I Was Sold a "MINT" Maserati then Found Out it Hasn't Had an Oil Change in 12 Years

[@Samcrac]

I'm very late into the New Year, but thank you so much for watching! Have had a LOT of personal business to tend to but the next few week should be pretty loaded with videos. I've had a lot of great friends from all over the WORLD help out to get these old cars OUT and bring the new ones in (and hopefully get them working)! Wishing everyone a Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!!

[@Mrremusakajack]

Happy new year! Don’t let Copart go out of exotics 😊

[@jasonj8740]

I'll buy the pile of Italian crap for the price of aluminum per pound. $.45 a pound sounds fair enough, right!?

[@DonovanBanks]

Do what you need to do. As long as you’re good we’re good.

[@29mailman]

Glad you’re back! Was missing your videos but totally understand you have a life to live too!

[@TheRebelOne.]

Family first no matter what! Great to see you back Sam.

[@Motorheadco]

Glad we could be of help Sam! It’s gonna be slick when it’s done 😁

[@oransands]

Sam is the true embodiment of the Shade Tree mechanic! Even if he did get a lift. Fixing Ferraris in the pasture is so homeboy :-)

[@lindsaymerritt975]

Fabulous video Sam! You got so much done! 😉

[@robertpolkamp]

Sad to see you listed the Maserati for auction at a reserve rather than a no-reserve starting at your minimum.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Not so sure about that emblem swap on the airbag though... looking at the old airbag, it kinda looks like the cover is designed to split around the emblem during deployment... wondering if the swapped emblem might cause deployment issues that could injure you (e.g. a flying emblem to the face!)

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@Beer_Dad1975 frankly if you crash this car. You wont want to be alive.

[@Chris-hw4mq]

@@robertpolkamp he fucked up he should have sold the 360

[@BlooMule]

Samcrac saying 'when you do the job yourself, you know it's done right" is the most unintentionally hilarious thing I've ever heard 🤣

[@crazyman8472]

He’s really going for that Penzoil sponsorship. 🤑

[@pdterre5496]

what? tip-top reconditioned car but failed to change oil in two years of ownership...Still very desirable car.

[@organiccold]

That was actually a great update. Good to see so many companies producing kits for manual conversions in this cars, the reality is that for a 360 is not the price that stops the F1 system to be repaired, is the parts that are getting hard and in some cases impossible to get, so manual is the only option for keeping them on the road. And Happy New Year Sam

[@duncancrickett9212]

Me: *screaming at the screen for Sam to use a funnel* Sam: "This is why I can't have nice things" Me: *Flips table*

[@Bnm-fk9fi]

I am so with you. The simplest things seem to be passed over. Please don’t. 😊

[@jfv65]

These cars use Magneti-Marelli ETM's and these suffer from wear on the resistive tracks. It makes the throttle judder and ABS/CC fail. (Same as Volvo S60/V70 2000-2003?) A company called Xemodex makes coversions where they convert the ETM from mechanical to magnetische. Way more reliable. Recommended.

[@Yosemite_Sam]

That Maserati 4200 manual Coupe is the best car you have and probably the most fun.

[@garethedwards2883]

Love the airbag lift, what a great idea as so much easier to use than a jack.

[@jackylsmith8138]

You know when you have a good car when the Speedo says your going 15 mph and it isn’t even running.

[@enesfazlic6017]

It weird yeah but The speed needle and the tacho needle has stops at those points. Thats as low as they go when you turn the engine off.

[@getlosttoday4045]

Finally a new year with a new Samcrac video!

[@stevenbeall9637]

In your situation with that pan plug stuck behind things, I'd use a ball valve type replacement plug that won't start draining until you plug the drain hose into it. It's $50, but stainless steel and once it's on you never have to worry about spills, mess, crush washers, or stripped drian plug threads again, as it's good for the lifetime of the car.

[@ltc5970]

Toyota and Lexus owners wondering what the big fuss is about mileage. 25,000 miles is Toyota delivery mileage. 250,000 miles is low/break-in mileage. Thanks for the great videos Sam🙏

[@petergondolier4088]

Hey Samcrac..copper crush washers are reusable. All you need to do is heat them with a propane torch until cherry red. Let cool, clean them off, and they're good to go. I've used this method for over 20 years on oil pan lugs, as well as banjo bolts for brakes, etc. Never had a failure yet!

[@christopher728]

Good ta c u back Sam n still working it out best wishes for the new year

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Maseratis have beautiful engine bays because they spend so much time with the hood up.

