What a ride Ivan. This was by far one of your most time consuming, yet satisfying video series to date. After all the learning would you ever do one of these Maserati's again? ??? You are by far so quality orientated it's almost insane. Thank you and may Jesus be with you.......Pete
Alanis Morissette for the 90's win!!!! Ivan, you have ballz of steel to tackle this insane job!! Much props to you! And have a fantastic New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ivan, you are a blessing to the mechanic world! Merry Christmas to you and your family!! I'm sure this job paid you very well for some awesome Christmas gifts!
What a challenge? Hats off to you Ivan, initially I thought you would not take on the full repair and I think most people would not. Just too darn hard. However, you made it interesting and reminded us a little about patience and perseverance. It is nothing short of a miracle that the engine did not destroy itself with valve timing so far off and it seemed the exhaust cam sprocket could have continued to slip. Why it didn’t I still cannot figure. But just as you puzzled about the two tensioner with and without a ratchet some things are imponderable. Pat in Dunlaoghaire, Ireland
Thanks for taking us along on this one, Ivan. Huge respect for your mechanic abilities! Also, good work putting together these videos. That’s a lot of work just by itself! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you very much for this series, and all the bonus footage! The advice to increase oil change frequency is golden and I believe will help the chains last longer.
This diag & repair really was a marathon! I have Italian heritage and I would own one if I had money to burn. Having said that, there are many other vehicles I would own before a Maserati, with only three being European, and none Italian!!
Ivan: Wow, once I started watching this series I couldn’t stop watching. Yikes, you have lots of patience but also lots of talent. I continue to watch your trouble-shooting adventures and even at 70 I’m learning lots. Thanks much👍
You are an amazing wrench !!!!!!! You prove the most important tool is between the ears. Most important, you proved it to yourself. Just remember when the labor charge is higher than the unit's value it's OK to walk away. Unless if it's yours. You have nothing more to prove. Merry Christmas
While 60,000 miles is in the realm of timing chain(s) needing to be replaced (I've seen the range for metal timing chains stated as being between 40,000 to 100,000 miles). I suspect that oil change interval (and the collapsed oil filter mentioned at the beginning of the series) and oil type may have contributed to this issue happening earlier than it should have. Even with the recommended synthetic oil I'd reduce the Oil and Filter Change interval on that vehicle (especially since it is turbo charged and being driven in traffic a lot). If oil filter availability is an issue I'd suggest to the owner he buy a couple extra and keep them on hand so the filter gets replaced on every oil change.
There are some good videos on TH-cam explaining the different oil types required for these modern engines, especially because it has direct injection the high pressure fuel bypass is the rings and dilutes the oil a lot More. So shorter oil change intervals and the correct oil is definitely necessary.
That was my thought too. But I forgot that the plastic chain guides were broken in several places too. That cannot be solved by more frequent oil changes. That is just planned obsolescence.
@@ronaldderooij1774 I suspect the plastic parts will last longer with the correct oil & filter, changed at the correct interval for the typical use of the vehicle. Plastic engine parts are a fact of life, and there are going to be more of them, not less, in almost all engines.
Yes, Fred here, a retired Aussie living the simple life in the Philippines. Yes I enjoy your videos. Thanks for the Xmas specials a wish you and your family a great new year too.
Just before the bonus footage. Excellent service with the loaner car. Nice, I know is nice, my boss had one of these. But he returned it back to the dealership, under a month. And bought two seater, sports Jaguar, instead. Thanks.
After seeing this, I am so glad that I retired from wrenching. Good job none the less. Years from now you'll look back and say I've done that. I have jobs that have stuck in my memory and you will to.
A 2016 Maserati with no DTCs, that is a Christmas miracle. I did a little research on the Ferrari Maserati Pentastar engine and it's expected life before a major overhaul is 70,000 to 80,000 miles, so I suspect the oil starving resulted in 10,000- 20,000 miles of wear. Further the oil maintenance light showed 12,500 miles between oil changes compared to Chrysler's recommendations on their Pentastar engine of 7,000 -10,000 miles, non turbo charged with the same timing chains. What could possibly go wrong? I have been changing the oil in my new Jeep Cherokee with a Pentastar engine every 6000 miles, but after this video it's going down to 5,000 miles 👍. Merry Christmas Ivan!
I know the nuts and bolts but what I am enjoying are your skills as a videographer. You know how to keep us in suspense, begging for the next episode. Well done. Merry Christmas.
