So the previous owner drove it 300 miles with no oil pressure? and it was only noticed when the specialist looked at it? the engine sounds ok, so must have oil pressure.
I'm planning to buy one of these within the next few weeks so you've given me one more thing to look out for. Apparently it's not just clutches, wishbones and heater matrices.
YES!! Well done Joel, the 4200 is a fantastic, under rated car. I have owned mine for nearly 5 years now and absolutely love it. Great performance, flies under the radar but with that typical Italian flair and of course the masterpiece - the Ferrari derived M138 engine and soundtrack. On initial impressions, I would check the oil pressure wiring and sensor before tearing into the engine. Good luck!
With no oil being driven around the engine it sounded really noisy to me, i guess the lack of oil is the reason, lets hope the pump is the only issue !!!!
The "Gold Standard" test for diagnosing oil pressure would be to replace the oil sensor with your own oil pressure gauge and check it that way. I am assuming the supercar specialist did this (ie didn't just rely on the gauge). If you can add value to the car, its not a wasted purchase. Even if you lose money, that's fair enough, you're enjoying the car and we are enjoying the UA-cam content.
As an owner of two 4200's, a Spyder and a coupe, I can tell you - It's the best, coolest car in the world. Hand down the best and last real Maserati in the past 40 years.
Perfectly normal, they read 17mph at standstill. There's a needle sat there so the dial sits on it. Something to do with Maserati wanting it to look like it's in motion when stationary 🙃
Surely during your phone discussion the mechanic in Scotland would you have advised you not to bother flying up and that he’d fix it? Therefore you could have saved money on a) the flight b) the cost of trailering it c) the lower mechanic cost in Scotland vs south England?
So you looked at buying a car. A specialist told you it wasnt driveable. You flew up there confirmed what the specialist had already told you and flew home?
Drive it back to the uk 👀 You southerns man 😂😂 Its edinburgh Take a shot everytime he says drive it back to England I was tempted to one of these few weeks ago 4200 local to me in gorgeous Blu Mediterano the best colour in Maseratis 72k full history and specalist maintance brand new michelins and modified backboxes (common mod) it was £6495 Crazy 03 plate So this one id say 5 grand Waned a much newer masa and the 4.7 Just pulled the gun on a gt sport 2015 after looking for 5 months Its the hardest car to look for in the correct spec
Goodness me, I've done that flight more times than I care to remember - but I do remember always being stuffed in the back of the plane - your business class ticket premium could probably have paid for a fair whack of the repairs! :=) Are you mad? may be not .... I think you are brave - but good luck to you all the same. Let's hope that it works out. My heart says I should buy myself a Maserati or an Aston - but my head says that I should keep my very reliable Jaguar. My head really wins that one and, somehow, even my man maths would struggle justifying the purchase to my wife of a questionable reliability super car. I enjoy watching you and others making those purchasing decisions though.
Joel, I don't think I have ever seen a car channel with 100k subscribers where the host knows so little about cars. You're a legend. You could sell ice cubes to Eskimos or coal to Newcastle. You seem to keep on buying basket case cars which cost more to fix than they are worth and make a living doing it and have a lovely wife too. It must be your charm. I think you should become a salesman. Now I am aged 60, I look back, and the guys that earned the most were always salesmen. So that comment is nothing to do with quattroportes, or cars, but just an observation from a bloke probably older than your father. Keep going as I am sure you have the midas touch. Happy Xmas. 👍
Do you think I’ve completely lost the plot?
Yes!!!🤣🤣🤣
Yes. You are mental. But it sure is entertaining!
Can’t lose the plot if you never had it my friend
It’s a good thing you’ve done Joel. It’s a nice motor and I prefer it to the previous one.
With the Crossfire? Yes! You shouldve bought a Continental GT
So the previous owner drove it 300 miles with no oil pressure? and it was only noticed when the specialist looked at it? the engine sounds ok, so must have oil pressure.
