Marcel in The Netherlands writes:

"Hello Enrico,

Its fixed. It was a broken wire in the seat.

Another question:

What is the difference between a 'grey' idle stepper motor and the 'green' idle stepper motor, is it the speed setting?

My 1994 Ghibli has a green one and need a new replacement.

Just the color band on the stepper motor itself. I remember one of your articles on the site says: "Use the grey type, not the green type".

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Marcel."

Peter in Belgium writes:

"Hello Enrique,

Could you tell me what the fuel pressure and turbo pressure is for a Maserati Ghibli II from 1993?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Peter."

Justin in Eire writes:

"Dear Enrico,

I have the odd drop of oil showing from the rear differential and I was just wondering how easy it is to top up the fluid in the diff.

The leak is very slow but very annoying. It seems to be just around the drain plug at a glance although I know thats its lowest point so its going to look like thats where its exiting. So I want to re-seal it and top up to see if it does the trick.

Which type of fluid is best and is the filler cap easy to get too ?

Cheers,

Justin."

Reply from Enrico:

Re: Ghibli II (ist series) rear differential

"Hi Justin,

Attached is a page from the Ghibli (1st series) Parts Manual.

Lewis in Hong Kong writes:

"Dear Enrico,

It's Lewis from Hong Kong (the one with a red 1995 Ghibli II 2.8ltr RHD manual). How are you lately? I hoped you are all well now after the illness late last year. As usual, I need a bit of your advice for my Ghibli.

Recently, I found both front shock-absorbers are not working properly and the handling is really being affected. I am looking for some aftermarket shock-absorbers and would like to seek your advice on this.

I believe that my Ghibli is the so called "Kit Sportivo" version as the car came with revised suspensions (factory fitted) and the three-piece alloy OZ Racing, 'Futura III' wheels. When I bought the car, the dealer changed the springs for me as the car was far too low down for accessing my house. The springs have changed to B+G aftermarket spring which makes the car a little higher than before but still lower than the normal version of Ghibli.

I understand that Koni made the shock-absorber for both the standard and K.S. version of the Ghibli and the "Ghibli Cup" has Eibach shock-absorber. Could I fit the Eibach shock-absorber to my 95' standard Ghibli ABS? Is there any other aftermarket shock-absorber that I could use which cost less than these standard "Maserati" shock-absorber but goes well with the already fitted B+G spring? Is there any aftermarket shock-absorber (may be with some small modification to fit it in the car) that you could recommend?

Your advice will be very much appreciated and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Lewis."

Suat in Turkey writes:

"Hi Enrico;

Your Web Site is really succesful as you know.Thanks for all Maserati owners.

I have a 1994 Ghibli II. My Ghibli's photo is on page 47 of your web site. (3 Ghibli side by side. Black, silver and red. Red one is my car.) Mehmet sent those photos to you.

If somebody has a Maserati, they always have some kindly problems, as me.

Electronic climate control panel of my Ghibli doesn't work. We tried to fix it with masters who know about electronics, but no solutions.

So How can I get one.? Can you help me about this case. Thanks for your helps.

Sincerely.

Suat."

Reply from Enrico:

Re: Ghibli II "keeps misting up"

"Hi Suat,

Marcello Candini can supply you with a re-conditioned unit. However he cannot give a warranty as they are subject to damage if fitted without great care. he will only guarantee them if he fits them.

Try phoning him on +39 059 828280 or email him at info@candinimodena.com

Regards,

Enrico."

Danny in The Netherlands writes:

"Hi,

I am wondering if anyone has experience with fitting conventional shocks under a Ghibli GT (i.e.: with ABS). I am aware that this option was present for the early (pre-ABS) cars, but I want to find out for my 1996 Ghibli GT.

Thank you.

Danny."

Jonny in The Netherlands writes:

"Hi there Enrico (again)!

How's things? I see your friends at the Maserati Club have been winning some prizes!

Was just looking at the updated pages on your site... I noticed on page 74 a couple of pictures of a front strut brace bar for a Ghibli Cup in the "From near Modena in Italy" article. I've been after a strut brace for my '92 ghibli for a while now and was toying with having one custom made by Forge Motorsport. However, if it's possible to get hold of a ready made one, then this would be my preference.

Any chance you could get more info on where William Sala gets these from and to confirm that they can be fitted to a standard Ghibli? The pictures on your site just show the bar and not the clamps that fasten the bar to the top of the struts in the engine bay, which presumably fastens onto the 3 bolts that are ready installed on top of the struts?