Yeah, I think your right Ivan. I don't think anyone would have the patience to watch nearly 20 hours straight of you wrenching away on just one car. LOL. Oh, nice trick with the stretch belt. I have used a pair of locking pliers and a piece of the old belt to protect the pulley and new belt before. Works just fine. And I don't know why this is a thing. But Mercedes, BMW, Maserati and other higher end cars seem to take over 80 miles to set the readiness monitors. Where everything else is usually under 60 miles. I totally understand that feeling when you finally complete a tedious job and everything works as it's supposed to. It's an amazing feeling. A job well done Ivan, nice work.
I agree that frequent oil changes are key to longer chain life. While the word "stretch" is used, chains actually are not stressed enough to stretch but the pins and bushings do wear..
Top diagnostics and repair, agree on the shorter oil serv intervals many timing chain/guide woes are related to extended service intervals IME some is just inferior/unsuitable guide plastic used, much like Ford blaming incorrect oil spec for premature wet-belt failure ... Yeh Right
Ivan first class job. I don't think missing the oil filter helped at all and more frequent oil changes would help massively .Every 5/6 000 miles is a must. Congrats and a good new year to you both.
Congrats! Yes, I agree with you about the oil change intervals. 10K to 12K miles is excessive. I know many European manufacturers have that and the reality is that once your engine is out of life due to the long intervals of oil changes, the car is out of warranty and the dealer will be happy to sell you a new one. You can tell by the dark gold color on the engine that the oil change has been stretched out to over 10K miles. An engine with those miles with proper oil changes no more than 5K miles should look silver or with a slight light gold color on it. That engine looks like it has over 250K miles judging but the color alone. Anyways that it is the route of the owner has decided to take and most likely that car will have 3 to 4 owners when it reaches 100K miles on the odometer.
Ivan, in an earlier video you disclosed that the owner had run the car with a blocked and collapsed oil filter due to not being able to source a replacement when having the oil changed. So do you not think the car being run for a period with low to zero oil pressure contributed to the chain experiencing increased friction and heat accelerating the stretching process? So IMO with regular oil /filter changes this design of engine should probably be able to go quite a bit longer than this neglected unit.
Wow! Where else could you see an expert mechanic working on a Maserati? I used to be into sport cars and dreamed of owning one someday. What a privilege to be able to see you work on one that way. That owner is a very lucky guy to find you to work on it. Your knowledge and skill is really exceptional. Thanks for bringing us along.
That was fascinating! I loved seeing how that Maserati was put together. Familiarity with a car is a good thing, that's one reason I keep buying Volvos, the general familiarity with how they are made. I do as many of my own repairs as I can and that really helps.
This was easy. Try doing a timing chain job on an Audi. Engine out job. I did enjoy watching all 5 videos tho. Was wondering if you got the bolts on the bottom of the timing cover when you were trying to pry the timing cover off. Apparently you did. LOl.
A friend of mine, Italian, has exactly the same Ghibli 6V biturbo maserati with 205 000Km on the clock. Same problem, earlier on, but repaired in warranty. After that no issues.You nailed it without constructors information. Congrats, fantastic job. If you were closer I would bring my car to you.
well your problem is fix lady (in my Eric O voice) LOL, this was an awesome one. love how you go all out to ensure everything's in order before passing it back to the customer, love it. Merry Christmas.
When you were backing that car out of the garage, I saw the speedometer had 70 as mid-scale. You finally panned the camera up and I saw 190 was the highest it could read. So, theoretically you could do 185 in that car. (I don't think I would want to be in it going that fast!) Those turbochargers and intercoolers give that engine some power! You juiced it and it took off! There is no way I would drive a car 10,000 miles between oil changes. Merry Christmas! Great video!
taking that intake off again to route wires properly reminded of the time i did a lifters swap and inatke gasket job on a guys 5.7 chevy....i laid all parts out on a table in the order they came off then installed them all by working my way backwards....and right as im hooking up the last hoses the guy walks into the work area with a damn valley pan thing in his hands.....he thought it was dirty and wanted to clean it without telling me he took it off the table
You made my Christmas better! Great job, as always - and probably exercised your patience in the process. Quite an accomplishment! Got it fixed, all back together, and running again. I have to admit, I was worried about the catalytic converter on Bank 1 having been damaged as a result of that bank's poor running - I was waiting to hear an exorbitant Italian price for the part - but you dodged that one!!
