Hoovie Must Hate Me! His Maserati Engine Swap is a Nightmare!

[@mikedx2706]

Finally, a car built for mechanics who love to put together puzzles while blindfolded and handcuffed.

[@BallzDeepN]

And FU

[@LMacNeill]

LOL!!! That one genuinely made me laugh out loud!! 😂😂😂

[@andrewdillon7837]

Have you been watching Mrs Wizards channel ? Her dungeon was on it once..😛

[@marlins1847]

🤣🤣

[@Flies2FLL]

Best post of the day!

[@kellingtonlink956]

I remember my Dad taking out my Mom’s VW Beetle (air cooled rear engine - not the newer ‘modern’ ones). He did it in less than an hour!!! And… and that INCLUDED him stopping for a break when my Mom brought him a sandwich with some afternoon tea! That Maserati? Wow! What a job! Thanks for the video.

[@kmath50]

You are right. Four bolts and some wires and hoses. I helped my friend do a few of these. The entire exhaust system came out with the engine.

[@MrBugsier5]

its 15 minutes if you know what you are doing. lol he took his time..

[@colinprice712]

And I was told that a Porsche flat four just bolted in - same mounting bolts and location

[@peterduxbury927]

I have to agree with these comments. As the Wizard said "Things have got insane". The Maserati (with a replacement Engine) has lost heaps of value. It has lost its' integrity as a car. If the Maserati was mine, it would become a Parts Car, and I would steer clear of the brand. The way that things have gone with all car Manufacturers, the parts are expensive (even plastic parts), and every part is interdependent on each other. That is why I lost faith in many modern cars, and my 53-year-old Beetle Super Bug has got me around for the last 20 years - and still drives and looks like new. Such a waste of resources to pour money into a bottomless pit, like the modern Maserati.

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

@bassbass69 those Krauts learned from the Yanks in WW2, All the U S ground vehicles used the same engine oil. While the Wehrmacht had to optimize and change designs mid production.

[@dimanestroyovyy]

Hey Wizard, I just rebuilt one of these engines last week. I highly suggest checking the timing chains for stretch!!! every 80-100k miles or so the 2 cam chains stretch causing the tensioners to fully extend and they flop around and damage the plastic guides which fall into the oil pan. Also i pulled the engine from the top which took only 4-6 hours. You can reach all of the bell housing bolts from the top and bottom, Undo the engine mounts from the bottom. Also the engine is based on the Chrysler 3.6 pentastar and almost all of the parts are identical. including most of the timing chain components and even the oil pump. yes all the extra added Italian items are not very well engineered and there is so many single use clamps on almost every hose or line.

[@sarahstephens5966]

What the hell is wrong with y'all? When any non-Chevrolet engine fails, it's just helping you start on a Chevy V8 swap.

[@antoniovillanueva308]

Hoovie is really the best educational channel on YT. He buys this crap so that we know better.

[@jedwin4816]

Man- coolant used to be easy. Just buy whatever green stuff was on sale and turn on the garden hose. This video is a great example of why those days are long gone. I only use the factory coolant and jugs of distilled water nowadays.

[@brayannexon4613]

It sorta is like that still as long as you use one kind of chemistry with the coolant. Like the maserati in the video if you flush out the factory coolant and fill it back with prestone yellow coolant you can use any universal coolant.

[@petrosaguilar8916]

It's called open your owner's manual

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

Prestone works great but I do keep just their dexcool in the cars requiring it. And green in the green ones. And pink Asian in the Toyota. I have a lot of coolant jugs in the garage.

[@918Mitchell]

Growing up in Montana we just used antifreeze, no water in our old truck

[@michaelmahoney8887]

It's okay CarWizard you can show how much you love Hoovie in his bill!! 😂

[@scotttucker8127]

Hoovie can afford it he's a multi-billionaire by now KZbinr....LOL

[@samholdsworth420]

​@@scotttucker8127there's no way he's made billions bro 😂

[@MurderPete379]

@@scotttucker8127his view counts have to be way higher! I can agree on millions but not billions. Doesn’t mean we can’t love him as much as we did when he was smaller! Changes in quality of videos also changes in lineup of cars which is okay!

