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Aston Martin DB9 Factory Workshop Manual (Issue 2, 2005)04 · 03 Engine
04 · Engine

Maintenance (page 3 of 5)

Make
Aston Martin
Model
DB9 Factory Workshop Manual
Year
Issue 2, 2005
Section
Engine Assembly
03 EngineMaintenance · page 3 of 5
  1. Raise the vehicle and make safe.

Remove the screws that secure the rear section of the road wheel arch liner. Hold back the rear section of the road wheel arch liner to allow the foot of the vehicle lift to be positioned correctly.
(Refer to ‘Jacking Points’, page I-I-IX).

Caution
Ensure the vehicle is ‘strapped’ to the lift.

A photograph showing a strap securing a vehicle on a lift.
  1. Remove the undertrays and shear plates.

Note the positions of the (x4) spacers when removing the front shear plate.

  1. Remove all road wheels and arches.
  2. Remove the air filter boxes.
  3. Remove the front bumper.
  4. Disconnect the headlight units lower mount.
  5. Disconnect the following forward wiring harness plugs.
  • Fan pack
  • Headlight levelling sensor
  • MAF sensor
  • ABS speed sensor
  • Header tank level sensor
A diagram of a wiring harness with an arrow pointing to the Headlight level switch.
  1. Remove the engine bay fusebox and bracket.
Two diagrams showing the engine bay fusebox; the top shows the fusebox location, the bottom shows the underside with harness plugs and power cable indicated.
  1. Disconnect the earth points from the bulkhead. Mark the leads at the clean earth studs.

These are ‘Clean Earths’ labelled ‘Bank A’ and ‘Bank B’. Reconnect to correct stud.

  • Right Hand side
A photograph showing earth connection points on the right hand side of the bulkhead.
A photograph showing earth connection points on the left hand side of the bulkhead.

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