Great series Ivan, what a ride! Bet Maserati labor rates are 3 to 4 times as much as whatever you charged this person for the repair. Totally agree on the more frequent oil change intervals advice and it might be advantageous to use a slightly heavier weight oil for additional protection on this engine due to its history. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thanks as always Ivan for the great content . Love what you do and love the learning from watching your well produced videos! I've been working on cars since I was twelve and am now sixty-eight and there is always something to learn. I've always been a patient person and when it comes to working on the newer stuff it truly NEEDS to be a virtue! Thanks again and a belated Merry Christmas and New year!
Outstanding series and perfect results, so happy this channel appeared as a suggestion months ago. Still wondering why the marks on the phasers didn’t equally line up on both sides but you were smart to make reference marks as you did. So how much of a chore was it to get the fan assembly back in place? Looking forward to a whole new year of videos to come!
Hi Ivan congrats on your first time on a exotic car, to me sounds like long periods of oil changes is the cause of premature wear on component's, remember that it didn't suddenly wear out, it progresses. It would be alot cheaper in doing 5k oil changes than repairing timing set every 60k. Merry Christmas!
I was wondering that same thing. Short drives, cold northern climate, high torque, tight tolerances. Not sure even more frequent oil changes would help. Perhaps they have an oiling problem at high load? Meh.
What a wonderfully informative series of videos detailing the work involved. I just had the same job done on my Jaguar and have a new appreciation for my mechanic !!
Your lady has good taste Ivan! They are stylist cars. But then again, she doesn't have to fix it when it breaks nor does she have to pay for the repairs. Nice fix, i'm sure the owner will be stoked to have it back working great again. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I've been researching the Chrysler 2.7L engine for several years (which is the predecessor to the v6 in that Mazer) and what I've found is that the ONLY oil readily available in the USA that's rated for the amount of heat and shearing that engine produces is Mobil1 0w-40 European car full synthetic. These engines have HUGE oil breakdown/sludging problems. You might want to recommend they use that.
Nice work Ivan, as usual! Every time I work on something like this, thankfully not often, I realize they aren't made to be repaired, lol. Hope you're having a good Christmas Day! All the best in 2023!
This was a very inspiring series, if I were in my 20’s making a butt load of coin … Alas too late! Great entertaining video, I am sure that the owner will appreciate your attention to detail. Thanks Ivan
Brushing my teeth Xmas morning, preparing for kids to wake up, and enjoying watching conclusion of "PHAD vs MASERATI" where PHAD is the victor. I love the stunningly beautiful scenery around PHAD compound. Happy Holidays PHAD fam.
Great ending to a top notch video series ,the timing chain issue is hard to fathom was it the oil filter issue early on starving the chains and tensioners of correct oil pressure , maybe very aggressive performance cam profiles and heavier valve springs putting high loadings on the timing system or poor quality chain manufacturing . Anyway if I owned it would enjoy it for a year or so then sell it. I see quite a few driving around Sydney Australia so they are maybe more common that they once where down here. Thanks for this very entertaining series and sharing your techniques to reassemble such a complex engine.
As a maserati owner..there are many f160 engine with 100k plus miles with no problems..chain failure is not widespread on this engine.if normal service intervals are maintained..
You should get the worm clamps made for silicone hoses. They have an extra band segment that runs under the worm area to keep it from biting into the rubber. Better yet, just get the spring clamps that come OEM on most cars. I don’t know why guys hate them, but to me they’re the best.
Ivan, you're simply the best all around. A super complex repair with perfect diagnostics and repair outcome. Not for the butter knife amateur indeed. You executed this job with the precision of a neuro surgeon... Happy holidays boychick....
Great vid Ivan. Very comprehensive and detail oriented. You' re still a braver man than me as I won't work on exotics. Glad you could get the parts in a timely manner also especially the way the supply chain is today.
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year to you all especially from the Maserati owner!🏦 Look forward to seeing more video's in 2023.
What a ride Ivan. This was by far one of your most time consuming, yet satisfying video series to date. After all the learning would you ever do one of these Maserati's again? ??? You are by far so quality orientated it's almost insane. Thank you and may Jesus be with you.......Pete
No bent valves!! AMAZING.
A 5-part Maserati repair series... Your man-card points just blew through the roof! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Alanis Morissette for the 90's win!!!!
