Look Inside a 187k mile Ferrari Engine - Maserati Quattroporte GTS 530hp V8
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2024
- In this episode, we look inside this broken Ferrari F154 V8 twin-turbo engine with a whooping 187k miles. How bad can it be?
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16:43 "The correct tool" then immediately cutting to a sledge hammer is peak humor for me. 10/10
Very funny indeed 😂😂
Needed a bit of gentle persuasion. 😅
A hammer is a good tool! Cars get anxiety when they see Sreten coming up with a hammer😂
And if i saw it correctly, he removed the sleeve out of the knuckle with this lovely hammertaps.
@@dmz2276 There is no sleeve. Just the last couple of mm it needed a few taps to come out.
The entertainment value from 0 to 10 is 11, but the physical effort on your part is 20 or better. I doubled my patron.
As always good content with some manly grunts😂
Please allow me to steal your thunder for the extra donation 😂 as a father of twins only thing that I can afford right now is that Wera screwdriver he used to lock the tensioner. I still want to give donations tho, so your extra is mine now!! 😂
You had a double shot of patron? Good tequila.
Wait, Sreten has a Patron?!
@@LegendofLag Yep. He is the only person I am a patreon for.
This is THE BEST automotive channel on CZcams. Period.
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True, it's not just entertainment "content" but an actually informative piece of media which is at the same time entertaining to watch. If you have one of the cars Sreten is working on it's probably a good service manual as well. Even the long videos over one hour are kinda rare, most of the car youtubers make 20-30minutes long vids. Not Sreten. The hero we don't deserve!
Please never change your style of this channel. The quality of audio/video, commentary, detail oriented work, etc, etc, etc. It's amazing and so much fun to watch.
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This so much. The long videos are amazing.
Longtime viewer here from Italy. "Revisione completa motore" literally means "complete engine check". It doesn't mean overhaul. It's just a superficial check of the engine. Usually things like spark plugs, coils, fluid levels, filters etc are checked, but nothing too involved. Hope this clears things up, and keep up the good work!
Also Italian for engine is complete turd.
I was wondering about that, not fluent in Italian at all but it seemed more like “complete engine check” to me as well (Spanish speaker btw)
Exactly my thoughts! Came here to say this, but I saw your comment
@@alfredotovar8984As a portuguese speaker, I wondered if I was looking at a false cognate 😂
Thank you! It's confusing as it literally translates to "overhaul". My Italian neighbor mechanic says this normally means engine rebuild, googling also confirms that it doesn't mean a simple check up, but a complete overhaul. That said, this engine was definitely not touched.
This Maserati project is gold. Pure gold.
24 carats 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Absolutely
Heyho, as a ex Maserati Mechanic I can tell that the low pressure and also loud ticking noises from the high pressure pumps are very normal.
I can bet you called Ulrich Frankfurt for Spare Parts?
And the cars had many problems with the rear differential (mostly M157 Ghibli 3.0 Diesel) so a regular oil change is the way to go.
You need to use Shell 75W90 S5 please and sometimes the rear axle get cracks on the welding points so watch out for them, one way to check them is to put the car into D while it is on the lift and step on the gas and brake at the same time.
That's how it's easy to check the ball joints and the axle itself.
Also the driving shaft needs to be recalibrated with weights if the vibrations are to hard.
Keep up the great work
holly crap. finally a video of the "i bought the cheapest ..........." or i bought a ......... with 100000000 miles on it" type, that is actually showing the work, sticking with the same project and documenting all that is being done to bring back to life. good stuff!
Very few videos on YT make me turn the phone off, close the door, tell the kids to shut the hell up etc, you get the idea :D so I can watch them without distrubances, all M539 videos are phone-less so to speak, this was excellent, I was looking at the time progression a few times, not to watch when the video was over but more like hoping that there was alot more to go still, could have been 3 hours long for all I care, i LOVE this project, I'm here for cars, love BMW's but cars in general are my absolute passion. If this engine was not rebuilt it's sure a sturdy piece of machinery, those leakdown and copression numbers are stellar.
