Towing a caravan with Steinbauer chips and 2.75" Beaudesert exhaust
Hi all, I'll be towing a 1700 kg (probably 2000kg loaded) van with my 2010 GU patrol 3.0lt auto. I've just had the chip and exhaust installed in order to increase towing ability.
The 4WD shop says that the 2.75" exhaust won't cause turbo boost issues on the CRD engine. So at this stage I have not gone the extra $700 to get gauges and a pillar pod.
I've read about turbo boost problems and excessive exhaust gas temperatures on sustained load. What is the best way to ensure I don't have problems when towing? Should I always disengage overdrive for instance? We generally have break stops every couple of hours and I'll let the engine keep running for a minute or two.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.