[@canadianintheukbrian]

I will say with the labour parts including engine $15 000 up to $20 k in repair cost looking forward to Hoovie's reaction , Hoovie is not a Billionaire but I'm pretty sure he has enough zero's in his bank account to pay for this,

[@oldrrocr]

talked a friend out of buying one a while back... 🤣

[@AIM54A]

Heavy duty zip lock bags with a sharpie marker is what I use to track all the parts/bolts/nuts when doing an engine out. At the end all the bags are empty and nothing is left over :P

[@georgebettiol8338]

That's the approach I take when restoring a car - supplemented with a host of photographs. However, you seldom have that luxury when working in a busy workshop where the principal activity is repairs to current model vehicles in the shortest time possible. The next best option is to adopt an expedient solution - such as that described by the Wizard.

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

Or take lots and lots of pictures and video.........which is easy to do nowadays.

[@nylonstringninja]

I was about the post this: Zip Loc bags. If you knock that TV cart over it will not be a fun time.

[@carlt6932]

I do the bolts with the part that I took off. The first part I take off goes the farthest away.

[@rdsledge]

Hoovie loves getting those cars and spending more money on them than buying a good used one. But we must remember it is about content, it is show business after all!👍

[@michael001437]

Otherwise it wouldn't be the dumbest automotive channel in KZbin!

[@eddiefalcon8316]

I was about ready to ask a similar question. If it weren’t for KZbin and being able to claim a loss for tax purposes this would be a huge money looser and a mechanically totaled car.

[@princesssolace4337]

Its much more cooler than getting an un fixable, shady mail order bride from South Vietnam. I mean, those items got no 360 days money back guarantee if the item is broken and can't be fix 😂 .... God knows how many 'owners' she got and just rev her up beyond over heating, over size pistons in the small bore😉

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

1968 Dodge dart slant six ? I was 22 years old it took me 5 hours to swap a used motor the only help I had was my brother and I physically pulling out the old and putting in the new into the bell housing. Extra parts a few bolts . Man those were the days loved that engine.1982 😊

[@jasonfabrick9308]

I'm glad we got to see the Hoovie reaction. I used to work for a car dealership, not tech or sales, and when I saw the Techs remove an engine I always said I could probably get one out and apart but doubted I could get it back together and in and working.

[@georgebettiol8338]

Hoovie has founded his substantial empire on what seems to be dumb acts. However they are far from dumb - they are deliberate and well thought through - as the resultant YT 'clicks' provide his substantial income. It goes without saying that if Hoovie purchased a Maserati (or other cars) that was (or are) in perfect order - the YT videos would yield a low number of views and negligible income.

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

Also, if it your first time, it is hard getting everything right. Situations where there are a 3 series of interdependent things that you have to get right. Ignition timing can be impossible.

[@gregedmand9939]

If you are curious about how a powerplant and transmission can be designed with service in mind: check out one of the many videos about the Leopard 2 tank. The entire R&R can be done well under an hour. These car manufacturers want you to replace the entire vehicle, not repair it.

[@dunebasher1971]

Most cars never need their engine replaced. It's meaningless comparing them to things like tanks. Entirely different considerations apply.

[@gregedmand9939]

@@dunebasher1971 Meaningless? No of course cars never need an engine removed. Until they do. In case you haven't been following, a lot of what is considered "routine" service on some cars, requires an engine out because of confined space.

[@mrdanforth3744]

You aren't supposed to repair a Maserati. They are made for millionaire Italian playboys to buy, drive for 2 years on the Riviera, keeping the car garaged every night, never driving in the rain or cold, then scrap the car.

[@georgebettiol8338]

I don't have first hand experience with the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT), however with the Leopard 1 it takes an experienced 3-man crew 20 minutes to remove and replace the power-pack. Needless to say, MBTs are designed with in-field 'timely' maintanance in mind so - are eye-wateringly expensive. If the same features are required in a regular motor car, then I would estimate the cost of the vehicle would rise by an approximate order of magnitude - eg. a 50k vehicle would end up costing $500k.

[@gregedmand9939]

@@georgebettiol8338 Why do you feel the need to defend car makers who design in planned failure and difficult maintenance? They want you to buy new every 4 years, not repair. They want only highly equipped dealerships who will even attempt repair.

[@ToolsPlus-z7k]

I use zip lock bags for bolts and plenty of photos.

[@squealerpig]

Wizard: "I'm not a Boomer" Mrs Wizard: "Sure" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@notman05]

He's actually not old enough to be a boomer

[@FittingIsntIt]

I'm betting gen x

[@robscafidi4070]

​@philipjackson8733 born 1980, very late Gen X, one year later and he'd be a Millennial

[@UToobSteak]

Everybody wants to block the best generation from their mind

[@MrPickledede]

Gen X forever!!!

