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..and ask a question. Since getting my wife's XV we have towed our 1180 pound(dry) little guy trailer about 3 times for about 50 miles since about 1200 miles new.
The car has pulled the trailer like a champ, and there have been no complaints. However, this weekend, I felt something that I thought was odd.
I felt a low frequency vibration while pulling the trailer up the hill after turning out of the driveway. The car had been ran about an hour before we left(wife took it to the store). Then I let it run for a few minutes while hooking it up and then shut it off, and then started and let it run for about 30 seconds minutes after that, and left.
Everything was fine, but then I decided to give it more accelerator going up hill, and all though it pulled fine, I felt a vibration.
Not floored or anything, just about 50% more throttle than normal.
After thinking about it, I can kick myself, because I think what may have happened is I put enough torque on the drivetrain, while towing the trailer to defeat the viscocity/thickness of the oil film, and had the steel cvt belt touch the pulley.
I really feel like an idiot, but whatever was done was done, and the car drives fine with and without the trailer, but I can't help but think it doesn't run quite as smooth as it did. It could be just my imagination in thinking of little micro divits in the variators, but does anyone else have experience with this?
This is the first time I ever joined a car forum....
Here is my towing review below...
ATTENTION PLEASE. I HAVE EDITED SOME OF MY FOLLOWING POSTS BECAUSE I WAS ON A STUPID, WRONG TRAIN OF THOUGHT.. I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD ANYONE WITH MY PREVIOUS FOOLISH IDEAS... Thank you for your patience! I came to the right conclusion by my last post on page two I think...
The car has pulled the trailer like a champ, and there have been no complaints. However, this weekend, I felt something that I thought was odd.
I felt a low frequency vibration while pulling the trailer up the hill after turning out of the driveway. The car had been ran about an hour before we left(wife took it to the store). Then I let it run for a few minutes while hooking it up and then shut it off, and then started and let it run for about 30 seconds minutes after that, and left.
Everything was fine, but then I decided to give it more accelerator going up hill, and all though it pulled fine, I felt a vibration.
Not floored or anything, just about 50% more throttle than normal.
After thinking about it, I can kick myself, because I think what may have happened is I put enough torque on the drivetrain, while towing the trailer to defeat the viscocity/thickness of the oil film, and had the steel cvt belt touch the pulley.
I really feel like an idiot, but whatever was done was done, and the car drives fine with and without the trailer, but I can't help but think it doesn't run quite as smooth as it did. It could be just my imagination in thinking of little micro divits in the variators, but does anyone else have experience with this?
This is the first time I ever joined a car forum....
Here is my towing review below...
ATTENTION PLEASE. I HAVE EDITED SOME OF MY FOLLOWING POSTS BECAUSE I WAS ON A STUPID, WRONG TRAIN OF THOUGHT.. I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD ANYONE WITH MY PREVIOUS FOOLISH IDEAS... Thank you for your patience! I came to the right conclusion by my last post on page two I think...