Towing when new?
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: South Georgia/East Florida
You really shouldn't tow until the rear ring and pinion have a chance to break-in. This is done by a few sessions of heating and cooling. Also it's not good to pull at a constant speed with a new engine and transmission.
500 miles is the accepted break-in period on newer vehicles which are manufactured to tighter tolerances than they were years ago.
You'll be fine...
500 miles is the accepted break-in period on newer vehicles which are manufactured to tighter tolerances than they were years ago.
You'll be fine...
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Ontario, Canada
According to the manual, there is no minimum odo to start towing, but it recommends not exceeding 50 mph for the first 500 miles of towing. I did that and it drove me nuts. Somehow the truck wanted to go faster.
Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: KY
Can't everyone just stop letting the (apparently random and useless) oil change alert run the show and give you headaches? Just choose an oil change interval that matches your driving characteristics and the owner's manual recommendations and change oil every x,000 miles. It's obvious to me from all the various threads with random alerts that the system isn't worth a damn.
Rob
Rob
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 101
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From: Oklahoma
Yeah our jeep has the same change engine oil light. Just turn your key to on (not starting it) and then press the gass petal 3 times slowely. This resets it.
Last edited by rking300; Jul 13, 2010 at 09:59 AM.