He's almost ruined the rest of YT for me!!! & what's worse,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's 3.59 weeks an episode!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Well said and so true. I couldn't catch the mode yesterday, so i waited till today and prepped everything around me before watching...
Sreten, three years ago when I first my first video on your channel (Project Marseille part 1) I honestly thought " Who the hell is this guy in sweat pants a side garage and a worn out BMW? This is probably not going to be good".,,, Well, I have watched every video since then. My favorite was Project Salt Lake with Jason Cammisa simply because the footage include my hometown and roads and offramps which I traveled hundreds of times in my youth. What your are doing is so inspiring, I told myself to refrain from sending a message to Andy Bovensiepen at Alpina that they consider giving you one of their used engine stands. Now, I always hit the thumbs up even before the video ever starts because I know the quality of what I am about to see. Please know, many viewers like myself appreciate how difficult it is to produce a quality video. We are so appreciative of your skills as a mechanic, your choice of commentary, which is a perfect balance of technical, not over explaining, product/people endorsements, humor and frustrations. The video angles, content and the editing choices(If you have assistance, cheers to them) are fantastic. The overall production value and content is far superior to any commercial automotive tv production.
Sincerely Shannon
Word.
So true !
Agreed
100%
The previous owner did regular and continues maintenance on this engine. Impressive kilometers and this goes to show that with regular oil changes, an engine keeps going on with no drama.
Love your way of diagnosing an issue, the outlay plan to fix it and that you not afraid to take on any project head on.
We learning a lot and love your video content ❤
The change of car brand with this project is completely unexpected but amazing to watch this rebuild, great video✌️
The alternator is dead, we need to get the engine out to unplug it.
Genius !!
Edit : It might actually have been easier to get it out with the engine still in the car because you could have supported the engine and removed the engine mount. But either it is still stupid.
Well you can't take the alternator off without taking the engine out anyway, so what would be the need to be able to unplug it? The only time you'd need to unplug is if you're replacing it.
In that case, let me rephrase what the other guy said:
The alternator is dead, we need to get the engine out to replace it.
Genius !!
if the alternator is dead, then i can almost guarantee that something else is wrong with the engine which will require pulling it out anyway. the mafia probably made this design decision so that they can extort rich people every time you need a service done.
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That compression test and leak down test shows that the engine is incredibly robust after nearly 200,000 miles - amazing - if it wasn’t actually rebuilt. Another brilliant episode, totally absorbing beginning to end. What we don’t see is all the time you spend researching the workshop manuals, reading and understanding what needs to done, then sourcing and ordering all the parts. Probably more time than the actual wrenching. 😊
even if it was rebuilt thats still impressive. My N14 mini only lasted 135k before completely shitting itself
Why do you say it was rebuilt? I watched the first episode and explained that "revisioni motore" does NOT mean "rebuilt", it means just serviced.
@@flavioc5389 It's even more clear now that it's not been rebuilt with a lot of the internal bolts not looking like they have been touched since new.
@@flavioc5389it's actually amazing that the engine lasted that long without being rebuilt despite it being a Maserati, but i guess the previous owners of the car took good care of it by doing its annual maintenance and replacing stuff when it needed it, unlike most Maserati owners who just neglected their cars after like 5 years because the value had dropped so much by then
@@rayton-fissoremagnum3060because they only drive to show off their money and take it for granted.
I loved that moment where you cut the alternator cable which ran behind the exhaust+turbo assembly. I definitely laughed out loud. Kudos to Ferrari for building a mass production street engine which went 300,000km and still provided the compression and leakdown testing results that this one did.
I wasn’t sure I would enjoy the videos as much with a non-BMW vehicle, but this concern went away once I started watching. This is great fun to work on this Maserati vicariously through you Sreten!
