Maserati Granturismo Rust Problem I just happened to catch on my Maserati GranTurismo MC
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- My Maserati Granturismo MC was rusting underneath. I had no clue, but due to the AC making a noise I looked under the car for leaks only to find huge rust spots. These metal piece could impact the structural rigidity of the car causing a catastrophic issue if it weakens. I made this video to help you understand the issues associated with the problem and how the repair was made. Maserati Granturismo Rust Problem I just happened to catch on my Maserati GranTurismo MC. maserati granturismo problems,maserati problems reviews,maserati gt problems,maserati rust,maserati granturismo rust,maserati granturismo,maserati granturismo owners review,maserati granturismo cost of ownership,maserati granturismo ownership,maserati granturismo mc,maserati granturismo mc problem,maserati mc,maserati mc rust,maserati problems,maserati rust problem,maserati granturismo mc rust,maserati granturismo rust problem,granturismo rust,rust problem
Thanks for the plug!!! Beautiful car! I can sure help you out any way possible with the infotainment center. It is all plug and play, no cutting, splicing, everything just plugs in. retains all the factory functions on the head unit, climate control and the new infotainment.
I'm going to make the leap and buy the Gen3 andriod unit soon. If I need help can I reach out to you on FB?
@@PradigyMusicman got mine from caymanspyder also
I'm loving the head unit and climate panel cayman hooked me up with last fall. 😁
I stored my 08 GT in Burlington VT in the winter and would go and start it once a month without a battery tender. Sold it after driving it 20k miles. Why, because the dreaded clatter camshaft variators clattered one time! estimates were 9-12k to fix. Car was great and will be buying another one soon.
Thanks for the open and honest feedback from your experience of owning the GT. I get an 11 year old GT S delivered to me in 2 days so this kind of info is really useful. I too already have the "oh my, how much is that going to cost me" feeling in the bottom of my stomach 🙂
Hey Colin, thanks! Yea I have the same mindset about the car as you regarding fear of repair costs. No issues so far though and the car is fantastic to own. I know you’ll enjoy your car! What color did you buy?
@@PradigyMusicman Metallic black with cream interior. Had it a week now and it's just wonderful - unlike anything else I've ever driven....
Clean car, nice buy! If you plan to keep the MC and don’t want to deal with battery issues, you should check out lithium batteries (if you haven’t already). Antigravity sells a lithium H8/group 49 battery, and Braille makes a lithium Intensity Carbon H8/group 49 battery in 2x size variations. They cost a good bit but are worth it. They also provide more stable voltage, which might help with the other electronic gremlins you mentioned. You won’t have to keep it on a tender if it’s driven once every week or two with a lithium battery, let alone replace it nearly as often 👍
how much are they in general?
Lipo batteries can and Do Burn up. Conventional batties Don't ! Your Choice.
@@evns7142 $500+ depending on the battery. Braille makes a few lithium versions/sizes depending on the need. Some cost $1k+ but the more expensive ones are mainly intended for cars being raced or tracked heavily.
@@barenekid9695 Completely respect your fear/logic (used to race LiPo RC cars back when they first came out- scary indeed). However, Braille and most other automotive lithium batteries use LiFePO4/LFP which is generally much safer than traditional lithium polymer batteries. LiFePO4/LFP is lithium iron phosphate and LiPo is (typically) lithium cobalt. I doubt it would even be legal/allowed to produce or sell a true LiPo car starter battery. Hyundai uses them to an extent in some earlier hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Not trying to sound smart, just trying to help out the car community.
Mine were starting to rust too. It doesn't help that they hold water either. I took mine off and drilled a hole in the very center of the "X" and then cleaned them up and powder coated them. You can get the plates online really cheap (like $13) and just replace them every couple years too. No big deal.
