In an earlier article I wrote on refilling/checking the Oil Level in your DB9 (read it here) I brought up the issue about the length of your dipstick. The deal here is that early model year Aston Martin DB9’s may suffer oil starvation under certain conditions [because 11 liters wasn’t enough?]. 
Its never been clearly explained anywhere I’ve found, but it is a real deal since Aston Martin released Field Service Action FSA 165V2 essentially recalling the original dipsticks and replacing them with shorter ones. The result of this would be that you would need to add about one additional liter of oil to reach the new ‘max’ line, and thus have an extra liter safety margin. Continue reading “How does the length of your Dipstick Measure Up?”
One of the final steps in the Oil change service on your DB9 is to refill the oil. Okay, Okay, I hear you laughing about this too (is he going to tell us which end of the funnel goes down?). No, but there are just a few bits of advice to share (including that the narrow end of the funnel goes down ;>).
Aston 1936 