I think most here will agree that by watching this video, it's obvious that superb mechanic such as Sreten, can quickly adapt to brand he never worked on. Great job!
Well, he also does a lot of reading on the subject prior starting any work.
Maybe, but ultimately, being practical, logical and well read always wins.
@@ljones396 definitely, I am not taking that from him.
Sreten is indeed a very fine mechanic. Very careful always on how he proceeds and using the right tools and having a fine, steady and powerful hand. It is always a joy to watch him work.
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Two videos in just over a week? It's Christmas in March
Love the work. Especially the explanations. Supported on Patreon so that you continue with more challenging restoration in the future! Good luck!
Regards from Sweden
I have been watching for years, loved every minute. Amazing and genuine content. Thank you!!
Man, you are fearless! You are the hero the CZcams car community needs and deserves…
I love BMWs but I'm convinced, any brand, heavily neglected car will be a joy to watch being put to it's former glory. Thank You Sreten. 😊
I would love to see him overhaul a younger extreme high mileage BMW as well, like 2013 and up
Absolutely brilliant viewing, love the humour and your technical ability is amazing! Can’t wait for the next episode!
Love your videos, and the Maserati series is just the cherry on top, great work keep it up. Cheers!
Its still mindblowing to me that this thing has 300 thousand kilometers.. especially considering that there isnt a whole lot of rust/damage underneath it..
Italian weather, not schmutz climate
Butter smooth tarmac too, so suspension wears out lot slower.
My country is right next to Italy,when looking for used cars around here the best place to look is by the coastline. Easy winters without snow or ice so there's no salt on the road,cars are usually in a lot better state than in the continental part of the country.
@@TheCerovec But you have to consider the fact that most of cars in Italy have tough life and are not really taken care of.
@@JeremiBulakowski o proszę - swojsko brzmiące po polsku nazwisko 🙂
I own a 2015 GTS with 42000 miles and was worried about longevity. Thanks for an amazing video and peace of mind.
You still need to worry. Do your research, it's a crap engine, and while built by Ferrari, it is NOTHING like a real Ferrari V8. Run while you can.
@@chrish5503is the 4.7 engine on the earlier Quattroporte better?
@@chrish5503I was just thinking how could this video give someone peace of mind, were we watching the same video lol. If the starter or alternator fails which is pretty common on most cars it looks like a huge expensive job where you almost need to pull the motor to get to that alternator.
The engine durability looks okay I guess with very little plastic, it’s just everything attached to it which is nearly impossible to get to that is the problem!
@chrish5503
Yeah, sure.
Maintainance cost are on Ferrari level - that's a given.
You've chosen the wrong car, if an original oil filter cartridge for 60 bucks makes your eyes water.
However show me any twin turbo, direct injected V8 from GER which covers 300.000 km - that didn't need a major rebuild (or two) with that mileage.
Moreover calling the F154 without dry sump lubrication and flatplane crank "nothing like a real Ferrari" is pretty comical.
@@sprezzatura8755 definitely, the 4,7 of the Quattroporte 5 is a much more stable engine cause it's a NA Engine.
In my dealer workshop we had many Gran Tourismos with basically the same engine that had more than 100.000 miles on it and they worked perfectly fine (only engine) the car had more Problems with the gearbox and the the sofast clutch system and electricity problems
Ooof! You keep getting hammered by fluids. Great video, as usual.
Stumbled across your vids while looking into buying a 2020 Quattroporte...Not sure how that happened, but man am I happy about it. Love your work, my man. Can't wait for the next vid on this.
That moment when you are randomly scrolling through YT, hit refresh once and see a new M539 video has landed before you get the notification, you know it will be a GREAT day! 😎
This man never fails to deliver on his content's quality. Everytime i see a see video, i jump on it and i watch it till the end with pleasure enjoyment and a feeling of comfort. He's good.