Ivan, you have ballz of steel to tackle this insane job!! Much props to you! And have a fantastic New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Fred Merry Christmas!
Ivan the Maserati Master.
Ivan, great job to get that completed. You are now the official Maserati repair station for your area!
You are the best diagnostic/mechanic on TH-cam by a long stretch at least in my book. Great job.
Thanks for the kind words Rob Merry Christmas! 🙂🎄
Ivan, you are a blessing to the mechanic world! Merry Christmas to you and your family!! I'm sure this job paid you very well for some awesome Christmas gifts!
You have a wonderful cheerful attitude. I would not have been so pleasant about taking off the valve covers to route the knock sensor.
I really didn't want to tear it off again.... But there was no other option 😅
Thanks for the 5 part special. This has made the holiday less crummy. Can't wait for the next one.
What a challenge? Hats off to you Ivan, initially I thought you would not take on the full repair and I think most people would not. Just too darn hard. However, you made it interesting and reminded us a little about patience and perseverance. It is nothing short of a miracle that the engine did not destroy itself with valve timing so far off and it seemed the exhaust cam sprocket could have continued to slip. Why it didn’t I still cannot figure. But just as you puzzled about the two tensioner with and without a ratchet some things are imponderable. Pat in Dunlaoghaire, Ireland
I had to watch this Christmaserati series again---impressive Ivan -- You are the man !!
Thanks for taking us along on this one, Ivan. Huge respect for your mechanic abilities! Also, good work putting together these videos. That’s a lot of work just by itself! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
well said
Absolutely outstanding Ivan. Not many would have entertained working on a Maserati ,your standard of work is second to none.
Thank you very much for this series, and all the bonus footage!
The advice to increase oil change frequency is golden and I believe will help the chains last longer.
This diag & repair really was a marathon! I have Italian heritage and I would own one if I had money to burn. Having said that, there are many other vehicles I would own before a Maserati, with only three being European, and none Italian!!
Ivan:
Wow, once I started watching this series I couldn’t stop watching. Yikes, you have lots of patience but also lots of talent. I continue to watch your trouble-shooting adventures and even at 70 I’m learning lots. Thanks much👍
Thanks for the years worth of great viewing . I hope you and your family have a great new year .
You are an amazing wrench !!!!!!! You prove the most important tool is between the ears. Most important, you proved it to yourself. Just remember when the labor charge is higher than the unit's value it's OK to walk away. Unless if it's yours. You have nothing more to prove. Merry Christmas
For doing such a job you must be intelligent with a lot of perseverance. Chapeau!
While 60,000 miles is in the realm of timing chain(s) needing to be replaced (I've seen the range for metal timing chains stated as being between 40,000 to 100,000 miles). I suspect that oil change interval (and the collapsed oil filter mentioned at the beginning of the series) and oil type may have contributed to this issue happening earlier than it should have. Even with the recommended synthetic oil I'd reduce the Oil and Filter Change interval on that vehicle (especially since it is turbo charged and being driven in traffic a lot). If oil filter availability is an issue I'd suggest to the owner he buy a couple extra and keep them on hand so the filter gets replaced on every oil change.
There are some good videos on TH-cam explaining the different oil types required for these modern engines, especially because it has direct injection the high pressure fuel bypass is the rings and dilutes the oil a lot More. So shorter oil change intervals and the correct oil is definitely necessary.
That was my thought too. But I forgot that the plastic chain guides were broken in several places too. That cannot be solved by more frequent oil changes. That is just planned obsolescence.
@@ronaldderooij1774 I suspect the plastic parts will last longer with the correct oil & filter, changed at the correct interval for the typical use of the vehicle. Plastic engine parts are a fact of life, and there are going to be more of them, not less, in almost all engines.
Yes, Fred here, a retired Aussie living the simple life in the Philippines.
Yes I enjoy your videos.
Thanks for the Xmas specials a wish you and your family a great new year too.
That car is absurdly complicated, kudos on a phenomenal job! Merry Christmas to you & your beautiful wife! That was your best series yet IMHO!
It was worth taking this job on just to see the smile on Amanda's face. Ivan Happy Christmas
It's the fun part of driving that stretches the chains. Good repair series.
What? Fixed the Maserati in only 5 parts? I was wanting 12 days of Christmas. 😅
Great display of patience and perseverance. Very fun to watch. I bet you don’t even have a swear jar. 😉
Hats off to you Ivan for starting and completing that most difficult job. Patience is the key thank you for your teaching.
