Why the heck would you care what your Automatic Transmission Fluid temperature was in your DB9? Most DB9’s, DBS and Rapides between 2004 and 2014 were fitted with a 6-speed ZF HP626 automatic transmission. I’ve written an extensive article about the transmission here, and it also concludes that the transmission fluid should be changed at least every 8 years. If you are going to change you transmission fluid (check out my video on how to do that here), or, merely want to check the level is correct (check this article), you need to do this when the fluid is between 30°C and 50°C with the engine running and idling. Too cold or too hot, you’ll have an incorrect level. Let me show you how you can check it properly. Continue reading “Checking the Automatic Transmission Fluid Temperature in an Aston Martin DB9”