This thing will roar properly again because your content is always perfect. Cant wait for the first autobahn run
OMFG! OMFG! I love your channel but also perversely enjoy watching how much much much effort it is to work on these cars. Plus the fact you can put it back together is mindboggling.
Well, to me it seems it's a very well built engine because with such a very high mileage it's still in very good shape.
I have almost 50 channels on my subscription list and, honestly, you're the only one I eagerly wait to watch every single episode (even the ones over 1 hour). Your attention to detail satisfy my OCD and gives me comfort that I'm not the only one that follows the philosophy of "if you're gonna do something, do it right". I wish you success and happiness! May you accomplish your dreams !
Well Sreten, I could not even disassemble this engine and I sure could not put it back together again. You my friend are fantastic. What a great video.
Man, I love your content! It's extremely informative and you're living out a lot of your veiwers dreams.
I seriously hope that the revenue you make from these videos completely covers the cost of the amount of work you put into restoring these beautful machines.
Also, Congrats on the marriage and I hope you have a great honeymoon!
Well there goes my plans for the evening. Cant resist some coming up!
Yeah, so true! Had a whole evening planned working on my cars, but now it all changed ^^
Jesus, I absolutely HATE this kind of clamps that FCA uses EVERYWHERE on all of its products.
Awesome project as always, Sreten.
Love your content!!! I wish you posted more often, but what ever. Keep up the amazing work!!
I can hardly wait to see him take it on the Autobahn!
I bet it will sound KILLER!!!
But, his M5's V10 is a symphony!!!
Hey Sreten, with "revisione completa motore" they probably just mean they went over the engine to see what was good and what needed to be replaced but that's about it. I highly doubt they took out the engine and rebuilt it, they probably would've specifically written it down (something along the lines of "motore rifatto")
I spoke to my neighbor, he's Italian and a mechanic, he says that normally means engine rebuild/overhaul. But yeah, it definitely wasn't ever touched. :)
I'm italian and I confirm that means "complete engine overhaul"@@M539Restorations
@@M539Restorations The clue that it was never removed from factory is in the positive wire connection in the inner fender. Way too clean.
Exactly @@M539Restorations
@@asertayes, there are a lot of clues all around that show no one messed with the engine.
What a beast of an engine. I can’t believe the thing is doing that well given the mileage and seemingly lack of work along the way
best auto channel out there IMO - learned a lot from you and its giving me some confidence to work on my own 2017 audi q7. I don't have a bmw anymore but maybe one day we can see more maserati and audi on here :D
Just watched you pull the transmission off. I love this channel so much...
Suddenly the BMW hot V design does not appear so bad.
HPFP driven by cam can give wrong pressure if the cam is not in time. Timing of the pumping cycle of the HPFP has to be correct and in sync. My guess is, if it was driven by the cam with the bad variator that the issue will be solved. A guess, but this is my understanding.
Indeed that's true! Thank you!
You're 100% correct. My experience with Italian vehicles is limited but having worked as a technician for Audi for nearly a decade I can confidently say that the high pressure fuel fault is directly tied to the timing issue. It's the first fault thrown by an Audi with a stretched timing chain.
I was scrolling through to check if someone had made this comment! Thanks.
Fantastic video on this rarely seen (on YT) engine. Loved it.
One of the best automotive channels out there you're killing it man!
Greatest moment to watch m539. Sick in bed with nothing to do and intrigued to see what this italian beast has to offer.
Get well soon!
I'm loving this adventure into the unknown. As an (older) Ferrari owner i'm intrigued to see the engine pulled apart and the costs...
Enjoying this series a lot. Good work man
Loving every second of this project💚 can’t wait for future videos
These problem solving episodes are the best imo
Best way to start the weekend is with a new M539 episode!
Brilliantly done! You make it look so easy. I enjoyed watching it immensely.