I'd appreciate any info you could get on these.

And while I'm at it... a couple of questions that you might be able to answer.

The buttons on the center console below "the clock"... are they supposed to light up when you switch the lights on? Mine do light up when I press the button, but when driving at night, I have no idea which button I'm pressing since I can't see the graphic on them. If they're not supposed to be lit up, then do you know any easy way of wiring them up to do so, since most of them are connecting to a lamp on the pinnacle to show when they're activated. This would improve night driving safety considerably!

Second question... my fuel pump is making a noticible humming noise when the engine is running. I've bought some fuel additive to clean out the fuel system, but it's still humming... which is not something that iI remember hearing in the past. Is it likely that it's coming to the end of it's life or that I need a new/clean filter?

Regarding my previous problem that I told you about, with my car only producing 311 bhp when it should have been producing more... it was tracked down to a bent pin on the Lambda sensor. It was discovered by my Maserati mechanic... we decided to change out the front section of the exhaust to see if my catalysts were plugged... he drove the car and found it to be performing much better with the replaced exhaust (saying that it was ä quick Ghibli"). When he went to fit my old exhaust back on, he noticed that the Lambda probe electical connection wasn't fitting properly and noticed the bent pin. He straightened it, fitted it and went for a drive and found the car performing much better. So my car had probably been running in open loop mode. I took the car to the dyno and recorded 328 bhp. The mixture was a bit rich still and I still suspect that the cats are not flowing as well as they should be, but it's enough for he time being, particularly on when roads where I've been getting the back sliding out on the motorway at 120 km/h when dropping down into 4th and accelerating hard. I'm probably going to get a replacement front section exhaust from Larini, minus cats to give me a bit more road clearance over the dutch speed bumps!

Whilst at the dyno I also got my Turbosmart E-boost 2 set up properly... I really like it! I'm running a little over 1.2 bar now. The car seems to be running quite well now... I managed to get 260km/h on the clock on a late night drive back from Germany a couple of weeks back... the car was still accelerating, but I had to slow down as I caught up with some other cars and I didn't want to scare them too much. I had my TomTom running and noticed that there's a considerable difference between the speed on the clock and the actual speed recorded by GPS... in the region of 5-10%.

Anyway, as usual I'd appreciate any feedback!

Cheers... Jonny.."

Jonny in The Netherlands writes:

"Hi again,

Sorry... forgot to ask... do you know anyone who's fitted the Tarox 10 pot Ghibli replacement brake kit to a pre-MY94 Ghibli? My hibli has 16" wheels, but the kit that tarox sells states that it's for the 17" wheeled version.

I'm interested in fitting this kit to my Ghibli next time my brakes need changing out, since it should offer a considerable improvement in the already pretty decent performance of the Ghibli OEM brakes (and I suspect they're about the same price as the originals). However, I'm not 100% confident that the kit will fit behind my 16" wheels?

I'd appreciate any feedback!

Cheers... Jonny.."

Lewis in Hong Kong writes:

"Dear Enrico,

It's Lewis from Hong Kong (the one with a red 1995 Ghibli II 2.8ltr RHD manual). How are you lately? I hoped you are all well now after the illness late last year. As usual, I need a bit of your advice for my Ghibli.

Recently, I found both front shock-absorbers are not working properly and the handling is really being effected. I am looking for some aftermarket shock-absorbers and would like to seek your advice on this.

I believe that my Ghibli is the so called "Kit Sportivo" version as the car came with revised suspensions (factory fitted) and the three-piece alloy OZ Racing, 'Futura III' wheels. When I bought the car, the dealer changed the springs as the car was far too lowed down for access my house. The springs are now the B+G aftermarket spring which makes the car a little higher than before but still lower than the normal version of Ghibli.

I understand that Koni made the shock-absorber for both the standard and K.S. version of the Ghibli and the "Ghibli Cup" has Eibach shock-absorber. Could I fit the Eibach shock-absorber to my 95' standard Ghibli ABS? Is there any other aftermarket shock-absorber that I could use which cost less than these standard "Maserati" shock-absorber but goes well with the already fitted B+G spring? Is there any aftermarket shock-absorber (may be with some small modification to fit it in the car) that you could recommend?

Your advice will be very much appreciated and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Lewis."