[@baronvonzach6109]

You can get the goo resulting from mixing incompatible coolants out of a cooling system by flushing it repeatedly with hot water with a dishwasher tablet or three dissolved in it. I usually rig up a circulation pump to the rad and heater core and let it run overnight. The next day there are strings of that goo in the receptacle and you can literally pull them out of the cores, too. As for the smell of weed inside, spill a few handfuls of coffee beans. They will absorb most of the smell without replacing it with coffee smell, try it, you will be surprised. Do this now, while the car is parked inside, since if the coffee beans get wet, you'll never be able to hoover them out.

[@andrewmooreandrewrmoore7615]

Won't fix the warped block face though sadly.

[@baronvonzach6109]

@@andrewmooreandrewrmoore7615 Of course not. But the radiator and heater cores can potentially be saved this way.

[@Barbarapape]

Having owned two Maserati's i learned the expensive way that they are not a car to buy with your heart, or your wallet will melt. The answer is to allow an experienced specialist inspect it before you buy, people tend to sell them when they require expensive repairs, original parts are very expensive and if you don't have the correct diagnostic gear you can brick the instrument cluster very easily. Good luck to Danielson with reassembling this one, he may be best allowed the time to complete it at his own pace, and make sure Hoovie is sitting down for the final bill.

[@JcksnACC]

I take after my parents. I lease my toys and own a honda for daily driving. I'd never buy a bmw/Mercedes/audi etc.. they are great lease cars though!!

[@Barbarapape]

@@JcksnACC That is the sensible way to do it, trying to use the more exotic cars as daily drivers where you need reliability is not a wise choice. They are desirable to own and drive but they might not get you to your place of work on time.

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

@@JcksnACC Maser's are for professionals like dentists, doctors, high powered CEO's that get their companies and LLC's to lease the cars for the tax write off.

[@ChicagoItalian]

I’ve owned my Maserati GranSport since 2007 - it’s modified and very well taken care of…the problem is, people can’t afford the maintenance but at least they look cool. The new Maserati’s aren’t like the Ferrari derived ones…huge difference. With any car…maintain it, drive it and don’t be cheap…in return…you’ll get a great Maserati…

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

@@ChicagoItalian "with any car....". Well my family's ford maverick hood rusted from the underside, The ford pinto's hood had a huge gash from the cooling fan's rivets rusting through and the fan blade ripped through the hood. Porsche 914's fuel module unit went kaput from the battery acid leaking from above it, and the rear hood spring bolt busted. Ford Torino's underside rust through. And the rear axel came loose while on the highway. Trans Am's t-tops leaked. And I see Cadillac Cavalcades running around with water in the brake lights all the time. I just spent most of saturday on the undercarriage's undercoat on a 41 y o mazda.

[@davebarron5939]

Wizard, you have to admit you and Tyler make a great combination, thoroughly enjoy both of your presentations. Thanks.

[@seventhcircleracing3012]

Carts and carts and carts of parts - Dr. Seuss is back.

[@sarahstephens5966]

Wiz, I've been a wrencher for nearly 35 years now. Not one job I ever did has ever come back on me. My work is that solid. So, believe me when I tell you, (1) a great wrencher never puts anything back the way the vehicle manufacturer intended, and (2) any customer who wants that should be refused. "We reserve the right to refuse service...."

[@k.matthews1158]

what do you mean you don't return to original

[@mikedx2706]

Can you imagine how much labor went into assembling that car on the production line? Maserati needs to do a lot of lean design engineering. Time to hire Sandy Munro and Associates in Michigan!

[@hiRyan329329]

I imagine its probably similar to other cars. In a general sense its the same amount of parts being installed as any other, just they have to follow a mean install order regiment or there will be hours of lost labor reverting changes. Could say its designed great for production, not for maintenance

[@kevinbarry71]

I wouldn't hire that idiot to rearrange my closet

[@thedirtbag7]

Prison is not exactly a likely sentence in civil court

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

Plus Italian is spoken at Maserati, 1/2 the time they are saying to each other, "Huh? what did you say?"

[@A-FrameWedge]

On the production they install the motor to the subframe , without the body attached, much easier that way.