Thank you for doing this video. I was VERY skeptical at first when I saw you were trying this repair on a non BMW. I have been following you channel for a great deal of time and only because of my interest in BMW's. Thank you again for taking all of us along with your effort to fix something totally out of my personal interest.Because at the end of the day it is a highly technical engine and that is why I love being a mechanic. The opportunity to learn something new in the same field that I love is a win/win in my book. Keep up the fantastic work and keep the new content coming.
That's my evening sorted!
When M539 uploads and you tap so fast you almost break your phone screen.
Here I am, knowing nothing about cars, but got recommended a video at the end of last year and have seen every video ever after since and decent amount of the older ones. As an Audi driver I would love you to have a look at one, but even if you neved do, I still enjoy those videos so damn much. The commentary, editing and everything is so high quality. Please continue with the amazing content. Kind regards from a Bulgarian.
Enjoy your break, really good content as always 👍🏻
Time to strap in for more Maserati. Better make sure it's a full 5 point racing harness though!
If that engine really hasn't been removed (looks like your suspicions are correct Sreten) then it's pretty wild the turbos have lasted as long as they have.
I have a BMW 745d from 2006 in my collection. mileage currently 350 thousand kilometers (220 thousand miles). I change the oil every 8-10 thousand km (amsoil 5w40). engine: v8 4.4 diesel bi turbo. the turbines are new, nothing has been changed in the engine, I only replaced the injectors recently.
I love this series. I only just started watching this channel about a month ago, but I'm loving it so far!
Que maravilla de serie!!! Felicidades y gracias por compartirlo con nosotros!!!
The cooling fan is running because you have a permanent fault code for the engine misfiring. Very common on modern engine management control units.
Your videos are the best! 👌
That engine is so clean inside! Can't believe it has done so many miles. But judging by all the part dates, nobody ever touched it. Somebody took real good care of it, with regular oil changes and then some! Diamond in the rough, I'd say!
not really. it had oil changes every 20 to 25.000km... ideal is 10-15.000
@@suli687Doesn't seem to matter to change oil every 20-25k in this case since the engine was so clean and survived over 300,000km.
@@suli687i guess the previous owner did self oil change in between those. Or else it's really is robust motor and very good oil
If you mainly drive on the highway, 20-25k km intervals are fine! VW even advises 30k intervals for its "long life" schedule
@@lptomtomnot really. Oil degrades pretty badly after about 15k kms
I'll say it again and again, best content by far. Thanks dude.
The "not that bad" bit had me lol
Really enjoying this new series. I think you do a great job explaining both your diagnosis and the resulting information you discover to confirm or refute that diagnosis. The edited wrenching footage also serves to illustrate the story but is still concise. Thanks for your excellent work.
new favorite car channel! i totally agree with some of the other comments , don't change anything other than the projects ! it's all on point! great job!
very generous of you,, no ads, great project
You should get an Oscar for content. Just perfect
Love your video's and admire all the hardwork you do. Thanks for all the things you do for your community.
Happy Honeymoon Sreten!
Love your humour, as well as your attention to detail, I have watched all of your videos and I know this is a Maserati rebuild, but as an owner of an E46 & E92 M3 and also being a Maserati fan, this is pure gold. Once again 11 out of 10 brother
allthough we love your love of restoring neglected BMW's it is so nice and refreshing to see you branch out and away from your comfort zone !! very interested in future "None" BMW projects aswell as updates on current projects.
1:37 Reminded me of the first time you tried to take off Project Dubai's wheels
"What animal torqued these?" 😂 Watched that episode like 20 times.
49 minutes of pure gold. Thanks!
After watching this video: "It's been 49 min already?"