Just before the bonus footage. Excellent service with the loaner car. Nice, I know is nice, my boss had one of these. But he returned it back to the dealership, under a month. And bought two seater, sports Jaguar, instead. Thanks.
After seeing this, I am so glad that I retired from wrenching. Good job none the less. Years from now you'll look back and say I've done that. I have jobs that have stuck in my memory and you will to.
Ivan's satisfaction with this job doubled when the cash hit his bank!!!!
😂😎
A 2016 Maserati with no DTCs, that is a Christmas miracle. I did a little research on the Ferrari Maserati Pentastar engine and it's expected life before a major overhaul is 70,000 to 80,000 miles, so I suspect the oil starving resulted in 10,000- 20,000 miles of wear. Further the oil maintenance light showed 12,500 miles between oil changes compared to Chrysler's recommendations on their Pentastar engine of 7,000 -10,000 miles, non turbo charged with the same timing chains. What could possibly go wrong? I have been changing the oil in my new Jeep Cherokee with a Pentastar engine every 6000 miles, but after this video it's going down to 5,000 miles 👍. Merry Christmas Ivan!
Sounds incredible on startup and on idle. They are beautiful cars. Just expensive to operate and maintain.
I know the nuts and bolts but what I am enjoying are your skills as a videographer. You know how to keep us in suspense, begging for the next episode. Well done. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Lorrin! 🙂
Yeah, I think your right Ivan. I don't think anyone would have the patience to watch nearly 20 hours straight of you wrenching away on just one car. LOL. Oh, nice trick with the stretch belt. I have used a pair of locking pliers and a piece of the old belt to protect the pulley and new belt before. Works just fine. And I don't know why this is a thing. But Mercedes, BMW, Maserati and other higher end cars seem to take over 80 miles to set the readiness monitors. Where everything else is usually under 60 miles. I totally understand that feeling when you finally complete a tedious job and everything works as it's supposed to. It's an amazing feeling. A job well done Ivan, nice work.
You have one of the best channels on TH-cam! I have learned several tricks watching your content! Thank you!
Thank you Todd 👍🙂
I agree that frequent oil changes are key to longer chain life. While the word "stretch" is used, chains actually are not stressed enough to stretch but the pins and bushings do wear..
best person to watch on you tube hands down .
One of the first times that i see you taking it all the way to the readline :)
Italian tune up 🤣
Top diagnostics and repair, agree on the shorter oil serv intervals many timing chain/guide woes are related to extended service intervals IME some is just inferior/unsuitable guide plastic used, much like Ford blaming incorrect oil spec for premature wet-belt failure ... Yeh Right
Ivan first class job.
I don't think missing the oil filter helped at all and more frequent oil changes would help
massively .Every 5/6 000 miles is a must.
Congrats and a good new year to you both.
Guess you gotta do a Lamborghini, Ferrari or McLaren next 😄
You are so gooder .......I just don,t beleave how gooder you are !
Truly a herculean effort Ivan. Well done!
Congrats! Yes, I agree with you about the oil change intervals. 10K to 12K miles is excessive. I know many European manufacturers have that and the reality is that once your engine is out of life due to the long intervals of oil changes, the car is out of warranty and the dealer will be happy to sell you a new one. You can tell by the dark gold color on the engine that the oil change has been stretched out to over 10K miles. An engine with those miles with proper oil changes no more than 5K miles should look silver or with a slight light gold color on it. That engine looks like it has over 250K miles judging but the color alone. Anyways that it is the route of the owner has decided to take and most likely that car will have 3 to 4 owners when it reaches 100K miles on the odometer.
Ivan, in an earlier video you disclosed that the owner had run the car with a blocked and collapsed oil filter due to not being able to source a replacement when having the oil changed. So do you not think the car being run for a period with low to zero oil pressure contributed to the chain experiencing increased friction and heat accelerating the stretching process? So IMO with regular oil /filter changes this design of engine should probably be able to go quite a bit longer than this neglected unit.
The "performance bar" :D :D i.e. tie the top of the two front strut towers to each other to improve chassis rigidity.
Thanks!
Thank you Jason! Merry Christmas!
Wow! Where else could you see an expert mechanic working on a Maserati? I used to be into sport cars and dreamed of owning one someday. What a privilege to be able to see you work on one that way. That owner is a very lucky guy to find you to work on it. Your knowledge and skill is really exceptional. Thanks for bringing us along.