[@OUSWKR]

When I was in the field wrenching I had a specific way I laid bolts out when I took them out and I didn’t deviate from it. I didn’t get bolts mixed up doing it that way. It’s easier when you’re working on the same vehicle line but on a huge job like this I would label stuff too.

[@petevanderley4705]

The wizard sounds like an old infomercial: No wait, there's more...🤣

[@57WillysCJ]

The Cadillac converter thing is old but many called them that in the late 80s as well as Catalina converter. As a parts counter person you kept a straight face and got the right part.

[@Aaron48219]

Billy Idol. And Wizard is right, 40's isn't boomer. Gen X stand up.

[@MichaelSellers5691]

I was born in 1965, a Gen Xer. But I was right on because of being born a boomer, were I born one year earlier.

[@sneakerfreak2002]

@@MichaelSellers5691I guess you’re close enough to adopt the trademark boomer comment style 😂😂😂

[@v745ti]

Friend, I would if my knees and back still worked.

[@maz500]

40 - 43 is early millennial

[@Aaron48219]

@@maz500 I was born in 1935

[@rogergaudette9511]

It's great that you guys have the room for carts.... For bolts, I take off in segments, label both brake and oil filter boxes, then put it back together. Haven't been missing a bolt yet unless breaking when taking apart!

[@robotexplorer]

Car Wizard is going to be able to get an antique roman shield to match his sword by the looks of it.

[@boostedmaniac]

I can never remember where all the bolts go. I usually have to place the bolts loosely back in the hole they came from to remember or in separate boxes and label them all.

[@BSFJeebus]

Do. Not. Buy. A. Ghibli.

[@sarahstephens5966]

That's not the problem. The problem is Wizard's approach to fixing it.

[@BSFJeebus]

I disagree, these cars are pure trash on an unprecedented level

[@jimmyaber5920]

The cab up process on late model pickups is SO much better than the full disassembly of so many front end body panels and then the access is still far less than ideal and leads to inaccurate bolt torque and back surgeries well before you should need them. This car has the same issues but it was is unibody with engine on subframe. There are some sunroof and headliner jobs that require door removal. Those vehicles were interior assembled while the doors were in flanking assembly lines off the car being loaded with all the door parts. The doors have a wiring plug and easy off hinges.

[@johnmichaelkarma]

"Hoovie just bought an engine for this thing,a good used one" 🤔 I have my fingers crossed.

[@Rekuzan]

Well, if it came out of a wrecked one, he should be fine!

[@nicholasvinen]

Depends on whether they wrecked it to get the insurance payout when they realised they couldn't afford to fix it... It's amazing how many wrecked cars just happen to have bad engines.

[@buffdelcampo]

@@nicholasvinen I have done several used engine jobs twice. Not fun although it always goes quicker the second time.

[@SuperOverlord666]

I’m a shade tree mechanic and you nailed it… I draw the line on engine replacements.. because of this.. much love to omega for doing such good work!

[@sarahstephens5966]

LS swap are nearly as easy as SBC swaps

[@charliegivilancz6412]

I'm 63 and I still love Billy Idol. I'm an old hot-rodder but I don't listen to Satriani while driving my race car anymore since It got me a ticket for 175 in a 55.

[@wernerdanler2742]

Wait, what? You just got a ticket? You didn't go directly to jail? 😮

[@daviddennis8310]

The amount of institutional knowledge to work on that is utterly astounding! This video is precisely why I don't own one of those or several other marques, but on the other hand, the work and knowledge involved is why I have no issue paying a good mechanic good money to repair and maintain my cars!

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

motivation to jack up my 41 y o car, and check the underbody's undercoating.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

The previous owner should go to prison for false advertising on this car and mistreating this Maserati

[@lrich8181]

Or pay the bill to fix the car!

[@orange2352]

Sold as is. Can’t get in trouble, at least that’s how it is in IN.

[@Howie262]

lol you can totally get in trouble. It’s called reputation destruction and or karma. I buy and sell cars all the time. The most important factor in buying/selling is the owner. Shitty people=shitty cars every time. Good people take care of their equipment and are honest about it. I’m not a fan of flippers for this reason, usually there’s zero accountability or ownership on trying to honor the machine.

[@orange2352]

@@Howie262 in Indiana you can sell a car and not have to disclose anything. It’s shady though… I just buy new or CPO to help avoid the headache.

[@seamasrigh2162]

I remember friends of mine pulling an engine Friday after school, doing their rebuild and having out for "cruising" Saturday night. Man that Super Sport was fast.

