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I appreciate your channel. I own the 2015 Maserati Ghibli sq4 model. The total distance travelled was just over 50000 kilometers. Shouldn't we change the trans mission oil , diffrential and oil transfer case oil ?
The Maserati Ghibli Service Manual says tranny, diff fluid replacement not envisaged in maintenance Schedule. Some people say you should change it at 50k miles, some say 70K. I have been researching this for weeks, and have not found any reliable information on this subject. Mostly those opinions come from backyard mechanics like me or transmission technicians. While I would normally trust the transmission techs, most are set in their ways as regards to legacy generation transmissions. The ZF8H in our Ghiblis is a new generation transmission requiring totally different, and expensive fluid than the legacy generation transmissions. So for me, the jury is still out. I know of some Ghiblis owners who have 100k+ miles on their Ghiblis and they have not had the transmission, differential fluid changed, and have had no issues with their transmission or differential. If I find any information more reliable then I will do a video on it.
@@JamesDIYGarage Thank you very much for your reply. In fact, I run a maintenance shop in Korea. I am a professional of Volkswagen and Audi, but I am riding Maserati because I really like it. I fell in love with this car's inexplicable charm. I really appreciate your sharing information and would like to give it to me if I can help.
@@JamesDIYGarage many brands do that since the 2000's. The fluid last until the warranty lasts. But the truth is it must be serviced. I wouldn't go over 50k miles in the same fluid. It's not that difficult to do in many cars if you can go to a diy shop and put the car in an elevator or if you have one yourself (for the differential) for the gearbox we can see the @james diy garage video :) which is very good 👍
Love your vids! Thanks so much for one of the few Maser DIY channels! Subbed.. Your service booklet is a great idea. Like you, I saved million$ doing all my own work on my classic Porsche 944. So, how different is living in Sac vs Guam? LOL.. Any Masers over there? Thx for serving our country sir. Rock on..
My car was blowing only cold air on the drivers side. I brought it to the dealership, they installed a software update and that fixed it. Not right away tho, it took a couple days for the computer to learn what position the actuator was in. After a couple days it was working great. Cost was $180.00. This is a common issue on Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Maserati, Alfa Romeo because they all share the same parts bin when it comes to the climate control actuators.
Excellent as always james. I'm here in the UK and were still.so reliant on dealer mechanics over here . I'm trying to follow your example and do some DIY maintenance. As a point to note, do you have any advice on where to get ghibli fault codes. I'm trying to build a bible for that dreaded day that hopefully will never come . Once again excellent content
Excellent as always james. I'm here in the UK and were still.so reliant on dealer mechanics over here . I'm trying to follow your example and do some DIY maintenance. I changed my plugs this morning all went well As a point to note, do you have any advice on where to get ghibli fault codes. I'm trying to build a bible for that dreaded day that hopefully will never come . Once again excellent content
No, the transmission fluid is not on the maint schedule. What it does say is the transmission fluid is not visaged to be changed for the life of the vehicle. Having said that, there are videos on how to change the fluid on the ZF 8H transmission. So if feel you need to change it, you use those videos as a guide. I won't be doing mine unless there is something wrong with the performance of my transmission. Many car manufacturers have used that ZF 8H tranny in their production cars. Its a pretty solid performing tranny. The Dodge Demon uses it. So if it can handle 808HP and as much torque, I am confident it can handle the measly 404hp and 400+ torgue my Ghibli puts out. Lol.
Hi James, I had 2014 maserati ghibli SQ4. Can you please provide me the link to buy k&N oil and cabin filters. I searched in K&N website with my VIN but its says no products for your vehicle. Thanks, Sri.
Hello james after replaced oil and filter i checked the oil pressure gauge when i drove my car after 2600rpm my pressure maxed high is that normal? (At idle pressure above middle)
No such thing as high oil pressure. It's not like us and our blood pressure. Maxing out is normal, mine does it too with the higher rpm. Whats bad is LOW oil pressure. Low oil pressure could mean lack of oil, a clog or kink in an oil line, a bad oil pressure sensor or in a worse case scenario too much wear on engine bearings. So if your oil pressure stays consistently low, (Well below the red area on the oil gauge) and does NOT max out when you rev the engine, that is cause to be alarmed. If it maxes out when you rev it, that's a good thing. At Idle and at normal operating temp it should be stay between just above the red area and maybe a quarter way. Mine stays just above the red area, never saw it go lower. Of course if the engine is not yet at normal operating temp the oil pressure will be high because it's still a bit thick. The heat thins it out just a bit, and that's why you never want to push the engine RPM above 3.5K before the engine is at normal operating temp. The engine is at normal operating temp when both coolant and oil temp have reached half way up the scale. Takes longer in winter than it does in summer. I always drive it in ICE mode until the engine is at normal operating temp. Then it's "Paddle Time!"
