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xShop Now Genuine Maserati LH Head Cover Gasket Online – Part 264987
The Genuine Maserati LH Head Cover Gasket 264987 is an essential part for maintaining the engine integrity of your Maserati GranCabrio, GranTurismo, and Quattroporte models. This high-performance sealing gasket ensures optimal fluid retention and pressure control, playing a vital role in preventing oil leaks and ensuring the consistent performance of your engine.
Made from premium-quality materials, this gasket is specifically designed to meet OEM Maserati standards, ensuring a perfect fit and durability. Whether you are replacing a worn-out gasket or performing regular maintenance, using genuine Maserati components is crucial to keep your engine running smoothly. The gasket is designed to form a reliable seal between metal surfaces, preventing fluid seepage and pressure fluctuations that could impact your engine’s performance.
Europeanautospares supplies the Genuine Maserati LH Head Cover Gasket directly, guaranteeing that this gasket meets the highest OEM specifications. By choosing this part, you are ensuring that your vehicle remains in top condition, just as Maserati intended.
Specifications
- Brand: Maserati
- Part Number: 264987
- Product Type: Head Cover Gasket
- Material: High-quality sealing compound
- Condition: New
- Fitment Type: Direct replacement
- Application: Engine sealing
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Manufacturing Standard: Maserati factory specifications
Why Choose European Auto Spares
Genuine Maserati Quality
All parts provided by Europeanautospares meet OEM Maserati standards, ensuring that your vehicle's performance remains consistent and reliable over time.
Accurate Match for Application
The Genuine Maserati LH Head Cover Gasket is designed for a perfect fit, reducing the risk of leaks or engine damage. It is the ideal replacement for a worn or damaged gasket.
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Whether you are in the UAE or anywhere else in the world, Europeanautospares delivers high-quality Maserati parts directly to your doorstep, ensuring you can maintain your car no matter where you are located.
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Maintain Reliable Sealing Performance
The Genuine Maserati LH Head Cover Gasket 264987 may be a small component, but it plays a crucial role in ensuring the long-term performance and reliability of your Maserati engine. This high-performance gasket ensures a secure seal between metal surfaces, preventing oil and fluid leaks that could cause further damage to the engine. It supports consistent pressure control, which is essential for smooth engine operation.
By replacing a worn or damaged gasket with a genuine Maserati part, you maintain the vehicle’s original engineering standards, ensuring optimal engine health and longevity. Europeanautospares guarantees the authenticity and quality of each component, so you can drive with confidence.
Fitment Details
xMaserati LHS Cam Box & Valve Cover Gasket Fitment
Engine Base & Cylinder Head Specification Matrix — Ferrari-Built Tipo F136 32V Quad-Cam V8 Platforms
| Model / Generation | Application Details (Engine Base & Cylinder Head — LH Valve Cover Gasket Lines) | Year Range |
|---|---|---|
| Maserati GranTurismo 4.2 | 4.2L Naturally Aspirated V8 (F136 UC) Automatic Base Coupe Well Seals — Complete Main Perimeter Profile | 2007–2013 |
| Maserati GranTurismo S 4.7 | 4.7L Naturally Aspirated V8 (F136 Y) Sequential / Auto Track-Spec Liners — High-Durometer Spark Plug O-Rings | 2008–2012 |
| Maserati GranTurismo Sport | 4.7L Naturally Aspirated V8 (454HP / 460HP) Facelift Performance Coupes — Variator Actuator Port Gasket Integrated Set | 2012–2019 |
| Maserati GranTurismo MC / Stradale | Flagship High-Output 4.7L V8 Aerodynamic Lightweight Deck Seals — High-Thermal Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Control Shield | 2011–2019 |
| Maserati GranCabrio (Base) | 4.7L Naturally Aspirated V8 Open-Top Convertible Cam Box Barriers — Elastomeric Perimeter Isolation Strip | 2010–2015 |
| Maserati GranCabrio Sport | 4.7L Naturally Aspirated V8 Sport Tuned Premium Convertible Profiles — High-Dynamic Shear Resistance Compound | 2011–2019 |
| Maserati GranCabrio MC | Extreme Track-Performance 4.7L NA V8 Valve Cover Sealing Lines — Competition Spec Secondary Breather O-Rings | 2013–2019 |
| Maserati Quattroporte V (M139) | 4.2L Naturally Aspirated V8 Executive Saloon (Wet Sump Variant Runs) — Symmetrical Cam Box Interface Base | 2007–2013 |
| Maserati Quattroporte S 4.7 | Mid-Generation 4.7L NA V8 (Tipo F136 YS) Wet Sump Symmetrics — Symmetrical Cam Box Interface Base | 2008–2012 |
| Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S | Premium High-Performance 4.7L V8 Quad-Cam Upper Cam Well Profiles — Reinforced Var-Timing Solenoid Seal Block | 2009–2013 |
Modena Engine-Platform Architecture & LHS Cylinder Head Service Notice
This premium left-hand side (LHS) engine valve cover gasket set, structural spark plug well seal array, and integrated phase-variator solenoid perimeter gaskets are engineered strictly for the cylinder head interfaces of the 32-valve, cross-plane Tipo F136 V8 engine lineage developed and manufactured by Ferrari in Maranello. Seating between the magnesium outer valve cover caps and the aluminum dual-overhead camshaft cylinder head decks on Bank 2 (Cylinders 5–8), this interlocking elastomeric seal prevents motor oil from leaking down the engine block, filling the spark plug combustion chambers, or short-circuiting the variable valve timing electronics.