[@zigzagrz]

the only thing I heard was expensive, expensive, expensive! at the end of this, Hoovie might have to work for you to pay for this or give up another car...lol

[@wernerdanler2742]

One of his Ferarris?

[@andrewhunt6082]

...rock the cradle of love, Wizard! I can't even change my own oil - but I love your show . Excellent work. Keep it up. Thank you ~

[@Lord-hoboco777]

You'll need your wizards wand and book of magic spells putting that lot back together 😂👍

[@evelynsahoe8896]

5:19 this is why my first foreman always told me to avoid showing customers their car with the interior stripped out or the engine apart, it genuinely shocks and sometimes scares people.

[@greathey1234]

They sound great though even the V6. I rented one in 2018 and I loved it but I won't own one

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I love all of your informative videos and Mrs Wizard's videos, very informative and interesting

[@Rammers282]

I'm doing this exact job myself albeit V6 diesel ghibli. I don't have the room to lower the engine underneath so out the top it comes. I've done many engine swaps and none have been this unpleasant. UK owner.

[@andrewmooreandrewrmoore7615]

Good luck with your repair from a fellow UK subscriber!!

[@sarahstephens5966]

What's going back in it, a Chevrolet LS3?

[@Enigma8750]

Cradle of love on the second big album of Billy Idol, yes, Gen X here. Cadillac converters, I remember the first time I heard the term I thought it was something that Cadillac put on their cars to get better pollution protection. Wow. Lots of parts. I see Daniel's system but I still don't see how you get things back together without a tub of parts left over. Congrats on the channel 1 million one hundred thousand and up.

[@TheSleepingonit]

Has Hoovie ever learned Caveat Emptor? As in buyer beware?

[@BCNeil]

No, because he pays with youtube money, not his

[@bikeman1x11]

its about content-

[@stephenhayes3765]

After working in aviation I started using bags for the bolts and tying them to the part to keep track. So much faster when comes time to assemble.

[@RacerXGTO]

So this begs the question, which is WORSE, working on a Maserati Ghibli or servicing the wheel-well lines of a B737?

[@blairmccabe2217]

At this rate if I was you wizard I would be picking your next ride from hoovies garage ! Lol

[@brianwaldo2642]

Sounds like a Charles M. Schulz book… Carts and Carts and Carts of Parts.

[@dunebasher1971]

You mean Dr. Seuss :)

[@brianwaldo2642]

@@dunebasher1971 … oh wow, did I botch that up… thanks for the correction.

[@catfishbilly7425]

Just finished a motor swap in a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica. (because road debris followed by oil pressure light = keep driving it till Uncle Rodney and a few of his buddies free themselves from the confines of the engine... right? lol). Wasn't much different than that Maserati. Having to disassemble the bottom end until I could get the crank to turn didn't help matters either. It was definitely designed to be a throw away van (not surprising, cause, you know... Chrysler). That engine was not meant to come out. They shoved the steering rack in there something fierce too. Out of curiosity I looked up the labor on the rack... was 13.9 hours! Engine swap was like 29.5 labor. so over 3 grand... just for labor. Gone are the days of DIYers getting a motor replaced on a Saturday with a buddy and a few beers.

[@Soulburn89]

I would wager that the car wizard is a millenial (81-96). He doesn't look old enough for gen X (65-80). Love you guys, you make the coolest couple.

[@BSFJeebus]

I love all the cool little tricks techs learn over their career and pass it on. Thank you Danielsan!

[@jamesgichuhi2174]

James from Kenya 🇰🇪 👋👋 wizard

[@donhathaway3234]

I was 5 thru 8 years old and my dad and uncle were mechanics and amateur racers. I had to hide on the floor of their 1948 Ford F2 wrecker ( used that same truck to learn to drive years later) to get in to the pits. One race I remember was about a 4 hour drive. Something went wrong with the engine so they took off the hoods of the wrecker and their race car. Parked the two side by side, removed the broken flathead out of the car and swung it around to the back of the wrecker. Then removed the wrecker flathead and put it in the car and raced it. The wrecker was manual turning and used a starter motor to wind up the cable. After racing they put the engine back into the wrecker and hooked up and we drove home. Not sure if they had a plan B if the wrecker engine died but, we made it. Great memories!