[@ssom7291ify]

Why wouldn't you put a small shallow flexible funnel under the oil pan drain plug? No mess

[@gregordiseth6651]

I always change oil on my Mercedes and VW cars with an extractor. It's factory recommended for Mercedes, and on VW, there's not but maybe a teaspoon or two of oil left in the pan. This is made up for, by using the extractor tube to suck the old oil out of the oil filter mount after removing the filter. As someone else said here, be careful the dipstick tube doesn't "curl up" when it hits the bottom of the oil pan when you insert, otherwise it will poke up from the bottom of the oil pan, and you won't get it all. I carefully move it around. Finally, he was using one of those cheap plastic electric extractors commonly found on Amazon, with mixed reviews and varying failures. I spent about $20 more and bought a metal one. It works just fine, and seems like it will hold up.

[@sycostylie1]

Vw and most Merc's are not dry sump engines, these have multiple low points other than the sump and thus have mulitiple drain plugs. A dip stick suction will not get to the oil in the other low points. This engine has four some lambos have 8, a Bugati veyron has 12....

[@AdamAus85]

Haha, same indicator and wiper stalks and side view mirrors as my 2005 Alfa Romeo 166. Cool

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

The shifter linkage mechanism is super interesting! Thanks for taking the time to show that Sam.

[@shadowxxwizard7379]

Your knowledge of cars is amazing, especially for parts, I don't think many people would have found such a good solution for the air bags.

[@schtum1]

Nice update Sam. All the best of health and good luck in 2023.

[@davidmoskowitz4085]

Happy New Years! Good to see you again, Sam.

[@charliefreck]

'Warm place in my heart and a dead patch of grass' poetry. ❤

[@markhall9048]

Great update Sam 👍 the 360 will be amazing as a true manual👌it's going to be an epic year 🍻

[@Mistabushi]

There's a lot of premium cars out there like this, reason being many folks that buy them have no money for service or even premium tyres. Seen these many many times.

[@andrewlamkin4424]

A recent discovery on my 4200. When changing the oil with the front end raised up, a lot of oil does not drain until the car is lowered back down and level (probably about a quart!). I've got a really low profile oil catch pan that I purchased from the Harley dealership that still fits under there when the car isn't jacked up. Just a tip for your next oil change. Also, when I bought mine it had been almost 5 years from its last oil change!

[@themuckler8176]

Most people jack cars up so the pan drains correctly....it's not rocket science

[@andrewlamkin4424]

@@themuckler8176 then you haven’t changed the oil on a 4200.

[@OURBENEFACT0RS]

The oil change sticker doesn't necessarily indicate when the oil change happened. I have some that are stuck on because the idiots at the garage used a paper sticker and it's one of the things I never get around to removing properly.

[@Necrotic99]

This, many people don't take the stickers off if they do it themselves or even some mechanics don't remove it as they don't want to clean the windshield

[@Samcrac]

Look at the mileage on the sticker and the mileage on the odometer and the mileage on the Carfax the last oil change was early 2011 I'm fairly certain

[@organiccold]

@@Samcrac yep only done some low miles since then, and that oil was black too

[@gusgiesel]

Is it maybe sorta possible the the window sticker and the carfax entries are not current?

[@Necrotic99]

@@Samcrac Just wondering, with how many cars you have whenever you do the oil on one of them do you update the mileage/date stickers on your cars?

[@MrWoodyBalto]

Great video Sam, You really covered a lot in this one. Sure beats a lot of the crap that some other KZbinrs churn out.

[@DJSekuHusky]

This Maserati GT Coupes always reminded me of the 4th Generation Honda Preludes. It's the one thing I like about them.

[@elnyoutube123]

And not the engine??

[@ChicagoItalian]

I guess you’ve never driven one before Donnie…and, besides from KZbin, what do you actually know about them pal?

[@SSammy-1]

Good video Sam, glad to see more content from ya

[@4200timeB]

Been missing the videos so it great to see ya back .

[@christopherbeevor9315]

That steering wheel is the same as the one in my Alfa Romeo GT from 15 years ago. Love the FIAT parts bin

[@davidbayse5320]

That Maserati is sweet especially with the manual

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Hey that ZR1 is 🔥

[@williamlloyd3769]

Sam, Car Wizard just posted a video where he noted they were looking for more Ferrari. Fob some of yours off on him!

[@JorgeMoreno-bm2oz]

you can put a funnel near the plug, so when you remove the plug the oil falls on the funnel and not the nice skid plate

[@noonehere1793]

That hood will always identify that car as the “samcrac special”

[@RobbaKeef]

The engine bay looks amazing. The back 2/3 reminds me of a 2000 Monte Carlo.

[@Oscarphone]

Exactly. Ha! Ha! Ha!