That was fascinating! I loved seeing how that Maserati was put together. Familiarity with a car is a good thing, that's one reason I keep buying Volvos, the general familiarity with how they are made. I do as many of my own repairs as I can and that really helps.
IVAN, I know it fells awesome when u test drive it great work really enjoyed it thanks for sharing.
This was easy. Try doing a timing chain job on an Audi. Engine out job. I did enjoy watching all 5 videos tho. Was wondering if you got the bolts on the bottom of the timing cover when you were trying to pry the timing cover off. Apparently you did. LOl.
It's like getting up on Christmas morning and finding your present under the tree! Thanks for this video gift Ivan.
A friend of mine, Italian, has exactly the same Ghibli 6V biturbo maserati with 205 000Km on the clock.
Same problem, earlier on, but repaired in warranty. After that no issues.You nailed it without constructors information. Congrats, fantastic job. If you were closer I would bring my car to you.
well your problem is fix lady (in my Eric O voice) LOL, this was an awesome one. love how you go all out to ensure everything's in order before passing it back to the customer, love it. Merry Christmas.
Scotty would have fixed it with tune up in a can. 😂. Good work. Always butterflies before start up.
"CamTime Restore"? I've seen it work wonders! 🤣
A little spray cleaner and my fancy scan tool.
That "rev up your engines!" had me laughing so much.
@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 the old Italian tune up.
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics ScannerDanner calls it DrTimingFix
When you were backing that car out of the garage, I saw the speedometer had 70 as mid-scale. You finally panned the camera up and I saw 190 was the highest it could read. So, theoretically you could do 185 in that car. (I don't think I would want to be in it going that fast!) Those turbochargers and intercoolers give that engine some power! You juiced it and it took off! There is no way I would drive a car 10,000 miles between oil changes. Merry Christmas! Great video!
taking that intake off again to route wires properly reminded of the time i did a lifters swap and inatke gasket job on a guys 5.7 chevy....i laid all parts out on a table in the order they came off then installed them all by working my way backwards....and right as im hooking up the last hoses the guy walks into the work area with a damn valley pan thing in his hands.....he thought it was dirty and wanted to clean it without telling me he took it off the table
😠
More frequent oil changes with brand new filters will make the timing components last MUCH LONGER!
Merry Christmas Ivan and family!
Ageed. So much can be avoided with more frequent oil changes.
Get the customer to keep a spare oil filter in the car, so the same thing doesn't happen again when changing oil.
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Agree. I never go over 5K or 6 months.
Ivan is so excited behind the wheel lol
well done Ivan another satisfied customer,,
If nothing else, I commend you for taking this job. There's no shot I'd go anywhere near this job.
Well done Ivan you are one of the few professionals on TH-cam. Excellent work. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Thank you for your support Phil 🙏 Merry Christmas to you too!
You made my Christmas better! Great job, as always - and probably exercised your patience in the process. Quite an accomplishment! Got it fixed, all back together, and running again. I have to admit, I was worried about the catalytic converter on Bank 1 having been damaged as a result of that bank's poor running - I was waiting to hear an exorbitant Italian price for the part - but you dodged that one!!
Great series Ivan, what a ride! Bet Maserati labor rates are 3 to 4 times as much as whatever you charged this person for the repair. Totally agree on the more frequent oil change intervals advice and it might be advantageous to use a slightly heavier weight oil for additional protection on this engine due to its history. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas Ivan! Thanks for all the entertainment
Wow what a job, well done.
Your fingers crossed always good, thanks
If you zip tie the belt to the crank pull you can spin the crank and it's walks the belt on then you cut the ziptie after
This was my favorite series yet. Bet the owner was very happy.
Ivan really enjoyed this 5-part series, great job as always, looking forward to your next challenge. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks as always Ivan for the great content . Love what you do and love the learning from watching your well produced videos! I've been working on cars since I was twelve and am now sixty-eight and there is always something to learn. I've always been a patient person and when it comes to working on the newer stuff it truly NEEDS to be a virtue!
Thanks again and a belated Merry Christmas and New year!
That engine may require a vacuum coolant fill, especially considering the turbo intercooler stuff.
