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Strange wrong gear noise whilst towing.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:10 am
by Richard137
I was driving back from Snowdonia last week (lots windy roads) towing a Caravan, when briefly (about 3 seconds) the car sounded/felt like it dropped down a gear (auto box) when not really needed. Has anyone had/heard of any similar experiences please?
Have been enjoying my E53 all without any serious faults, and even rewarding it by getting her a full set of rubber but don't fancy a nasty surprise after shelling out for it!
Re: Strange wrong gear noise whilst towing.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:13 am
by Greydog
The box will down change when going down hill mine does it from around 30 or below to give engine braking. doesn't need much of a hill either. The previous 4.4 was the same, i find it quite useful when you have 2 fat horses in a trailer hooked up behind.
Re: Strange wrong gear noise whilst towing.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:34 am
by Richard137
[quote="Greydog"]
The box will down change when going down hill mine does it from around 30 or below to give engine braking. doesn't need much of a hill either. The previous 4.4 was the same, i find it quite useful when you have 2 fat horses in a trailer hooked up behind.
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Thank you for telling me this, I can now go and cancel the appointment for the new gearbox.lol
These little darlings do like to scare the bejeez out of us!