ceegar said:
What kind of oil id you use? Where did you get the gaskets from, the dealer?
The parts manager threw in the plug washers for free when I purchased the Maser oil filter. The filter was about $38 with tax.
What kind of oil? I shouldn't tell you what I put in, as you will probably pass out if I say.

I will mention what I didn't put in.
My Maserati Owners Manual recommends AGIP Tecsint SL 5-40 (full synthetic with ratings:
API: SL/CF; ACEA: A3/B3/B4; VW: 502.00/505.00; MB: 229.3; CCMC: G5/PD-2; PORSCHE; MASERATI; BMW: Longlife 01; GM-LL-B-025..
Trying to locate this stuff was not hardly worth the effort in research so...when I picked up the oil filter I asked what did they (dealer) put in. I am shown AGIP Sint 2000 10-40 (semi-synthetic with ratings:
API: SL/CF; ACEA: A3/B3/B4; VW: 500.00/505.00; CCMC: G5/PD-2; FORD: EU-2C 9011-A / US M2C 153-E.
When I mentioned it was
10-40, it was explained that for Southern California the lower number wasn't as critical due to our temperate winters. O.K. I can agree with that but the price was $9.00 a quart for a semi-syn and not the recommended oil, so I hesitated...I was (unofficially) told that sometimes they threw in Mobil 1 if the customer complained about mechanical noise as Mobil 1 tended to quiet the motor. I got the oil filter and declined to purchase any oil.