Probably just the oil pressure sensor or wiring is faulty, car sounds healthy for having zero oil pressure.
I believe they did extensive tests at The Supercar Tech, but we will definitely re-investigate
Hydraulic Tappets?
" Drive the car back to the UK " !! People from the London and south-east think Scotland is outside the UK!
Bold, Brave and fearless 😂. Looking forward to seeing this project in the new year. Have an awesome Christmas Joel and a Happy new year 👍🏼
soemthing for January for sure!
Stay tuned for the Christmas special!
@@itsjoel I will keep my eyes peeled
Scotland is part of the UK Joel.
Congratulations on 100k subs Joel, allways a plesure to watch your videos :D
Loving the Maserati content Joel. Looking forward to following the progress of the 4200.
Congratulations also on 100k - very well deserved.
You do not need to drive from Scotland to the UK …both England and Scotland are in the UK
I'm planning to buy one of these within the next few weeks so you've given me one more thing to look out for. Apparently it's not just clutches, wishbones and heater matrices.
Matrix😂
If the oil pump was bad it would have done the engine already would be knackered!
Loving these videos of you going round the country picking up cars in need of help! You'll have quite a collection soon.
I think I need to rent a warehouse to store them all 😂
I forgot about these until dad cars bought one then I fell in love again
Congrats on 100k!
I can see the comment below questioning the oil pressure sensor and gauge - that's where I'd look first.
Terrible idea - I'm totally here for it! Congrats on 100k!
Now I am very very excited about this one 👀 it looks fabulous!
Cannot wait for this years Christmas special! ❤
Lovely car, get it fixed and it will probably be a wonderful purchase. Good luck and Merry Christmas
Now we're talking!!!
you are a man of fine taste. I always thought these 4200s looked magnificent !!
Love this video Joel! Bonnie Scotland!
Good luck Joel, I will look forward to this one
Drive the car "Back to the UK"? 😳 😳
Thought the same 😊
MEGA, love these types of project. Proper stuff 💪💪
GREAT VIDEO BUD 👍👍Really looking forward to seeing this Stunning Car get sorted 👍👍👍
YES!! Well done Joel, the 4200 is a fantastic, under rated car. I have owned mine for nearly 5 years now and absolutely love it. Great performance, flies under the radar but with that typical Italian flair and of course the masterpiece - the Ferrari derived M138 engine and soundtrack. On initial impressions, I would check the oil pressure wiring and sensor before tearing into the engine. Good luck!
Another cool project! Can’t wait! Cheers Kirk
Once bitten twice shy. Or not 🤣🤣
Congrats to 100k!
With no oil being driven around the engine it sounded really noisy to me, i guess the lack of oil is the reason, lets hope the pump is the only issue !!!!
If the engine has been started with no oil pressure then it could already be scrap
The "Gold Standard" test for diagnosing oil pressure would be to replace the oil sensor with your own oil pressure gauge and check it that way. I am assuming the supercar specialist did this (ie didn't just rely on the gauge).
If you can add value to the car, its not a wasted purchase. Even if you lose money, that's fair enough, you're enjoying the car and we are enjoying the UA-cam content.
Yes they did do this, I should have explained
Business class hey! That’s what 100k subs affords you?! 😜
Good old air miles!
YES YES YES! Another Maserati!!!
As an owner of two 4200's, a Spyder and a coupe, I can tell you - It's the best, coolest car in the world. Hand down the best and last real Maserati in the past 40 years.
Awesome - these are such great cars. I reckon the sensor is dead. Very common on these and fairly straightforward to replace
Could the oil pump be refurbished?
Good question
Looks like the speedometer isn't reading properly either. Could it be the case of a dodgy instrument cluster?
Perfectly normal, they read 17mph at standstill. There's a needle sat there so the dial sits on it. Something to do with Maserati wanting it to look like it's in motion when stationary 🙃
Good luck!!👍👍👍👍
Does it have an oil pressure relief valve that's defective?