Hello James. I'm from Ukraine and really need your help with my Maserati ghibli. Would you be so kind to help me with geometric control points of the body of Maserati ghibli? We don't have normal dealership here. But I need to rebuild my car after the crash.
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
I have a 2014 masirati ghibli runs perfectly except when I stop to an idle then I get a surge idle. What could be the problem smoke test negative complete tune up. Including coils ?
James great job- Would it not be easier to change out the air filter. Price is not that bad. I see two different types????? Yellow vs white? Yellow center: MASERATI GHIBLI QUATTROPORTE LEVANTE NEW MIE AIR FILTER 670001545== $37 dollars White Center: Air Filter C732HC for Maserati Ghibli Quattroporte 2015 2014 2016 2017 2018=== $27 dollars
And indeed many people will choose that route and save time rather than money. My K&Ns cost a little over $100.00, The recharge kit was $13.00. Would have only cost me 3 hours of time including drying time to clean and recharge the K&Ns if not for the time to setup for and actual video recording. Also, these K&Ns only need to be cleaned and recharged every 50K miles. I only had 10K on mine, but I did it for the sake of my viewers.
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
Thank you James for this videos!
Love your videos . I will be sharing to other Maserati friends ..
Thankyou for your kind words. Did you subscribe to my channel? Please encourage your Maserati owner friends that you share my videos with to support my channel by liking my videos, subscribing to my channel and clicking the bell so they can be notified of future videos. Thanks again.
Sir God bless you and you family as well,I follow you for how nice are you also the vary clear explanation on all your videos
Thank you for your kind words.
Thanks! Looking fwd to the next parts. I'm @ 78,000 mi and about to do the same.
I appreciate your channel.
I own the 2015 Maserati Ghibli sq4 model.
The total distance travelled was just over 50000 kilometers.
Shouldn't we change the trans mission oil , diffrential and oil transfer case oil ?
The Maserati Ghibli Service Manual says tranny, diff fluid replacement not envisaged in maintenance Schedule. Some people say you should change it at 50k miles, some say 70K. I have been researching this for weeks, and have not found any reliable information on this subject. Mostly those opinions come from backyard mechanics like me or transmission technicians. While I would normally trust the transmission techs, most are set in their ways as regards to legacy generation transmissions. The ZF8H in our Ghiblis is a new generation transmission requiring totally different, and expensive fluid than the legacy generation transmissions. So for me, the jury is still out. I know of some Ghiblis owners who have 100k+ miles on their Ghiblis and they have not had the transmission, differential fluid changed, and have had no issues with their transmission or differential. If I find any information more reliable then I will do a video on it.
@@JamesDIYGarage
Thank you very much for your reply.
In fact, I run a maintenance shop in Korea. I am a professional of Volkswagen and Audi, but I am riding Maserati because I really like it. I fell in love with this car's inexplicable charm.
I really appreciate your sharing information and would like to give it to me if I can help.
@@ttlprince Comsamida :) (Hope I spelled it right hehe.
@@JamesDIYGarage many brands do that since the 2000's. The fluid last until the warranty lasts. But the truth is it must be serviced. I wouldn't go over 50k miles in the same fluid. It's not that difficult to do in many cars if you can go to a diy shop and put the car in an elevator or if you have one yourself (for the differential) for the gearbox we can see the @james diy garage video :) which is very good 👍
Love your vids! Thanks so much for one of the few Maser DIY channels! Subbed..
Your service booklet is a great idea. Like you, I saved million$ doing all my own work on my classic Porsche 944.
So, how different is living in Sac vs Guam? LOL.. Any Masers over there? Thx for serving our country sir. Rock on..
Thank you for your kind words. Don't know if there are any Maseratis on Guam, but I would bet there are none.
What blower issue did you have I have a 2015 I just purchased and heater blows cold on driver side and warm on passenger side
My car was blowing only cold air on the drivers side. I brought it to the dealership, they installed a software update and that fixed it. Not right away tho, it took a couple days for the computer to learn what position the actuator was in. After a couple days it was working great. Cost was $180.00. This is a common issue on Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Maserati, Alfa Romeo because they all share the same parts bin when it comes to the climate control actuators.
good stuff.
Excellent as always james. I'm here in the UK and were still.so reliant on dealer mechanics over here . I'm trying to follow your example and do some DIY maintenance. As a point to note, do you have any advice on where to get ghibli fault codes. I'm trying to build a bible for that dreaded day that hopefully will never come .
Once again excellent content
Any OBDII scanner will do. Cheap on Amazon, at least the Bluetooth ones that connect to your phone.
Excellent as always james. I'm here in the UK and were still.so reliant on dealer mechanics over here . I'm trying to follow your example and do some DIY maintenance. I changed my plugs this morning all went well As a point to note, do you have any advice on where to get ghibli fault codes. I'm trying to build a bible for that dreaded day that hopefully will never come .