I absolutely love this channel I found it a month ago and it’s top notch. I’m currently undergoing a head gasket on a old cranky w140 s320 mercedes, when I get tired working on that huge boat, i come watch sreten do the same on bmws
when i was working on bmws, the most convenient way to remove freon from the a/c was to put my gauges on the high/low pressure ports and the feed line onto an empty 20/30 lb freon canister. with the engine running, i opened the high pressure line and pumped the freon into the empty canister, which i labelled "dirty". i jumper wired the low pressure switch so the compressor wouldn't cut out at 30 psi. it was the fastest way to drain the freon from the system. i would then hook up the "dirty" canister to the freon recycler, since it was so slow and just let the recycler run on its own. it just took too much time to drain it with a recycler while working flat rate.
i don't know if this helps you at all, but you might try it and let us know if it is useful for you on an actual running engine.
i've watched a lot of your videos and you have great methodology and attention to detail. top notch, bro.
It's always good to see your new post ! I'm at work but can wait till I go home and get comfy to watch it !
Well done Sreten, what a pleasure to watch and good to see the engine is healthy.
Great video and series. Keep em coming
The most entertaining video in weeks ... thx alot !!!
Sreten you are amazing. I have no idea how you will put that turbocharged potato back in the car but i know you will 😄 cheers man, love this italiano series!
Maaan such a great series. I can't wait for the next episode. Great job man!
Sreten's videos are perfect as always. As someone who has watched all of his videos, it feels like something is missing, perhaps the cleanliness of the ventilation systems in cars. If possible, could you include a section in which the entire ventilation system is renewed/cleaned and the insides of the pipes are shown? We would like to see under what conditions the air we breathe in 20-year-old vehicles is passing through those pipes.
The amount of work, time and education to produce this video was significant…..many thanks!
So informative. Love to know the time it actually all takes. How you keep track of all those nuts and bolts. How much behind the scenes work needs to get done before you actually start stripping the engine. The fact you do this all alone is also so impressive. Enjoy your break. 3 weeks till next video. 😢
Holy crap! A Friday upload! I'm so happy!
46:30 So happy to see you be happy. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Guy, the job you do is simply amazing. I could not figure my life without seeing your efforts with those machines. I send a huge and big thanks from Barcelona!!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you as always for the video. And have fun in Hawaii!! Congratulations!
The work that you put on everything it's just amazing you are the best motor CZcamsr out there
Great as ever, thanks for this amazing insights- was a valueable lesson in timing chains and accutators. learned a lot. Appriciate it.
Cannot wait till this build is finished. Love watching your videos. 👍
4:46 Fiat Ducato style clamp, I love it.
It's used on every FPT engine then, the 2.0 JTDm has them as well... hate them!
Renault as well
IKR, i was sort of happy to see Sreten struggle with them as well as they are a pain to remove for me too in all the Fiats i have worked on! But in all fairness i have never ever had a leak from that sort of clamp even with cars that have over 300 000 km on them, so when the factory installs them with their special crimping tool they do function as hose clamps really really well in places you do no need to normally touch during the life of the car. When replacing them i have found that on some connections it is actually pretty hard to find a clamp that doesn't leak. Wurth stainless clamps seem to be the ones i have had the best luck with. But yea they are a weird design if you need to remove them, but as hose clamps they are EXCELLENT.
Even my '09 Punto has them on the intercooler hoses. Only way to remove them is braking them and can't reuse them after. Replaced all of them with some quality worm type clamps.
Those round clips you struggled with can be super easily undone by sticking a regular flathead into one of the slits and just turning it like normal. I took the same approach as you before I finally figured that one out.
Thank you. I figured it out eventually, but sometimes they are in such weird places and the access is limited.
Great job!! - looking forward to the next update! :)
Ur A Beast Amigo, enjoyed this video N look forward to the rest carnal!!
Srenten, I though BMW's were complicated to work on, but I think this Maserati takes the cake!
How so? Apart from the wiring madness in a couple of places it looks like a fairly normal engine. Standard fixings all around, and it clearly is a very accurately built piece of machinery. For a high performance engine to have 1% leak down test after 300 000 km's is pretty remarkable. Weird hose clamps (that are used on basically all Fiats) and a couple of not so commonly used connector standards aside this doesn't look scary at all to work on.