Month: August 2020

Resetting the Time for Regular Service Warning using a Foxwell Scanner on an Aston Martin DB9

On By Steve McEvoyIn Advice, How To2 Comments

If you do your own annual maintenance on your DB9 or Vantage, part of the 1 year or 2 year service regime is resetting the warning message on the dash display.   In a previous article I’ve shown you how to manually reset the message using a combination of carefully timed button pushes (check out that article here).   But, if you own one of fancy Foxwell Technologies OBDII code readers like the NT510 (or newer) did you know you can do it with just the push of a button?   Let me show you how in this article. Continue reading “Resetting the Time for Regular Service Warning using a Foxwell Scanner on an Aston Martin DB9” →

Replacing the A/C Side Window Demister Hose in an Aston Martin DB9

On By Steve McEvoyIn Advice, How To3 Comments

Heat destroys cars.   I live in the central valley of California, and where the summertime average temp is 92°F or more.   The sun & heat attacks the paint, the plastics, the wood, the leather and in particular kills the adhesives used to glue the parts together.   One day when I was washing my baby I opened the drivers door only to see what looked like her intestines hanging down in the foot well.  Ugh.  Upon closer inspection I found this was the remnants of Air Conditioning side window demister hose.   The spiral wound hose had completely delaminated and was now dangling like an old slinky from under the dash.   Fortunately it wasn’t very expensive to repair, and you can easily tackle it yourself.  Let me share a few tips on how. Continue reading “Replacing the A/C Side Window Demister Hose in an Aston Martin DB9” →