[@stevelozano9523]

I thought you were possibly gonna say a toyota yaris for the side door airbag. Idkw I was thinking that or just maybe hoping.😁

[@bawintermage8351]

Since you have a litany of cars in storage, how do I get live spiders and roaches out of my car stored since the pandemic? The alternator was on the fritz and it bricked three years ago I still love my Ultimate Korean v8 daily driver, but H8 critters. What do you do to keep your cars safe to drive? Do the chickens help

[@neoanderson7]

Excellent update! That should infuriate the person who spent about 1/2 mil on a vehicle only to find out the same parts are used in a variety of other Italian brands belonging to the major Fiat company... Oh well.. at least this helps keep the vehicles on the road after a crash. That Dr. S kit is fantastic! Pickup a reasonable 430 and swap out that awful F1 system. Can't wait to see the next installment.

[@matthewspaccarelli5007]

It looks like the right rear quarter panel has been repainted. Can you look at the jams and see if there are paint lines?

[@dougmpage]

Great video Sam! Love the Red Wings shirt! Cheers from Windsor, Ontario! 🍹

[@leeduncan6595]

Sam you legend. I must say you amaze me with your money saving research. Please my kind sir load me up with more vidz.

[@ian4serena]

in Canada for 2 jugs of oil a filter would be about 200$ insane mark up on oil now.

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

Canada is a shit country. The lest of which id say was the price of things

[@coreycohen6160]

The Maserati airbag was close but it has an embossed horn logo since the Maserati has a normal horn where you push the airbag. The Ferrari has two horn buttons one on each side of the wheel not the airbag. Is it worth a coupe of grand not to have an embossed horn logo where one shouldn’t be? That depends on how original you want the car, in the case of this 599, the answer is not worth it with all the other non original parts. Just pointing this out for those people who think you can swap Ferrari parts for cheaper ones from a similar model and they are 100% identical. Heck with Ferrari sometimes different models with the same part number are actually different internally and don5 work the same. When ordering Ferrari parts you sometimes have to give the model and chassis number to get the right part which makes used parts really fun.

[@korn111685]

I wish you’d upload more. I had to watch AARs channel just to make sure your still around.

[@brandonjones1603]

i've enjoyed watching you slowly upgrade your equipment YoY. But i'll say i miss the days of the old wobbly jack stands, risk/rewards days.

[@matthewzoelle9149]

Always interesting to see KZbinrs using the exact same tools I have. I have that same electric oil pump.

[@molloy9874]

Great update can’t wait to see the finished products on both!

[@SeersantLoom]

I've encountered same with front lights switch for a VW. Mechanic remembered - there was another switch for different model, different from outside but identical from inside. Original switch module for my model was about 80 but donor was just 20-30 (and original, just for a different model). Ordered new cheaper module and swapped the insides over. Only thing that remained was a green LED instead of red. Could desolder and swap that too but I'm too lazy to care about some little green dots somewhere down the dash.

[@brandenjones192]

Vtuned is a true master of his craft.

[@jmdjasonday]

5:50 wedge a small funnel inbetween the wires

[@Liferoad371]

I had to use my vacuum fluid removal tank to drain the Oil in my Porsche Cayenne S during the pandemic, I could only remove about 6 quarts of the 9, because of all the things that you talked about it in your video, Great video thanks.

[@bigkev10101]

Super good video. Great content. The manual conversion is awesome. The only thing that would make this video better is to have stepmom in it.

[@grabsme]

Love these cars honestly. Can't wait to see it on the road

[@sainta2667]

ohh , I miss that Maserati so much !! was sure you already sold it. Here in Europe the 4200 finally gets the recognition it always deserved - Especially the manual gear (got one) Honestly it's the nicest car you got there. Did not see the video yet ..Try to change the pill in the remote -if not, try to reset the car by switching it completely off with the switch in the trunk above the battery. Mazal Tov ;-)

[@petercan1020]

Finally a video I can appreciate good job Sam

[@philbuchanan3149]

I was rewatching this video and was curious why your are combing the shift linkage video from the Ferrari with a shift video from the Maserati?

[@bearrichmond3698]

Powder-coated red valve cover gaskets are cool

[@croquels1]

HEY! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO!! because of you I bought the Topdon 600s!!! (you should begin every new car vid with a plug of this thing!) HOOOO how I envy your space!! Greetings from Guatemala. (Best regards to Cory too!)

[@mattbo2003]

How do they powder coat the valve cover gaskets?

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

Gaskets? You dint powder coat gaskets mate

[@mattbo2003]

@@krotchlickmeugh627 Sam must have been in a hurry and misspoke.

[@UntilMakaveliReturns]

Sam: What’s the problem with this Maserati? Me: it’s a Maserati

[@ricciodrake]

I love that you always find a way to hack the system. Sam, you're doing the auto community a solid 👌 👏

[@theworldsnewsplainview952]

Way cool Sam. Loved it. Can't wait till the next video.

[@Samcrac]

Coming soon!

