The last time I towed my caravan in May, after about an hour, the engine management light came on and the car went into limp mode with the resultant fault code being PO253 (injection pump metering control A low). I changed the fuel filters, air filter, and oil and oil filter and added a bottle of Redex. I've only been…
hi people i tow with a Volkswagen touareg 2019 r line i did tow with a 2012 touareg sel which towed my bailey Porto twin axle at 76% which is brilliant never know i am towing so relaxing, my newer one 2019 r line is 40 kg lighter and is a 86 % of the towing weight. which is okay been towing since 2006 . i didn't think of…
I've recently bought an A5 convertible instead of an E class convertible that I was previously asking about in another thread, now I did some research prior and it appeared to be a good tow car but obviously not overly practical but since enquiring about having a tow bar fitted it appears that I need to make changes to the…
Hi all, we have a 19 reg Range Rover and a 2005 Bailey Senator. Caravan lights had been worked perfectly with our old vehicle. Car has 13 pin socket, van 2 x 7 pin plugs, we have the adapter. Our problem is that the brake lights on the caravan do not work when plugged into the Range Rover. All other lights work as they…
Hi all. We all know that our fuel economy is drastically reduced when we are towing our caravan. I have a 20 year old swift, and tow with a 2.0l Astra tdci Sports Tourer, and most of the time get 53-58mpg. When towing I get around 37 on a good run. But it occurred to me that if I fitted a wide roof box on the Astra (I have…
Hi all, This is David Hepworth 2002 Swift Celeste/Vauxhall Astra 2.0 tdci SRi Because I am new to caravanning as of last summer, I simply wanted to ask it anyone has travelled from the Essex coat to North Devon (Damage Barton), and what was the journey time? We managed to get in a couple of trips (Ferry Meadows), and I…
I have BMW X3 & Tow a Bessacarr Cameo 525. My previous car a Freelander 2 developed a noisy differential which I changed & then 12months later it started to get noisy again. My current car has now started to get noisy so my question is …Does towing put excessive strain on differentials & has anyone else experienced this.…
Hello I have Swift Sprite Major 4EB Caravan and plan to tow it with my Volvo V70 D4 164 hp. The weight percentage is okay at 87% and the towing limit for my Car, according to the Vin plate id is 1600 kg. The Volvo has a geartronic automatic gearbox and I'm finding all sorts of comments about this when towing. Has anyone…
Hello everyone ...Mixed discussion .. Went out today to trade in my trusted trouble free E350 Coupe Mercedes which I have owned for the last 9 years. I recently changed my caravan to a 2020 Swift Challenger 560 and after a couple of outings my Coupe was not exactly built for towing. So sourced a Volvo XC70 D5 at our local…
I wonder if anyone else has suffered this problem, which I have only just discovered on my 2019 Bailey Unicorn Vigo. I tow with a 2017 Audi Q5 and have only just discovered a problem with the near side running lights on the van when they have been on for around 20 minutes. The car gives a warning that a bulb is out on the…
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