Hmm I didn’t know they held water. I’ll need to check that out too
@@PradigyMusicman agree just buy them online and replace them. very easy job and cheap. thats what i did with mine
Nice informative video! Yours is the only one that comes up on my search in regards to “rustproofing Maserati.” I got a low miles 2011 Quattroporte for my mom after her old car was totalled. I appreciate it more and more the longer I’m underneath it doing maintenance. The Italians have their own flare and hopefully this F136 engine and ZF transmission will last for a long time. I changed every fluid than can be changed and I hit the undercarriage with Surface Shield spray. A more popular treatment here in the Northeast would be Fluid Film. There’s lots of vids on that. The Quattroporte has the same thinly painted metal reinforcement as yours. Both front and rear subframes should be heavily coated every year IMO. Cheers and enjoy driving it like you said! They’re meant to be driven
From Dallas, but took ours up north and it got exposed to road salt by an early snow storm. Had ours washed and the bottom ceramic coated (not much rust protector sales folks in Texas since we don't use salt). It's worked well as far as I can tell. Might be an alternative to consider.
@@egeckolizard1149 the ceramic coat won’t adhere to surface rust too well. I’m talking about the front and rear mild steel thinly painted subframes and aluminum alloy suspension structures, brake hoses, fuel lines, underbody, not the clear coated areas of the bodywork. Goto Home Depot online and buy 4-5 cans of Blaster Surface Shield. Have your favorite independent mechanic spray the subframes and lift support areas generously. OR get your favorite beach towel and lay on your driveway and have at it! The ROI is thousands (lol). Do it every 1-2yrs. It will creep into the surface rust and prevent further corrosion. Works well! A distant 2nd would be Fluid Film spray (also avail at Walmart) but they’re both $10ea and Surface Shield is a secret (as of now). Yes even in drier Texas it will develop surface rust kind of like how disc brakes do after a rainstorm and sitting for a day or two. Sorry for the text wall. Cheers and happy Italian motoring!
Thanks for the update on your experience with the car. I have the updated head unit and haven’t installed it either….lol l will in the next few weeks.
Had the same underline bracket rust and freaked out, but then ordered it from scuderia uk and everything seems to be pullet proof besides the ac vents and buttons peeling off… i always ignite it 2 times before firing it on, to prevent the variators from failing
Had my '12 since '18. Learn to do your own minor service at least, you'll save a ton of cash. Update the head unit, cayman spider is legit 💯. Just did mine in December. It's not bad, just take your time and be careful taking off the molding across the dash. Makes a ton of difference. Desticky all the vents. Have fun and don't worry about something bad! What's gonna happen is gonna happen. Side note, save up for brakes/rotors and really save for shocks. Scuderia Parts is your friend. Windshield will cost $4500 installed at the dealer. Do *not* use anything except OEM wiper blades, if they are off by even a millimeter they can/will bend the wiper arm and and you get to replace the motor to fix it and not fixing it will cause the rubber wiper part to separate from the metal holder and you get a scratched windshield to replace. Ask how I know.. 🤣
how much was the head unit
Those plates typically rust Early and for no actual reason. Upside is those plates cost less than 20$ each to buy New OEM replacemewnts.
I’m actually contemplating buying a 2012 GranTurismo MC for 43,999 with 64,6478 miles. You clarified the whole battery tender for me, thank you. Any advice what to look for or listen for when I go to test drive?
Did you buy it?
@@PradigyMusicman yes, the car is amazing. Luckily it came with the tender. Haven’t had any issues with it yet, thank goodness. I make sure I drive 2-3 times a week just to keep the fluids running and nothing drying out. Thank you for the follow up, your posting is what made me pull the trigger.
@@josephjohnson9596 congratulations! Welcome to the family
I'm planning on getting either a GranTurismo or a Quattroporte. I do make car videos on my channel and plan to make content of mine when i get it.
DOPE, I really like the QPs too
Low voltage will create false alarms for a bunch of things TPMS in particular
Those plates rust easily, cost is roughly $40.00 , you have have the car undercoated to protect it.
I have geico regular insurance on my GranTurismo sport? I dont know why they told you all that. I know many people have reg insurance.
Age, low mileage , spec rarity….mine is a 2012. Multiple insurance companies said it’s classified as an exotic so they wouldn’t touch it.
