History
My wife & I bought this vehicle from Autostrada Maserati Brisbane, in 1994, and reluctantly sold it in 1997, with 32,000k on the clock.
Earlier this year, I saw an advertisement featuring a 430 in Melbourne, so I went down to have a look, thinking it could possibly be my old one.
It turned out that it was in fact, my previous vehicle, with the Autostrada logbook entries & a window sticker of mine still on the rear window.
It now has only 42,000k, and I have fitted new starter motor, alternator, battery, radiator, tyres and mufflers. The gent who owned it during all those years had looked after it well, with the interior requiring only cleaning, and can be described as 9.8/10.
Viking Restorations on the Gold Coast have done a respray, the modern paint quality now showing a gloss better than new.
Modifications
Apart from a new timing belt, and the usual replacement fluids and filters, the only modifications are the addition of a sump guard, and an electric water pump.
Biturbos can get very hot, but the EWP is a very worthwhile addition & I think all Biturbo owners should have one. My water temp now never gets above 90 C. Approaching this temperature, the water pump starts up & pumps through, and together with, the mechanical water pump, with a coolant flow of approx 80litres/min. The fans may or may not be also running.
On shutdown, the fans will run only for say 30-40secs, instead of several minutes, thus saving the battery. With heat soak, the fans may start up again shortly after, and run briefly. The EWP continues to run after the fans cease, pumping coolant through the block and radiator until the temps stabilise. In fact, if you listen carefully when the fans are off, you can hear the EWP running quietly & the associated water noises.