[@jonathanhernandez4304]

Boomer references never annoyed me. Who wouldn't want to be a teenager in the 80's when you could have your own apartment just by making $16,000 annually. Dating was easy and cars were cheap. Kids played outside and Walgreens didn't lock up baby food and Antiperspirant. My guess is Maserati's were easier to work on too.    Maserati S.p.A

[@notman05]

A boomer wouldn't be a teenager in the 80s. A boomer is a ref to baby boomers. 80s kids are gen x

[@jonathanhernandez4304]

@@notman05 exactly, by 1980 we experienced our first jobs and dating. All in 1980. Let's face it...Most of us don't really understand what's going on from 1963 to 1975 I was just a kid. Adult years as a boomer 18 -25 all in the 80's. Fun time to be a young adult....

[@lasskinn474]

boomers were having kids in the 80s. but look there was other things in growing up as a kid from 80s to 90s. every year there were cool things. cars got cooler and objectively better. computers evolved much faster. you got new games every year that were a generational leap from before. movies got better looking and things not seen before(and were generally just badass), great new music coming out every year that was not just new songs but new genres made possible by home studios popping up and home computers advancing, going into the 90s going from no internet to yes internet was amazing.

[@matthewmcdonald9107]

Really love your channel, Wizard. You have built a wonderful shop with great knowledgable employees. Always entertaining and I learn something every video. Love the dynamic between you and the wife, hope to build the same relationship with my fiance. God bless you and your family.

[@dave_n8pu]

Is this going to be another vehicle that the Wizard 'inherits' from Hoovie?

[@volvo09]

Doubt it, I don't think he wants a service nightmare.

[@kmath50]

Those old TV carts were fine, but they were top heavy with the old CRT style TV's. You had to be careful when pushing them around the school.

[@rkschloithe]

Especially if they have pneumatic tires on the caster wheels that would go flat easily and not be checked regularly.

[@spankyham9607]

I am so glad I am not the one having to put all that garbage back together.

[@leitheparsons1186]

I don't understand buying an Italian car ( I had an old Moto Guzzi Amazing!) Or most german cars. I had a friend that he needed help working 4:29 on an old Fiat fastback and we decided the designer started with a bottle of something and started in the back and by the time he was hammered he was designing the engine bay. The spare was mounted on the engine and the washer fluid sprayed with tire pressure.

[@sirremusrobinson1070]

That's very common for many people to mix the proper coolant between the green and red types. I wonder how long that's gonna take you to get it all back together.. Might as well do new timing chains or belts which ever that thing takes.

[@Cogglesz]

I was talking to a friend earlier this week with a 2015' Maserati. He really enjoys it but the dual turbos have started to fail on him, he was quoted $7500 to get them replaced, We all just went "Lol well its italian" but i'm willing to bet he's not got a clue how complex that engine bay is and goodness knows how much labour and parts you might need to remove & replace to get there. It's not exatcly an engine swap but i'll be sure to share the video with him to perhaps inform him first hand from an unbiased source. 👍

[@johngalt5205]

Top Gear UK did a segment about buying a cheap Italian supercar. Their advice? Just don't. I think this applies to any Italian car.

[@elnyoutube123]

Well you're wrong

[@johngalt5205]

@@elnyoutube123 Example?

[@elnyoutube123]

@@johngalt5205 Lancia Kappa Fiat 500 Fiat Panda Lancia Thesis Alfa Romeo 164 Alfa Romeo Giulia Alfa Romeo 4C Maserati GT 6 Speed Maserati Quattroprte ZF Lamborghini Countach Lamborghini Hurican Lancia Fulvia Lancia Flaminia Fiat 124 Ferrari 430 Ferrari 360 and many more... also Top Gear later admitted those break downs were faked.

[@lasskinn474]

@@elnyoutube123 the list is true tho you should have a bunch of cash to fix them if you buy them. goes for any supercar really. or any used car. at right point in time an used fiat can be a really decent buy though, but not what americans would think of as fiats. not sure if 'muricans would think of punto as a car even.

[@elnyoutube123]

@@lasskinn474 I'm American and I have a Fiat 500. Everyone thinks they won't like it till they go for a ride in it. Underrated fun little car and it's been reliable for me. And you can park it anywhere. My dad had a Lancia Fulvia he used to drive every day if it wasn't raining. Easily the best sounding 4 cylinder car of all time. It sounds like a V8. That car didn't give us too much trouble but carburetors needed lots of adjustments and parts were really not easy to find especially before the internet. But it always ran and turned over whenever you asked it to.

