I am in between service intervals so want to get an oil change. I have oil & filter specified for vehicle since considered taking it somewhere else. Local dealer said JUST to change oil and filter, using my oil & filter, will be 3 hours of work thus $350-$400. He specifically said this does NOT include checking other fluids, etc. 3 hours for an oil change? Does that sound right?
Why don't you do it yourself?
!!!!!FIRST OF ALL DO THIS WITH THE ENGINE COLD!!!!!!
It is very easy and 100% secure.
All you need is oil, filter and two brass O-rings for the oil tank's and carter's bolts.
Unscrew the front apron which covers the front lower part of the engine, open the hood and twist the left cover's clips, locate the oil's cap and unscrew it, and remove the oil level indicator.
First unscrew the bolt located in the bottom center (under the car) of the two sides of the V8.
about 1 Kg of oil will come out.
Unscrew the bolt located on the bottom of the oil tank (left side of the car behind the wheel). The rest of oil will come out from there.
Unscrew the oil filter using your hands or a special filter chain.
(you can buy it for cents in a petrol station).
Leave it to drain about 5min.
Start screwing back the two bolts using new O-rings.
It is not critical to have Maserati O-rings.
Find similar at a petrol station near you.
Tight up bolts pretty good.
Screw the new filter using your hands as far as you can, and tight it up twisting it haft a turn with the chain.
Pour 8lt of oil. put the cap and the oil indicator back, place NEUTRAL and start the engine.
DO NOT ACCELERATE!!!!!!
Wait about 2min, turn the engine off, wait about 15min remove the oil indicator and check oil level.
It should be ok by now.
check for leakages at the bolts or filter, if you notice some, tight them up a bit more but DO NOT UNSCREW THEM.
That's all, screw the apron back and cruise happy with a few hundreds of $ in your pocket.
If you think you cannot do all the above, avoid all the mess and trouble and pay the guy, but 350-400$ is alot of money for this labour.
It is worth trying IMO.