[@robsonselzelin]

Penzoil is great, I always buy it on sale at Walmart, it flows so much better than conventional oil. However, for engines with a lot of mileage, full synthetic oil flows so good that the engine can develop oil leaks. That's why, for worn engines, I prefere conventional oil.

[@shysgarage2405]

Can't wait to see the blue Corvette project... 💯

[@markchip1]

Wow!!! You FINALLY got a lift!! How many YEARS did it TAKE your KZbin comment section to convince you to do it, Sam???

[@bobbyshaftoe]

Crinkle paint is not powdercoat :-) It involves special paint that shrinks when you heat it up (like with a torch).

[@psready22]

👆👆👆💬💬💬💬🎁🎁🎁

[@marksantos2276]

Can't wait for more content Sam. Your channel is a definite Favorite.

[@aturservice2560]

you always helping out viewers with how to and new ideas on getting parts on the best way possible and its such a great help knowing that people can save on your research. .keep up the great work 😀🤑

[@WildDigger]

The 599 is such an iconic Ferrari. Can't wait to see it mostly done?. Goid update video.

[@windronner1]

This is gotta be one of the coolest Internet upgrades, hands-down. It beats any stupid video of straight, piping a car and calling that video. This conversion is going to be so important to so many people with so many different cars. My only question is the ECU! What programming needs to be changed and who updates the program.?

[@kingbee17able]

Mate love that model Maserati, with all those exotics coming under the Fiat banner you should be able to pick-up alot of interchangeable parts on the cheap anyhow I will watch and enjoy.

[@bump_draft]

I had one of those 4200s in a manual, it is such a nice place to be.

[@StrangelyIronic]

Never liked the longitudinal rear transaxle mid engine setups like that. I prefer the transverse setup like you'll find in a Lotus. In my mind a rear end tap would destroy that massive bump...then again any rear end would destroy those cars.

[@brentmillsop6355]

I Love those cars, Its tough to beat the Italian design. I had a Alpha Romeo 164 L and the Leather in that car always smelled like new.

Hi Sam, did it work? Is there any follow-up on the F360? I binge-watched all 24 videos and the playlist ended up on this episode. I'd be interested to know how it worked with the manual shift and what happened to the F360. Cheers

[@jnc07res]

Ha Ha.... As an electronics hobbyist, I love how you glossed right past that 'surface mount' soldering job. You made no mention of magnifying loupes and the ensuing curse words!

[@sc3ku]

I’ve always found siphoning oil of of the dipstick questionable- does it not increase the likelihood of crud being left in the bottom of the pan? Also it saves a mess from the drain pan, but you still have to change the filter so the effort to catch that oil is still required.

[@barchilandia]

Love the 2 cars one video format!

[@raffaeledebenedictis4163]

Hi Sam: With the swap to the manual kit, what do you do to the ECU since the F1 module will be deactivated? Are you able to produce part 3 with complete installation and adaptation of the swap process? Thanks, Raff

[@benrowland3395]

“One of the most beautiful engine bay ever made…with these Powder coated, red VALVE COVER GASKETS, with the Maserati script on top”. 😂😂😂😂! Love it Samcrac

[@nipper4369]

2:45 anyone else catch what he said? if not i did not know valve cover gaskets came red powered coated lol

[@janevgeniev585]

Please tell me what kind of oil you put in the Maserati 4200 engine???

[@adrianv9437]

I love your videos, but can you ever finish one project all the way through before starting another one? I can’t keep up!

[@peterg4944]

Some DIYer may of done oil changes just like you Sam.

[@iannorton4463]

Thanks Sam,,very, very useful. ✌️👍🇬🇧

[@zenwelter3249]

where can i find this stud extractor tool?

[@richbrice3299]

Great episode. I have a Maserati 4200 Gransport. I would love to do a manual swap. Is there a kit for Maseratis? Thanks.

[@Mortisnp]

Is the F1 system what is known as a Semi Automatic Transmission or Automated Manual Transmission ? Basically a control unit with hydraulic actuators mounted on a regular manual transmission?

[@krisi.2011]

The gauage is similar to the grand trusmo I think . They look cool though .

[@andym.7988]

Hello Sam, I bought your Maserati Coupe GT. It now lives in Franklin, TN

[@ManinaGarage]

I flippin’ love these videos DAMMIT 💥

[@groovyboovy]

Yes, more on the Maserati

[@schloemo]

Finishing the 360 conversion soon? I want to do it myself and need the videos!

[@MrTilbin]

Hoovie had the same with his Metharati. Dry sumps work better over all.

[@mirkomasini]

I have a 2002 Maserati Spyder CAMBIOCORSA, so I can switch it to manual?..

[@foregonereality]

Dude the land you have is incredible. Do you sometimes sit out there to take in the scenery ? Land here is so expensive I was lucky to buy a 3 bed semi but would love some land.