[@feedingravens]

Regarding warped... I remember when BMW entered Formula 1 in the turbo era, they used as basis stock engine blocks of the 3er BMWs - used ones with at least 80,000 kms (50,000 miles) on it*´. The reason was that these blocks had made through enough heat cycles to "settle", so that all thermal tensions had been released. Because now, with the turbocharging of the engine to 800 hp (or whatever it was back then) from the original 100 or so, the thermal stresses would be insane - but these blocks do not warp anymore.

[@itsnotme07]

Note to self, NEVER EVER EVER buy a Maserati that FCA or Chrysler or Stellantis had a hand in.

[@rustyturner431]

This is precisely why I shall stick to my older, mostly-analog cars. I have a well-equipped garage with a lift and do most of my own work, and I have no desire to encounter such madnes as newer cars exhibit. Simpler is ALWAYS better and usually lasts longer. I'm wondering if, in 30 years or so, the junkyards will be full and the roads will be empty?

[@lasskinn474]

dunno man a merc with all of this on vacuum lines isn't really that much easier. electronics can be simple too but.. well you can't get 3rd world targeted cars in usa.

[@ExUSSailor]

If he's making you work on a modern Maserati, he DOES hate you!

[@regane.bartko7247]

There’s something to be said for Subarus. A tech I worked with once pulled the engine of an Impreza to replace the clutch. I thought he was daft…until he had the engine hanging from a crane in under an hour.

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

If hoovie tries to bring him another one of these Maserati he will look at it and say NO. lol

[@tim3172]

Maserati... is he? Maserati's... what he?

[@mssawask8862]

I saved several old TV's but I don't have any carts like that. I do remember the teacher bringing the TV into the classroom on that type of cart to watch educational movies on VHS tape. on the tape it said "be kind rewind"

[@doncoon3146]

I go back further than Billy Idol. That Giblet Gravy car can't be worth all that. It is a Maserati something is bound to break two seconds after you get it put back together.

[@gieauto7175]

How about giving us a peek inside the cats with a bore scope? Quite curious if they over heated or plugged during the overheating cycle.

[@Heavypsychoverdose]

That thing should have been totaled

[@Graver81-69]

Most people have no idea of what it takes to do the majority of tasks like this. I hear you on the “why is it so high?” Point lol

[@mongo64071]

That’s a disposable car. No one but hoovie is doing this repair. Why he would spend money on this and give up the ford mustang is mind boggling. But I guess it’s good for youtube

[@braddietzmusic2429]

I am quite sure I NEVER want a Maserati. Thank you so much for confirming and reaffirming that which I’ve long known.

[@lutomson3496]

Wizard loves those reliable Maseratis always brags about how reliable they are when they are not that reliable at all

[@irysh9]

Abusing a car to the point of overheating the engine has nothing to do with reliability...

[@tim3172]

@@irysh9 Who's to say they "abused it to the point of..." as opposed to it failing under normal use and being prohibitively expensive to repair and subsequently neglected? You can't seriously look at the resale values of every Maserati product on earth and assume their abysmal resale is because of rampant "abuse". Use your head for more than a hat rack once in a while.

[@williamegler8771]

He brags about how Jaguar and Land Rover/Range Rovers are reliable too!

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Probably reliable with normal use and very good maintenance. I have a very expensive car and the maintenance is a few thousand dollars a year. You just have to know that that’s what you’re going to spend.

[@rj12427]

@@tim3172 he mixed the wrong type of coolant with the oem coolant and it turned to jelly. How is that the cars fault?

[@jackcrisci2957]

The Maserati Giblet Gravy 🤣 Between that and the Metherati Levante you and Hoovie have convinced me to treat Maseratis like fine art: appreciate it but never own it.

[@Nousername9-b1n]

Anybody with a brain know that it’s going to be an expensive fix. You continuous comments about “Nobody going to do this job for $1,000” is annoying. Maybe if Hoovie and your other customers watched Scotty Kilmer, they wouldn’t be getting scammed and buying cars that are junk and that are endless money pits.

[@williamegler8771]

Then he wouldn't be able to make content and a nice living from KZbin. Scotty Kilmer also diddles himself in a 1994 Celica with ice-cold A/C while looking at a picture of the chairman of Toyota!

[@Nousername9-b1n]

@@williamegler8771 All his content is him collaborating with Hoovie garage, promoting Euroasian bob over priced vehicles, and talking about how much to a job is.