Once again excellent content
The fault codes for Maserati are standard amoung the auto industry.
@@JamesDIYGarage excellent . Thanks james. Looking forward to the next stage in the service.
Hi Mr James I have a P0018 code on my 2016 Maserati Ghibli SQ4, could you tell me where the camshaft position sensor is located?
I replied to him in a PM. Sent him some images.
New channel name: ”Skipper James” . Based on your Navy career.
Thanks for recognizing my US Navy Service. However, I was never a skipper. My real Navy skipper who is subscribed might take offense lol.
What happened to parts 2-7?
Go to my video library and you will find them. ua-cam.com/users/JamesDIYGaragevideos
i have a question, do you service your transmission? fluid change?
No, the transmission fluid is not on the maint schedule. What it does say is the transmission fluid is not visaged to be changed for the life of the vehicle. Having said that, there are videos on how to change the fluid on the ZF 8H transmission. So if feel you need to change it, you use those videos as a guide. I won't be doing mine unless there is something wrong with the performance of my transmission. Many car manufacturers have used that ZF 8H tranny in their production cars. Its a pretty solid performing tranny. The Dodge Demon uses it. So if it can handle 808HP and as much torque, I am confident it can handle the measly 404hp and 400+ torgue my Ghibli puts out. Lol.
Hi James,
I had 2014 maserati ghibli SQ4. Can you please provide me the link to buy k&N oil and cabin filters.
I searched in K&N website with my VIN but its says no products for your vehicle.
Thanks,
Sri.
www.knfilters.com/maserati/ghibli/3.0l-v6-gas/2014/ , if this link does not work, it may not be available for your area.
Do you ever have to do a flue injection system or remove the intake ?
It's not on a maintenance scheduled, it's an "As Required" type of maintenance.
Hello james after replaced oil and filter i checked the oil pressure gauge when i drove my car after 2600rpm my pressure maxed high is that normal? (At idle pressure above middle)
No such thing as high oil pressure. It's not like us and our blood pressure. Maxing out is normal, mine does it too with the higher rpm. Whats bad is LOW oil pressure. Low oil pressure could mean lack of oil, a clog or kink in an oil line, a bad oil pressure sensor or in a worse case scenario too much wear on engine bearings. So if your oil pressure stays consistently low, (Well below the red area on the oil gauge) and does NOT max out when you rev the engine, that is cause to be alarmed. If it maxes out when you rev it, that's a good thing. At Idle and at normal operating temp it should be stay between just above the red area and maybe a quarter way. Mine stays just above the red area, never saw it go lower. Of course if the engine is not yet at normal operating temp the oil pressure will be high because it's still a bit thick. The heat thins it out just a bit, and that's why you never want to push the engine RPM above 3.5K before the engine is at normal operating temp. The engine is at normal operating temp when both coolant and oil temp have reached half way up the scale. Takes longer in winter than it does in summer. I always drive it in ICE mode until the engine is at normal operating temp. Then it's "Paddle Time!"
Hello James. I'm from Ukraine and really need your help with my Maserati ghibli.
Would you be so kind to help me with geometric control points of the body of Maserati ghibli? We don't have normal dealership here. But I need to rebuild my car after the crash.
Here is a name: Neptune's wrench
Ghibli DIY
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
But I will plug your channel in a future video brother. Some of my viewers may be interested in your channel.
I have a 2014 masirati ghibli runs perfectly except when I stop to an idle then I get a surge idle. What could be the problem smoke test negative complete tune up. Including coils ?
Clean Throttle body?
James great job- Would it not be easier to change out the air filter. Price is not that bad. I see two different types????? Yellow vs white?
Yellow center: MASERATI GHIBLI QUATTROPORTE LEVANTE NEW MIE AIR FILTER 670001545== $37 dollars
White Center: Air Filter C732HC for Maserati Ghibli Quattroporte 2015 2014 2016 2017 2018=== $27 dollars
And indeed many people will choose that route and save time rather than money. My K&Ns cost a little over $100.00, The recharge kit was $13.00. Would have only cost me 3 hours of time including drying time to clean and recharge the K&Ns if not for the time to setup for and actual video recording. Also, these K&Ns only need to be cleaned and recharged every 50K miles. I only had 10K on mine, but I did it for the sake of my viewers.
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The Exotic Wrench
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
But I will plug your channel in a future video brother. Some of my viewers may be interested in your channel.
The Ghibli Guide
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
But I will plug your channel in a future video brother. Some of my viewers may be interested in your channel.
Maserati man
Sorry, Guess I should have mentioned that family is not eligible to participate brother. I don't want to be accused of family bias. Thanks for the ideas though.
But I will plug your channel in a future video brother. Some of my viewers may be interested in your channel.