Cool and here we go again lol ?.
hehe
I guess so!
Surely during your phone discussion the mechanic in Scotland would you have advised you not to bother flying up and that he’d fix it? Therefore you could have saved money on a) the flight b) the cost of trailering it c) the lower mechanic cost in Scotland vs south England?
That looks pretty awesome tbh, love it.
So you looked at buying a car. A specialist told you it wasnt driveable. You flew up there confirmed what the specialist had already told you and flew home?
Joel ,great looking car - MOT history is a bit sketchy. Good luck with this one ,hope it works out.
Why didn’t you get the guy in Edinburgh to fix it 🤔?
Probably prefers to spend his money on London rates.... 🤣
I bet the gauge is dead? Drive it back to the uk? You are still in the uk 😊. Hope it gets sorted. Lovely engines
Look forward to the next update hurry up 😆 🤣
Have a good xmas but the man has gone mad with that one .
Modified they could be great manual swap
I’ve never actually driven a 4200 🤷♂️ let’s address that in the new year 😊
Absolutely! I've never driven a 4.7 GT :)
Sensor problem.
If it had zero oil pressure the engine would be knocking. I don't rate your "specialist" !
Brave ! Enjoy. ❤
Drive it back to the uk 👀
You southerns man 😂😂
Its edinburgh
Take a shot everytime he says drive it back to England
I was tempted to one of these few weeks ago 4200 local to me in gorgeous Blu Mediterano the best colour in Maseratis
72k full history and specalist maintance brand new michelins and modified backboxes (common mod) it was £6495 Crazy 03 plate
So this one id say 5 grand
Waned a much newer masa and the 4.7
Just pulled the gun on a gt sport 2015 after looking for 5 months
Its the hardest car to look for in the correct spec
haha 😅
Goodness me, I've done that flight more times than I care to remember - but I do remember always being stuffed in the back of the plane - your business class ticket premium could probably have paid for a fair whack of the repairs! :=)
Are you mad? may be not .... I think you are brave - but good luck to you all the same. Let's hope that it works out.
My heart says I should buy myself a Maserati or an Aston - but my head says that I should keep my very reliable Jaguar. My head really wins that one and, somehow, even my man maths would struggle justifying the purchase to my wife of a questionable reliability super car. I enjoy watching you and others making those purchasing decisions though.
A pommy Hoovy 👍
Well this is definitely not the video I expected to see man😂 I like it tho! Lost the plot? Possibly. In a bad way? Definitely not!
Can't wait.
Ffs buy a Range Rover already ! 😂 only kidding, great content mate. Keep em coming ❤🙏🇬🇧
Stay tuned …
There's a great reason it's so cheap 😂😂😂😂
Start up sounded like metal on metal. Hope I'm wrong!
I guess ULEZ isn't (yet) an issue where you live? Pretty sure this one isn't compliant
Should have bought a RR
🤣🤣🤣 Business class on that long trip to Scotland . Wow you superstar. Sad Matt wannabe
Grow up
Why not super car teck let it fix it
Legend.
please stop using the automatical translation it´s awful
That's nothing to do with me but your own youtube settings
When I saw "I bought a cheap" I thought it would be another upload by that gastly modern-day Arthur Daley 'High Peak Motors'
Joel, I don't think I have ever seen a car channel with 100k subscribers where the host knows so little about cars. You're a legend. You could sell ice cubes to Eskimos or coal to Newcastle. You seem to keep on buying basket case cars which cost more to fix than they are worth and make a living doing it and have a lovely wife too. It must be your charm. I think you should become a salesman. Now I am aged 60, I look back, and the guys that earned the most were always salesmen. So that comment is nothing to do with quattroportes, or cars, but just an observation from a bloke probably older than your father. Keep going as I am sure you have the midas touch. Happy Xmas. 👍