after a year of trouble free 4200ing its time for my first warning light..suspension?

[karatemaserati]

im assuming its suspension. the lil car symbol with an up arrow and a down arrow underneath the 'sport' light. got in the car today started her up and its the only one that wont go out. car seems ok though. does anyone know what could be the cause?? 02cc 33k miles

 

[dickygrace]

Likely to be a suspension actuator. If the car hasn't been used for a while they can flag up. Do a battery reset and if it persists, diagnostic required. Not likely to be a big problem for you.

 

[Brendan]

I had these come up and the dealer had to reset them in the end

 

[dem maser]

Battery reset, it will go away if you have not used it in a bit

 

[karatemaserati]

thanks guys. iv been using it though i used it yesterday, and it was fine. iv tried a battery reset... by battery reset i asume you mean on/offing the battery in the boot? ill try another one over a longer period. what is likely to be wrong with the actuators?

 

[alfatwo]

thanks guys. iv been using it though i used it yesterday, and it was fine. iv tried a battery reset... by battery reset i asume you mean on/offing the battery in the boot? ill try another one over a longer period. what is likely to be wrong with the actuators?

Thats easy,Its either a seized damper or a control motor fault

When you turn on the ignition the system goes through a check....if you get a mate to put his hand on the red motors in turn you should be able to narrow it down to the damper thats no working and throwing the fault code

Dave

 

[karatemaserati]

cool ill give that a go. it seems to have gone intermittent now just coming up spuriously when im driving. say its any of these a fore mentioned problems how much coinage are we talking?

 

[alfatwo]

cool ill give that a go. it seems to have gone intermittent now just coming up spuriously when im driving. say its any of these a fore mentioned problems how much coinage are we talking?

Its not rocket science,these old engine/suspention management systems are surprisingly easy to understand when you get into them

Dave

 

[Max Swell]

Its not rocket science,these old engine/suspention management systems are surprisingly easy to understand when you get into them

Dave

Sometimes they are Christmas trees to drive .... But it's not serious just an Italian thing ......think of Italians not getting enough coffee and the shenanigins that go on ...... It's like that and generally means very little.

Bonne de ******

 

[Max Swell]

Sometimes they are Christmas trees to drive .... But it's not serious just an Italian thing ......think of Italians not getting enough coffee and the shenanigins that go on ...... It's like that and generally means very little.

Bonne de ******

Can't think why the French for shower has been **** out??

 

[alfatwo]

Max, Seriously,these old school 3200/4200 Maser's are hooligan machine's if you're not careful they bite!

Dave

 

[CatmanV2]

cool ill give that a go. it seems to have gone intermittent now just coming up spuriously when im driving. say its any of these a fore mentioned problems how much coinage are we talking?

I got a used damper with actuator for about if I recall. Fitting was quite simple.

C

 

[Parisien]

So Max.....just how many miles and years of trouble free Maserati ownership.....do dispell the myth!!!!????


P

 

[karatemaserati]

I got a used damper with actuator for about if I recall. Fitting was quite simple.

C

About..... ?

 

[CatmanV2]

About..... ?

Yes, about

Sorry perils of being in charge of a keyboard while under the influence of timezones.
About £100 if I recall.

C

 

[karatemaserati]

cool thanks Cman

 

[karatemaserati]

oh where from by the way?

 

[conaero]

If you remove the actuator, by way of pulling the wire spring clip underneath:



They rattle if they are broken:



You can get this guy to replace the nylon gears with metal one, he did one for me and it was excellent:



Just check the gear on the top of the shock that the actuator mounts too has not broken off, its a small geared tooth:



You can test the shock by turning the gear with your fingers. Note it only turns a quarter or half a turn in either direction and should not be stiff.

http://www.captainzcnc.com

 

[CatmanV2]

oh where from by the way?

Breaker on ebay. I actually needed the damper. My actuator was fine.

I can trawl my records to find the exact seller if you need.

C

 

[karatemaserati]

thanks again guys, the light has been out now and not come on for a good few weeks. am i to asume it was spurious or should i get it checked out?