Presumably you’ve recently removed your Throttle Body on your DB9 as part of another service event. Reinstalling it is pretty much as simple as reversing the steps you followed to remove it, but with just a few Tips I can add here.
I definitely recommend that you clean the throttle body any time you happen to have it removed from the car. Only takes a few minutes. Continue reading “Installing the Throttle Body on an Aston Martin DB9”
Periodically the two Throttle Body assemblies on your DB9 may need cleaning. Cleaning is simple, and when you have them off for the annual oil change service, you might as well give them some love.
See my other post on Removing your DB9 Throttle Body. Continue reading “Cleaning the Throttle Body of your Aston Martin DB9”
Changing the Oil Filter on your DB9 is an annual event, part of the 1 year and 2 year service requirements. Changing this filter is a giant pain in the ass. The position of the filter is very difficult to reach, and you’ll spend a considerable amount of time preparing.
Continue reading “Changing the Oil Filter on your Aston Martin DB9”
Removing one of the two throttle bodies on a DB9 is perhaps the easiest service task you can do on the car. Right at the top of the engine, and its relatively easy to access all the connections. The fact that it is in this position also makes it necessary to remove the throttle body for many other service items, essentially to get it out of the way so you can get to other stuff. The most common reason is to change the Oil Filter on LHD cars. The process will take less than 10 minutes.
Continue reading “Removing the Throttle Body from your Aston Martin DB9”
Draining the Oil from your DB9 is mostly a process of preparation. It’s a pretty simple DIY item if you have the desire. It’s mostly like draining the oil on a regular car, but there are a few tips I can share. Continue reading “Draining the Oil from your Aston Martin DB9”
Removing your Aston Martin DB9 Front Under Tray is part of many service events. It’s funny to note that although removing the front under tray is referenced at least 50+ times in the official Workshop Service Manual, there is no section anywhere within that manual that explains how, or lists the torque of the bolts [Aston are you listening?]. Taking it off may sound daunting, but it’s not too bad. Most of the work is in the prep which will probably take you 20-30 minutes. I’ve made posts for each of the prep steps:
Once you have the car up on jack stands, it’s just a matter of crawling under and removing the forty (40) T30 Torx screws holding the tray in place. Pretty simple actually, and only takes about 10 minutes.
Continue reading “Removing your Aston Martin DB9 Front Under Tray”
Many service events require you to raise the car and work under it. If you don’t have a hoist or lift you can accomplish the same thing using 4 jack stands and a 2 ton trolley jack.
Continue reading “Putting you Aston Martin DB9 onto Jack Stands”
Another article where I hear you saying “Are you kidding – he’s going to explain how to take a wheel off?!” Since this is part of many service steps, I thought I would chip in a few simple tips I have accumulated.
Of course you’ll be either jacking up the car, using a ramp or a lift. Since I don’t have the luxury of a ramp or a lift (yet!), I am making do just fine with a simple 2 ton trolley jack [see my post on this]. Continue reading “Removing a Road Wheel on your Aston Martin DB9”
I can hear you snorting from here – “Why the hell would you need an article on how to jack up the car?” I get that, but as it’s the first step in many service steps, and there are a few DB9 specific tips to share, I figured I’d post a quick article and video in case it helps someone.
Some obvious stuff to start with that’s the same for jacking any car:
I used a simple 2 ton trolley jack.
My first tip (that I really learned from a post on 6speedonline.com) is to use a hockey puck on the jack lifting point to avoid scratching the car. Continue reading “Single Point Jacking of your Aston Martin DB9”
Changing the exhaust note of your Aston Martin DB9 is easy. ‘Uncorking it’ as its been called is as simple as pulling Fuse 22 from the correct fusebox. This is probably the most popular ‘tweak’ owners do to there cars. In fact, the dealerships would do this for you as you picked up your new baby.
The forums are also full of questions, and myths. Does it really make a difference? How much louder does it get? Where is the fuse box? Which fuse is it? What does uncorking really do? Does it improve the gas mileage better? Does it make the car run richer at idle? Continue reading “Uncorking your DB9 Exhaust”
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