Recent content by Bails848

Tony this is great news, I’m so pleased you’ve had success, although it’s early days, so fingers crossed!! I still try to replicate the hot start issue, but I can’t. It hasn’t let me down once since changing the thermostat.

Well done Tony, you’ve done all the hard work now, I just hope you have the same results that I got. I’m almost 4 weeks after new thermostat install, I’ve used the car every weekend and not once has it failed to start when hot. I’m no longer avoiding petrol forecourts and hand car washes! Best...

Hi Tony. From memory it was slightly easier for me to fit the thermostat housing than remove it. One thing to note is that I fitted it from underneath, not through the wheelarch. I'm pretty sure it didn't fit in the correct orientation, I think I got the thermostat in and then rotated the...

Hi Tony, Please bear in mind that I’m very new to Maserati, only owned it 2 months, so others are far more qualified than me to offer advice and probably a better way of doing it, but happy to tell you how I did the job. So…. front drivers wheel off, arch liner out, undertray removed. The...

Hi Tony, I've been reading your thread with much interest, mainly because I have been experiencing exactly the same symptoms of the hot start that you've been having. In fact it is spooky, it's as if you've been driving my car! I decided to start by replacing the thermostat and while I was in...