I’ve been curious to learn more about the Automatic Transmission fitted to the DB9’s. I’m talking about the 6-speed Touchtronic II paddle shift unit that was in the majority of DB9’s from 2004 until 2014 when they changed to the Touchtronic III 8 -speed. The DB9 had an option for a 6-speed manual transmission (stick shift) but those are rarer and I don’t have one.
What got me wondering were a few common sense questions:
- How do you tell if the transmission fluid is topped up?
- When does the transmission fluid need to be changed?
- Is there a transmission fluid filter that needs to be changed?
Surprisingly, there were no simple answers. Here’s what I learned.
[Spoiler Alert! If you own a 2004-2012 DB9, you are overdue for a Transmission Fluid Change] Continue reading “The Aston Martin DB9 Automatic Transmission”
Normally you can get into your DB9, insert the key and touch the ‘Start’ button and the car immediately roars to life. It’s one of the sweet pleasures of owning an Aston Martin. But, what if you wanted to deliberately crank over the engine without it starting? “Steve – you’re crazy man – why would you ever want to do that?” 
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