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MikeS100 · Mar 4th, 2019, 18:58

Sorry, missed the replies on this!

I haven't got the XC90 yet and I need to fit a towbar anyway so it will be a while, but on my V70 it got hot very quickly. It was up to 117 degrees after just 2 or 3 miles so I pulled over and got someone else to tow the caravan home. After fitting the oil cooler it stayed around 70-80 degrees peaking at just over 100 going up a long hill etc.

I must admit I never considered boiling off any water. But surely that doesn't happen under normal conditions anyway? In my V70 before I fitted the additional cooler the temperature never went above 69 degrees just driving around town (without the caravan on the back)

Mar 4th, 2019, 18:58	#8
MikeS100 Premier Member Last Online: Mar 21st, 2024 21:39 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sevenoaks	Sorry, missed the replies on this! I haven't got the XC90 yet and I need to fit a towbar anyway so it will be a while, but on my V70 it got hot very quickly. It was up to 117 degrees after just 2 or 3 miles so I pulled over and got someone else to tow the caravan home. After fitting the oil cooler it stayed around 70-80 degrees peaking at just over 100 going up a long hill etc. I must admit I never considered boiling off any water. But surely that doesn't happen under normal conditions anyway? In my V70 before I fitted the additional cooler the temperature never went above 69 degrees just driving around town (without the caravan on the back) __________________ 1999 V70 TDi (auto) 2002 C70 T5 GT Convertible (manual) 2008 XC90 D5 Executive (auto)