Leo in The Netherlands writes:

"Hi there,

With the fall and winter ahead I anticipate problems with misting-up of the front windscreen of my 1993 2-litre Ghibli, as happened to me last year.

With the air-con running there seems to be a sufficient flow of air towards the fascia and footwell, but there is hardly any flow up towards the front windscreen.

On a rainy day or night after the car has been outside upon starting the engine the windscreen fogs up instantly, and it takes ages for the air-con to demist the windscreen! The only remedy is to wipe it with a cloth!

This misting-up also can happen whilst driving the car in the rain.

Running the air-con on high temperature also mists up the window.

Running the air-con on low demists the window a little better.

So far I have not been able to address this problem.

Do you have ideas on how to solve this issue?

Many thanks,

Leo."

Reply from Alex:

Re: Ghibli II "keeps misting up"

"Have just had exactly this problem on a FIAT PUNTO. Turned out the heater matrix was leaking, causing the air to humidify and hence all the misting up. The poor-demisting you describe was exactly as on my Punto. I had to change the heater matrix. Beware of non-genuine ones as they are coated with poor paint sometimes, and the car will sting for a couple of weeks...!! Check to see if your engine coolant goes down gradually... If it does, then that confirms you have an engine fluid leak, most likely in the heater matrix (it uses the engine coolant to heat the air up...).

Other possibility is that the system has blocked it'self on "RECIRCULATE", though you can usually tell if there is no action because you can hear a noise when you press the RIC button.

Alex."

Reply from David:

Re: Ghibli II "keeps misting up"

"Well this is common with Maserati Biturbo/Ghibli. For there to be condensation there has to be water in the car somewhere otherwise it would not mist up.

Water can get into the heater which is the commonest cause. At the bulkhead where the wiper mechanism sits is the intake for the heater, there are 2 drain holes on either side of this compartment and if they are blocked then water will fall into the heater.

Also water lying in the doors because of drain holes blocked again.

Are the carpets dry or is there any sign of water in the cabin anywhere. If you eliminate water then it won't mist!

But there is always some somewhere and as you say you can feel no air blowing upwards to the screen, so it cannot demist anyway.

You must look under the dash at all the ducting from the heater and check it is all connected properly. You can turn the flap to close manually on the pipe that feeds the foot area, this will help to send more to the screen.

Are the electric directional flaps working in the heater, they open and close using air so he should be able to hear them when changing from feet to screen.

It will help if it is excessive to open a window, but this should not be necessary if you find the fault.

All the best,

David."

Richard in the UK writes:

"I have just bought (privately) a Maserati Ghibli ABS, and there is no tool kit in the boot.

I have spoken with the main dealer and the kit is made up from multiple part numbers, most of which are no longer available. I have been looking on eBay from time to time but I imagine this sort of thing is fairly rare. Can you suggest anywhere else I might be able to get one from?

Thanks,

Richard."

Belyp in France writes:

"Bonjour Enrico,

Je possede un Ghibli GT 2.8 1998 la direction assistee fuit aux 3 endroits.

Connais-tu de quelle autre marque du groupe Fiat appartient cette direction assistee??

Connais-tu eventuellement la rason des 3 fuites et sinon quel remede??"

"Hi Enrico,

I am the owner of a 1998 2.8-litre Ghibli GT.

The power steering rack is leaking in 3 places. What could be the reason of the leakage?

Are there any spare parts that I could find that are used on other Fiat Group cars?"

Gus in Australia writes:

"Hi there,

We have a Ghibli that first thing in the morning only runs on one bank of cylinders. This continues until warm and then settles to a rough idle. So far we have changed.

Lambda sensors
Temperature Sensors
5 relays controlling fuel
No change.

We have tested the system with the factory tester and everything comes up OK.

Any tips would be appreciated.

Best Regards,

Gus."

Reply from Andrea:

Re: Ghibli II "problems when starting!"

"You should look at a wiring block connector which is located under/around the bank of five relays. This connects the wiring between the throttle potentiometer and both sets of fuel injection and a bad connection here can give the symptoms you describe. However, a small amount of the running on one bank when cold thing is entirely normal!

Andrea."

Reply from David:

Re: Ghibli II "problems when starting!"

"You should try swopping over the two ECUs. There are two ECUs under the rear seat. One for each bank of cylinders. Try swopping them over and see if the other bank plays up. If it does, then you hgave a faulty ECU!

David."