Critical Bank-Specific Geometry and Wet-Sump Profiling Warnings: Technicians must note that while engine specifications are shared across the F136 platform, the left-hand valve cover features distinct geometric constraints. Unlike the right-hand bank, the LHS cover interacts directly with the primary engine oil filler neck tube and specialized blow-by crankcase ventilation channels linked to the secondary oil separator box.
Additionally, ensure strict compliance with **wet-sump engine variations**. All listed GranTurismo, GranCabrio, and 2007+ Quattroporte V models in this fitment table deploy a wet-sump oiling system (Tipo F136 UC / Y / YS). Never attempt to mount a dry-sump F136 valve cover gasket onto a late-model wet-sump cylinder head deck. The layout profiles around the rear timing chain lobes, central spark plug recesses, and the internal sealing lips for the VVT actuators are non-interchangeable. Forcing an early dry-sump or low-grade universal replacement into the channel will pinch the elastomer. Under high-RPM operation (scaling up to 7,200–7,500 RPM), this structural pinch will fail, leaking oil into the plug wells, destroying the dielectric insulation of the ignition coil extensions, causing immediate ignition misfire logs (P0300/P0305–P0308), and dropping oil control thresholds at the cam phasers.
Service & Installation Best Practices: Accessing the LHS cover requires removing the carbon-fiber or plastic trim panels, unclipping the main engine wiring harness branches, separating the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) return lines, and pulling the spark plug coil packs. magnesium valve covers are highly susceptible to internal paint flaking and localized oxidation over long service lives; technicians must use non-marring scrapers to thoroughly strip out old silicone residue and clean the valve cover channels down to bare metal using quick-drying solvents before inserting the replacement set.
Gently seat the new high-performance fluoroelastomer gasket into the valve cover channels by hand, avoiding any stretching or bunching along the corners. Apply a pea-sized drop of premium high-temperature RTV liquid silicone sealant exclusively to the sharp vertical steps where the front engine timing gear cover assembly meshes with the primary engine block casting line. Skipping this step leaves a low-resistance path that will immediately weep oil under thermal expansion.
Lower the cover vertically onto the head deck to avoid dislodging the gasket. All perimeter fasteners and central spark plug tube bolts must be torqued in a concentric, cross-diagonal star sequence strictly to the factory workshop manual parameter (10 Nm). Over-tightening will easily strip the soft aluminum cylinder head threads or micro-fracture the magnesium cover mount tabs, whereas under-tightening fails to achieve uniform compression. Allow the RTV compound to cure completely for an absolute minimum of two hours before starting the engine or running diagnostic validation tracking on the variable valve timing networks.
Advanced Fluoroelastomer (FKM / Viton) Composition
The primary sealing bodies are molded from high-grade fluorinated hydrocarbon elastomer (FKM / Viton) matrices. This technical material choice guarantees excellent elasticity, zero material shrinkage, and complete chemical resistance against continuous exposure to hot engine oil acids, unburnt fuel contaminants, and intense under-bonnet operating temperatures up to $+200^{\circ}\text{C}$.
Molded-In Tension Seals & Crush Limits
The gasket profile features specialized raised-ridge micro-seals running along the entire perimeter line. These molded-in dynamic edges compress uniformly under minimal fastener clamping forces, compensating for slight surface deviations on the cast head deck while resisting structural blowout under high crankcase vacuum or blow-by pressures.
FAQs
xFrequently Asked Questions
This gasket provides a high-quality seal to prevent fluid seepage and maintain stable operating conditions in the engine. It ensures optimal pressure and fluid retention for engine efficiency.
Yes, the Genuine Maserati LH Head Cover Gasket 264987 is made to meet Maserati’s factory standards, ensuring perfect compatibility and durability.
Yes, a compromised gasket can lead to leaks, pressure fluctuations, or fluid loss, which can negatively impact engine performance, causing overheating or excessive wear on other components.
It is typically replaced during routine engine maintenance or when other components are being serviced or removed. Regular inspection can help you catch issues early.
Yes, this gasket is designed to perform well under high heat and pressure conditions, making it suitable for vehicles operating in extreme climates or undergoing frequent temperature fluctuations.
To ensure a perfect fit, verify the part using your vehicle’s VIN or consult a Maserati parts expert. Europeanautospares can assist with fitment verification and ensure you get the right part for your car.
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