w210 300TD towing

[r1lunn]

Hi there all i have got a 1998 E300TD and wont to tow a car trailer with it but have been informed that i will need to fit a oil cooler and remove the air con to do this. has any one done this or is it just more money for nothing
cheers
Nick

 

[Bolide]

Informed by whom?

I believe the car already has a gearbox oil cooler. The engine oil cooling system would be more than adequate as it is

The a/c does dump heat into the cooling system. But if oil & water temperatures rise there's an easy solution - turn the a/c off

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[r1lunn]

i was told by a merc dealer and also some towbar fitting companies that it may need this stuff just wondered if any one had towed with out doing this

 

[jberks]

people have towed with 300td's for years. Possibly if you were towing in the hight of summer on a greek island you may need a bit of extra cooling but in the UK? - nah All Es I've had have had oil coolers as standard so I don't see why yours would be any different. Easy to check though.

I would get the gearbox oil and filters changed though - and possibly the cooling system flushed too - just sensible preventative maintenace given it's age.

 

[Mike2513]

Hi I use my 1999 w210 E300TD to tow a large twin axle caravan with no problem, even when returning from France fully loaded (1700KG), temp. sometimes creeps upto 3/4 mark but with A.C. turned off never gets to red mark. Only advice I had was to change A.T.F and filter ever 2 years. Hope this canbe of some help.

 

[r1lunn]

thanks

thank you all for your advise much appreciated

 

[r1lunn]

any more info from any one

 

[johnny2mercs]

hello from a new member

i have never had a problem towing with any of the Mercedes i have owned.
as suggested above, the temp may get to just above normal, especially on a gradient, but its no big issue, and returns to normal on the flat.

i would be interested in comments about the price the main dealers are quoting for towbar fitting. i was quoted £2k for my ML. they said if i didnt buy their fitting kit the electrics would not work. went to my local towbar fitters who told me they had done dozens of MLs, without a problem (provided you know what you are doing!). cost £275 fitted, have had no problems.

now i have found this forum, i hope to look in regularly.
cheers
john