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Old Jul 31st, 2020, 20:40   #4
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Originally Posted by Allegria View Post
I've got a 2003 S60 auto and would like to tow our caravan with it.
Go for it. Nothing to stop you, not even the dieselites who will say can't or shouldn't use a petrol. It's got a turbo after all to pull it along.

I've towed with plenty of less powerful petrol auto cars. Yeah sure you need to exercise mechanical sympathy and mpg is a a tad lower but if your car is well maintained, you make sure you know what rpm the engine torque starts from and peaks at and you don't drive it like a heavy footed unskilled "diesel is best" driver you'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by Allegria View Post
It's well within the permissible towing weight.
So your considerations are...(and I can see you already have this in hand from your second post)

What is the permissible weight
What is your caravan max weight
What is your caravan nose weight
What is your cars tare weight
What is your cars towball max weight

...and then how does all this fit in with your car. If it does. Crack on.


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Originally Posted by Allegria View Post
I've changed the gear oil as part of a large service I carried out when I bought the car a few months ago.
See, you're already practicing mechanical sympathy...


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just wondered, do I need to do anything else such as fit a gearbox cooler or should It be OK without?
Has it not already got one?

If not I would say enquire about one. The cost of retro fitting a cooler will surely be less than the price of cooking your transmission.
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