[@Nousername9-b1n]

@@williamegler8771 All of Wizard content is him collaborating with Hoovies garage, promoting Euroasianbob over priced vehicles, and showing why a vehicle is in his shop. Two out of the three are annoying videos.

[@Radovanslav]

I have yet to see the video, but the thumbnail is in my opinion the coolest I think i have seen on the channel. Almost looks like the Wizard is riding one of those big motorcycles.

[@stevemonkey6666]

On the plus side..... That's a pretty nice 1969 (?) Chevy Impala convertible in the background 👍

[@jeffogden2982]

Back when we had the Trading post a selling paper there was a Chevette advertised having a New Cadillac converter

[@ianmontgomery7534]

This surprised me. I would have expected that the engine and subframe went in from underneath as a unit (they come from Ferarri as a unit) so there should have been a way to disconnect things to remove it without having to take a lot of things off. I guess I was wrong. with this one. My old benz was a dog to work on unless you figured out how it was assembled and worked back - to replace the alternator I disconnected and removed the battery and then the battery tray - job was then easy but if you didn;t take the battery tray out then it was a pig of a job.

[@Dr650rob]

Always check the coolant overflow and if it's all cloudy and nasty the headgasket is probably bad

[@kitsmiller2]

Wizard ‼️...it's your new channel... carts n parts✅️

[@moonshinefuel]

fun part is putting all that back together, and extra mystery bolts

[@jkody]

I replaced one of those engines a while back. I don't recall anything being particularly difficult except fighting with those stupid Fiat hose clamps. I must have replace 50 clamps with normal euro type screw clamps.

[@matdyke5046]

You let the cat out of the bag last week regarding Hooovies new lady. Waiting to hear from him for the full scoop. I love watching you guys and hope for the best!

[@charlesabura472]

At time marker 19:53 I see a new engine's already in the car - only I highly doubt if it runs on gasoline 😅

[@Bama_Vintage_Iron]

All them white stains are not just antifreeze its Blue Magic head gasket repair and antifreeze mixed. I see it a lot with Cadillac's with Northstar motor that people pore that snake oil in.It is very hard to clean off.

[@jakemathers4137]

I will admit I use to use cups to label Bolts but I do like Daniel’ son does his labeling with tape

[@josephkelly4893]

I could just imagine Hoovie coming into the workshop and knocking over that cart with all the labeled bolts and nuts on it, that would become a true nightmare

[@ebt12]

Some people may gasp and feel ill at the sight of the car taken apart, and all of that stuff on the carts. I think it is cool. I like seeing how things go together and work. I would never try to tackle that sort of job myself, I'll leave that to the pros. BTW, Boomers were 1946-1964. Gen X was 1965-1980, so the Wizard and I are of the same generation, though I am over a decade older.

[@christopherjones9902]

Car wizard , looking forward to the video on getting rid of odors in the maserati

[@ridinroundgettin1t]

I replaced my cadillac ats 2.0 motor and it was very similar. I also had to find a used motor when it was sky high. I paid 3800 for it.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Danson is a very fine mechanic + Thanks Mr. & Mrs. Wizard for this crazy engine deal 👍 Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸

[@IKhanNot]

I place the bolts/nuts in small sandwich bags and label them. Easier that way. Another thing you can do is use cardboard and draw out the part then stick the bolts into holes you make in the cardboard as if you were putting them in the actual part in the car.

[@JacobLee-o2j]

Seems like a really tough depressing job being a mechanic. I couldn't do it. Respect to those who do.

[@kennethhowell1272]

Sorry that Hoovie bought another lemon. Perhaps he should have you do pre purchase inspections before buying. I kind of think if someone can afford a Maserati they probably don’t care if they blow it up, they just go a new one. Wizard you may end up with another Hoovie mobile, perhaps the old Caddy. Is Mrs Wizard saying your “old” ?? LOL

[@epps2021]

I remember that song from my radio djing days. Great love song!

[@galeng73]

If the dash has to come out, it'll likely exceed the value to do all the repairs. Yes?

[@Second.Q]

5 years ago got to handle a timing issue on one of my customer’s quarto porti. Soon I figured who to reach the intakes and exhaust variators along with the chains! I literally heated the whole guts behind Maserati🤢 bruh wish if I was around those Italian engineers to find out why in earth such design popped at the draft in the beginning!!

[@risinbison1106]

Love the bolt tray. Great idea.