real world towing #'s

[uninformed]

some towing info:

98 tdi 110 defender ute with a 2.8tgv tdi engine stock with 3 inch mandrel bent exhaust. Stock gearing, 235/85R16's

Trailer, dual axle 1.8t-2.0t tradies trailer running 750-16's

loacation: oxenford/tamborine rd up to Mt Tamborine....12,13 and 15% grades

wheather: 6am July 2011 moring temp would be no more than 10°c and humidity would be around 30% max

speed: 40kmph
gear: 3rd high
egt: 500°c-520°c AFTER turbo
engine temp: 92°c-93°c

some things to consider, what if it had been summer, like 32°c and 80% humidity.........

cheers,
Serg

[PAT303]

So what point are you trying to make?. Pat

[uninformed]

just some info Pat, take it how you will.

[PAT303]

Serge,I regulary drive up an 8% incline so for your defender to drive up a 15% with 1.8T on the back and only have coolant temps around 93 degree's and egt's at 500 I would be very happy with that.I went for a drive to pick up a van with a mate in her troopy a few months back and that POS was running way hot sitting on 60 on flat roads which is what my two troopy's used to do,my Patrols wouldn't get hot but they would switch the A/C off going up a hill in 30 degree heat. Pat

[isuzurover]

...egt's at 500 I would be very happy with that...

520 post turbo is about as high as you would want to see.

However, you were towing 1.8T Serg.

I suspect that a lot of modern turbo diesels would hit some scary EGTs towing heavy loads up hills. However many modern engines are designed to see higher than 750 pre turbo.