Hagerty has been fine, no issues. They have a good culture for car enthusiasts with local and regional events they sponsor
@@PradigyMusicman My 08 GT, USAA Insurance full coverage, $1,800 a year
@@jefferyyounce5372 I have the MC spec so it is even rarer for certain body parts
Thank you!! 2014 just got mine only 7k miles but mine are bad also! What is this part? Number or name? Thank you again!
Nice Troy! what spec you got?
its some plate, i just got it repaired don't know the number.
What is the colour code of your Maserati? it is very nice.
I was having battery issues with my GranTurismo until I fixed my battery clamps they were loose
Not a problem with a California or Arizona car as is my 2013 gts
How is the reliability? For example bmws always break down and they always sitting in different garages waiting for the new spare part….maintenance like oil and filters or tires and batteries is fine I just wanted to know about the engine parts and the rest of the car does it brake down a lot? I’m buying a 2017 and I’m planning on daily driving it so wanted to know ur opinion on the reliability how does the car do? …..pls ans if u had time✌️
Make sure you buy a battery tinder as well. The battery drain on these is serious. I drove my car one day and the next day morning it was nearly a depleted battery.
I get TPM errors randomly that usually go away while driving
I know a guy that daily drives his and he said he hasn’t had any major issues
I can say so far I haven’t had any major issues other than the one year old battery drain.
@@PradigyMusicman thank for the reply bro but one more question do you think a Gt with 18 000 miles is too much to buy for daily driving? Cuz I always owned Mercedes Benzs and 18k is nothing for them so idk how a gt does with 18k for daily driving
@@navidshirazi24 I’ve never heard any complaints about the GT engine for reliability. I’ve met people who daily their GT and have said it’s no issues
@@PradigyMusicman thank you so much for the reply… I live in dubai and here used cars can be found for real cheap … I can buy a granturismo for around 40k usd …I really love the looks and the sound but was scared of the engine but I’m really looking forward to buy it since other CZcamsrs told me the same thing.
Not a problem for us in Southern California. Not a problem on my gts. California's climate is like southern Italy.
You doing a video on the infotainment replacement?
Yea I’m gonna do one. I met a fellow Gran Turismo owner in my car club that did the upgrade so I was able to check it out. He did the climate control upgrade too which looked very nice as a whole
That's silly. These are called sacrificial plates that, as in the marine industry, draw corrosion away from all other places from the chassis. It's not true that cars in Italy are not rust proofed on the underside because of the climate as with cars anywhere else on the planet. Nonsense... The cars are dipped before assembly...! You've had these plates replaced as I had but it will happen again as it's meant to.
Hell yea, that's awesome!
Obviously you never owned a lancia beta. Rusted in 6 months. Is it any wonder the Italian car industry failed. Lack of quality was the reason. Only BL were worse.
For North American owners, in 2007 Maserati recalled the following model years 2005-2008 QPs and 2008 GT. There was an insufficient amount of anti rust proofing chemicals applied to the tie rods at the factory which could have resulted in a potentially deadly wreck for drivers of those effected model years. Maserati corrected the issue and the 2009 and onward model years QP and Gran Turismo did not suffer the tie rod corrosion issue.
If people live in areas such as coastal communities or areas with harsh winters, snow ice and subsequent chemical agents used on roadways in winter, I do not recommend driving these cars in winter. Too much salt in the air (coastal regions) and too much salt on the road surfaces (winter driving), these are not daily drivers. I use my GT as weekend toy when the weather is clear. My Volvo S60 sedan (T5 AWD) is my daily driver and can handle the snow of Norway (Oslo) just fine.
If one should live in a costal community and wants to own a Gran Turismo (or similar) my advice would be to drive it on the weekends only to minimize the effects of salt corrosion, or invest in a protective agent that can be applied to the under carriage.
They’re great daily drivers
If you're going to sit around and worry about something breaking, why bother buying it? DRIVE THE CRAP OUT OF IT!!
No worries, it was fixed asap. Been driving it
You don't have rust problem when you buy a car HEADQUARTERED IN California or Arizona