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599 Valve Cover Gasket Replacement

Discussion in '612/599' started by ViperGTS, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:55 PM.

  1. ViperGTS

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    #1 ViperGTS, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:55 PM
    I am going to tackle the valve cover gasket replacement on my 2007 599 GTB (two valve covers gaskets, 12 spark plug gaskets)
    "While I am there" items:
    - Intake manifold will be taken off, I will also be replacing all the intake manifold gaskets (all 8 of them)
    - I will be replacing one time use intake manifold clamps with reusable clamps.
    - I will be cleaning the MAF sensor and the intake manifolds as the one side has some oil residue (probably caused by overfilling the oil on the last oil change but who knows).
    - New spark plugs (12xPMR8B)

    I am using the workshop manual for guidance and a couple of you tube videos for background.

    Questions for the experts and those who perform this service themselves:
    - Anything else I am missing?
    - Any tips / special tools that would help?

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    #2 sammyf, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:47 PM
  3. ViperGTS

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    #3 ViperGTS, Mar 18, 2023 at 5:01 PM
    Thank you Sam! I will add that to the list. The oil change was done at a Maserati dealer by the prior owner shortly before selling it to me. They should have known....
     
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    #4 Skidkid, Mar 18, 2023 at 6:38 PM
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    Easy to say but do you know how to properly check the oil? It is very fiddly in the 599. Definitely NOT obvious.

    Let me help those that do not know:

    Engine at temp
    Run at 4500 RPM for 1 min
    Idle for 2 min (NO longer than 3 min before the check)
    Check oil - NOTE: do not turn engine off

    They recommend a second check to confirm. If you checked at say 2 min 30 sec, you should do the second check at that time lag as well.
     
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    #5 ViperGTS, Mar 18, 2023 at 7:10 PM
    It is simple if you just follow the owner's manual. I had to remove 1200ml!
     
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    #6 DZ-96, Mar 19, 2023 at 3:47 AM
    Doing the oil level check on a 599 in a typical german bourgeois residental zone does not work.
    When starting the 2nd check the police (which was called by neighbours) will arrest you due to noise diturbance.
    ;)

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    #7 Skidkid, Mar 19, 2023 at 9:57 AM
    Same happened to me. I suspect almost every 599 in existence has been over filled at least once.
     
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    #8 Onzeeoffensive, Mar 19, 2023 at 1:47 PM
    If you're doing the intake gaskets, and taking the valve covers off, and not planning on changing the clutch for a long while...
    Then you should consider replacing the small coolant hose in the rear of the motor.
    Particularly if it hasn't been changed yet, or if you have no idea what its age is.
    Part #: 235080.
     
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    #9 EP328, Mar 19, 2023 at 2:17 PM
    Oil was seeping through the wire harness on the variator solenoids onto the valve covers of my 2009 599. Not a lot but enough to be annoying. Take a close look at the harness for any oil seepage.
     

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  10. ViperGTS

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    #10 ViperGTS, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:41 PM
    Excellent feedback thank you!


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