The Dreaded DB9 Engine Tick!

[paulrog1]

karatemaserati said:

Goodluck and sorry its happened..

Have you thought about turning it in to a 7.3 while you are at it? Surely wouldn't cost much more and then uv have something really special.. every cloud and all

I'm thinking about putting in a DB11 V12, some on ebay.

[paulrog1]

Gazza450 said:

That sounds like a big project!
Two post lift looks great but just remember that you may have to support the back of the car when removing the engine, as all the weight balance will transfer to the back when the engine is out.
Did you have to reinforce the floor slab or foundations to accommodate the holding down bolts for the posts?
My car is currently with Martins Aston Services for a rear sub-frame refurb, suspension refresh etc. They have had to independently support the front of the car when back is stripped otherwise the car would have been very unstable on a two post ramp with the gearbox and subframe removed.
Good luck and look forward to hearing how you get on.
G.

The way it works is that the weight isn't shifted whist on the 2 post lift, the drivetrain rests on a trolley leaving the body on the 2 post lift.

You are correct about the rear subframe, weight is shifted to the front, I had to support the front when I removed mine a few years ago.

My garage floor has got 8 inches of concrete with rebar when it was built, The lift manufacturer recommends a minimum thickness of 6 inches. I didn't use the anchor bolts that came with it, I purchased 20mmx200 HST3 Hilti anchor bolts which better secures the lift to the floor .

Edited by paulrog1 on Tuesday 2nd July 17:08

[paulrog1]

AM4884 said:

Hi Paul,

I found the procedure to get the engine out of my DB9 pretty straightforward and follows the DB9 manual faithfully (google and you can find the thread on the other US based forum).

I built some wooden frames from 4X4s on dolleys to support the engine & tranny/diff. (in lieu of the nice metal ones in the manual!).

Really the only head scratcher was the location of the panel inside the footwell that the engine bay harness connects to. Laying on my back (love it..) with my head jammed up into the footwell, i finally found them up on the side of the car. None of them really wanted to come out, one of them was really stubborn...

It was one of the most satisfying moments of my engine building "career".

Good luck, be patient and if you are stuck, be sure to come back and post here!

Yeah I've read your topic on 6 speed online and watched GB9 garage on YouTube. You've done a great job keeping your DB9 on the road.

I'll be making the trolley from 4x4 wood and heavy duty castors so very much like you.

[AM4884]

I highly recommend an oil temp & oil pressure gauge. Those really tell the story on if your engine is ready to "rumble"...

[paulrog1]

AM4884 said:

I highly recommend an oil temp & oil pressure gauge. Those really tell the story on if your engine is ready to "rumble"...

OK, yeah could you give me more details? What type of gauges and where to connect?

I guess oil temp would be around 110-120 centigrade operating temperature?

Thanks