Outstanding series and perfect results, so happy this channel appeared as a suggestion months ago. Still wondering why the marks on the phasers didn’t equally line up on both sides but you were smart to make reference marks as you did. So how much of a chore was it to get the fan assembly back in place? Looking forward to a whole new year of videos to come!
I learned a lot from this video, mostly - never volunteer to work on a Maserati. Happy Christmas everyone and great job Ivan 🙂
Hi Ivan congrats on your first time on a exotic car, to me sounds like long periods of oil changes is the cause of premature wear on component's, remember that it didn't suddenly wear out, it progresses. It would be alot cheaper in doing 5k oil changes than repairing timing set every 60k.
Merry Christmas!
I was wondering that same thing. Short drives, cold northern climate, high torque, tight tolerances. Not sure even more frequent oil changes would help. Perhaps they have an oiling problem at high load? Meh.
Cheap oil ??
If I had one of these, I'd change oil every 6-7K kms.
Which I do on all my cars, with good results
What a wonderfully informative series of videos detailing the work involved. I just had the same job done on my Jaguar and have a new appreciation for my mechanic !!
Your lady has good taste Ivan! They are stylist cars.
But then again, she doesn't have to fix it when it breaks nor does she have to pay for the repairs.
Nice fix, i'm sure the owner will be stoked to have it back working great again.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I've been researching the Chrysler 2.7L engine for several years (which is the predecessor to the v6 in that Mazer) and what I've found is that the ONLY oil readily available in the USA that's rated for the amount of heat and shearing that engine produces is Mobil1 0w-40 European car full synthetic. These engines have HUGE oil breakdown/sludging problems.
You might want to recommend they use that.
Good END Result Ivan, see you here in new year for sure..
Nice work Ivan, as usual! Every time I work on something like this, thankfully not often, I realize they aren't made to be repaired, lol.
Hope you're having a good Christmas Day! All the best in 2023!
amazing perseverance as always!
This was a very inspiring series, if I were in my 20’s making a butt load of coin … Alas too late!
Great entertaining video, I am sure that the owner will appreciate your attention to detail. Thanks Ivan
Brushing my teeth Xmas morning, preparing for kids to wake up, and enjoying watching conclusion of "PHAD vs MASERATI" where PHAD is the victor. I love the stunningly beautiful scenery around PHAD compound. Happy Holidays PHAD fam.
Now your the Saab & Maserati expert. Merry Christmas 🎄. Thanks for the series and how you broke it down.
Merry Christmas to you Ivan! Thank you for all the content this last year. Looking forward to the next!
Great ending to a top notch video series ,the timing chain issue is hard to fathom was it the oil filter issue early on starving the chains and tensioners of correct oil pressure , maybe very aggressive performance cam profiles and heavier valve springs putting high loadings on the timing system or poor quality chain manufacturing . Anyway if I owned it would enjoy it for a year or so then sell it. I see quite a few driving around Sydney Australia so they are maybe more common that they once where down here. Thanks for this very entertaining series and sharing your techniques to reassemble such a complex engine.
As a maserati owner..there are many f160 engine with 100k plus miles with no problems..chain failure is not widespread on this engine.if normal service intervals are maintained..
You should get the worm clamps made for silicone hoses. They have an extra band segment that runs under the worm area to keep it from biting into the rubber. Better yet, just get the spring clamps that come OEM on most cars. I don’t know why guys hate them, but to me they’re the best.
Top notch 5 videos . Great work
MANY, MANY parts required. EXPENSIVE parts. But still, an epic job, Ivan.
I'd like to see a six-month follow up.
Merry Christmas to you too. You sir are a car Guru. It's a pleasure to be able to watch you work on cars.
You are an angel of machanics. . 🙏
Thanks Ivan... great series....
I'm still concerned as to why the left side phaser timing marks did not line up.
Ivan, you're simply the best all around. A super complex repair with perfect diagnostics and repair outcome. Not for the butter knife amateur indeed. You executed this job with the precision of a neuro surgeon... Happy holidays boychick....
Great vid Ivan. Very comprehensive and detail oriented. You' re still a braver man than me as I won't work on exotics. Glad you could get the parts in a timely manner also especially the way the supply chain is today.
Ivan, You give me inspiration. Thank You!
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year to you all especially from the Maserati owner!🏦 Look forward to seeing more video's in 2023.
That is a beautiful car. Job well done
There were a couple of these north of where I live that I see on the road, they look beautiful and that exhaust sound when you meet one on the road...