to drill it out with a angle adapter. Also exercise extreme caution on the drivers side wiper base screw, another in the ‘easy round, sod category’

An impact driver is the best starting point.

When fitting the new seal, a dab of superglue every few inches keeps it in place plus a smear of sealer on the outer edge of the gasket only so it does not go inwards into the rocker. You don’t want to go there.

Final job, remove the stickers from both solinoid valves....we have seen first hand what it does to the engine if they come off and end up blocking the oil galleries.
Okay - cam cover gasket is NOT a DIY project any more. My attention is needed elsewhere. A spreadsheet is in progress.
Been sat for couple of years. Would you believe started first time.
Then alarm went off at 03:55. :D


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meerkatproff

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No experience but are these guys known?
Yes, Booked in and sat in the car park for days with no work done, scraped my front bumper putting it on the ramp, had to oranise my own repair and Section 75 from credit card, put an "apprentice" on my bearing change now a frequent fault out for suspension and abs. best avoided.
 

Gazcw

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Yes, Booked in and sat in the car park for days with no work done, scraped my front bumper putting it on the ramp, had to oranise my own repair and Section 75 from credit card, put an "apprentice" on my bearing change now a frequent fault out for suspension and abs. best avoided.
Thats a no go location then.
 

ChrisQP09

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SportsItalia, Southampton. Just on the train down there now.

Lucky mainlanders haha im on the edge of empire in Enniskillen! Where is that you might say? Might try and squeeze a road trip in next year to have my clutch and suspension bushes replaced as a matter of course.
 

Gazcw

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Lucky mainlanders haha im on the edge of empire in Enniskillen! Where is that you might say? Might try and squeeze a road trip in next year to have my clutch and suspension bushes replaced as a matter of course.
The SI team have done a great job on mine. Well worth the mileage and smiles getting to drive there and back.
 

ChrisQP09

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So apparently Maserati stipulate brake fluid and coolant changes every 2 years for their warranty validation.

Outside of the warranty period, it appears to be that many recommend brake fluid is replaced every 2 years and coolant every 5 years or 50,000 miles. Any consensus on this?
 

CatmanV2

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So apparently Maserati stipulate brake fluid and coolant changes every 2 years for their warranty validation.

Outside of the warranty period, it appears to be that many recommend brake fluid is replaced every 2 years and coolant every 5 years or 50,000 miles. Any consensus on this?

Meh. Coolant is cheap. I tend to get mine done with the oil and filters. Pretty sure one of the pro's will be along

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conaero

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Agreed, changing all your fluids every 2 years is all the part of the service. Brake fluid is hydroscopic, meaning it absorbs water, keeping the brake system corrosion free internally. Equally, the coolant has inhibitors and does the same job to the nourice system.
 

Gazcw

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I am lost. Are we talking about skimping on service items that should be done and in my eyes would be silly to ignore for piece of mind, history of the vehicle etc. or just the cost a main dealer charges?

Which I agree can be silly money and potentially done in a rush. If at all. We have all seen the filter that has never been changed etc.
 

nfm

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My Maserati Indy, years ago, advised that a hydroscopic test of brake fluid was enough - money better spent on other things if the test didn’t detect water in the fluid.
 

philw696

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My Maserati Indy, years ago, advised that a hydroscopic test of brake fluid was enough - money better spent on other things if the test didn’t detect water in the fluid.
Personally with over 40 years in the trade i would disagree with that it costs nothing in the scale of things and does get dirty.
I hope you have enough in your war chest for an ABS pump maybe your Indy has one in stock to sell.
We will be suggesting not to change the oil next.
 

nfm

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Just quoting him; he was an expert too and a Maserati specialist well recommended on this forum (I won’t name him for obvious reasons).

Each to their own.
 

philw696

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Just quoting him; he was an expert too and a Maserati specialist well recommended on this forum (I won’t name him for obvious reasons).

Each to their own.
Each to their own and I too have worked for Maserati as a Technician and have tested brake fluid for years even had the stuff boil when I was Rallying.
Do yourself a favour and change it.
 

Wanderer

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Personally with over 40 years in the trade i would disagree with that it costs nothing in the scale of things and does get dirty.
I hope you have enough in your war chest for an ABS pump maybe your Indy has one in stock to sell.
We will be suggesting not to change the oil next.
During a period of financial embarrassment I bought a cheap Renault 19 knowing it had a big end knock, and work rings. Used oil at a phenomenal rate. I figured I was topping it up so often and it was spewing it out of the exhaust I was effectively changing the oil as I went along.

Car ran forever till I scrapped it, knocking away and leaving clouds of smoke on acceleration. This was the 90's, don't think I've heard a car knocking for a long time.
 

ChrisQP09

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I am lost. Are we talking about skimping on service items that should be done and in my eyes would be silly to ignore for piece of mind, history of the vehicle etc. or just the cost a main dealer charges?

Which I agree can be silly money and potentially done in a rush. If at all. We have all seen the filter that has never been changed etc.

More the cost involved. My car’s last service was a major which included fluid changes, aux belts etc. Car had only covered 3,500 mile since then and now its in for an annual service.

I think brake fluid is more of a priority right now as moisture is measuring 2% than coolant which I think should be fine. Just seeking opinions as to the coolant, does it only last 2 years?