Is that V12 finally bullet proof?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzmL2rl1j8Q&fe...
I have a friend looking at 2006 and newer DB9s and sent me this video. I'm in the market for a new 2014 so I would be curious if any of you long time Aston drives could comment in this the V12 issue. Hated seeing this video of a blown engine with 9 thousand miles being caused by a design issue.
I have a friend looking at 2006 and newer DB9s and sent me this video. I'm in the market for a new 2014 so I would be curious if any of you long time Aston drives could comment in this the V12 issue. Hated seeing this video of a blown engine with 9 thousand miles being caused by a design issue.
That old nugget 
IIRC that was the only V12 that ever failed from oil starvation to the rear two cylinders
ALL the engines are test run in Cologne, if it was oil starvation it would fail in the first few hours
I think the consensus was it was run low on oil hence there was never a warranty claim on it
IIRC that was the only V12 that ever failed from oil starvation to the rear two cylinders
ALL the engines are test run in Cologne, if it was oil starvation it would fail in the first few hours
I think the consensus was it was run low on oil hence there was never a warranty claim on it
What struck me was the build up on the other piston heads. Maybe it looked worse than it was but they were quite black but he said they were fine. My question is are they now using the highest quality parts after hearing about the Chinese parts in them. Is there any Aston's out there that have a hundred or a hundred fifty thousand miles on them? He says these are race engines and not made for high millage but that is shouldn't break down that soon. Hey, I wanted to drive mine every day and not care about the millage.
Not that old video! Take it to a non Aston mechanic who makes wild claims about the engine to justify the owner forgetting to check and add oil.
Lots of V12's out there with high mileage.
Its a race engine?
The only person claiming to have major issues with a V12 was Maverick who appeared to just want to take his engine apart to find out how 4 stroke engines worked - well you would obviously choose a V12 as your first full engine strip down
Chinese parts? You do know the Chinese can manufacture high quality parts don't you?
Lots of V12's out there with high mileage.
Its a race engine?
The only person claiming to have major issues with a V12 was Maverick who appeared to just want to take his engine apart to find out how 4 stroke engines worked - well you would obviously choose a V12 as your first full engine strip down
Chinese parts? You do know the Chinese can manufacture high quality parts don't you?
Christian51 said:
What struck me was the build up on the other piston heads. Maybe it looked worse than it was but they were quite black but he said they were fine. My question is are they now using the highest quality parts after hearing about the Chinese parts in them. Is there any Aston's out there that have a hundred or a hundred fifty thousand miles on them? He says these are race engines and not made for high millage but that is shouldn't break down that soon. Hey, I wanted to drive mine every day and not care about the millage.
The oil is obviously in poor condition and has overheated increasing viscosity (probable cause of oil starvation)The parts are well proven and well tested by Ford's durability schemes
There's too much BS and assumptions in his descriptions for me to believe his claims
They are NOT racing engines, those that went to Prodrive will tell you the racing engines are completely reworked (with similar components to those shown at the end) race engines also require regular rebuilds, the cost of that is enormous!
Don't worry about this BS and get on with driving it
Looks like a video put together by an engineering company trying to drum up customers by worrying people.
Reality is that, per piston, AM engines are stressed to a similar degree to somewhat average saloon cars, basically there's no need for exotic engine parts in an under stressed V12 engine. Obviously we could argue about minimising moving mass to aid responsiveness, but that's a separate discussion.
Reality is that, per piston, AM engines are stressed to a similar degree to somewhat average saloon cars, basically there's no need for exotic engine parts in an under stressed V12 engine. Obviously we could argue about minimising moving mass to aid responsiveness, but that's a separate discussion.
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