Towing with 2005 Caddy SWB 1.9 Tdi Manual

[Cheese03]

Hi guys - is there anyone out there that has done some regular towing with a Towing with 2005 Caddy SWB 1.9 Tdi Manual ? I am looking to tow a caravan that weighs 1350 kg fully loaded, and the caddy tows it OK but I do need to ride the clutch to get it moving from standstill. I am worried that using the Caddy as a long distance tow vehicle may place too much weight on the van, even though it is rated to tow 1500kg with brakes. I'm worried that although I am within legal limit the parts like clutch or general suspension might fail ? Having said that they may be fine too but just looking for opinions of long term towers with SWB caddy 1.9 diesel ?

[maxx007at]

Mine towed without problems. Even the heavier loads. But it was remapped and had a new clutch with the 6 speed gearbox install.

Does yours feel like the clutch is slipping when driving from standstill with the caravan?

[PeterAFox]

Towing generally gives the clutch and gearbox more stress than normal. It's in the nature of it. If you need to ride the clutch maybe it's already a bit worn
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[Cheese03]

Just feels a bit like I need to get the revs up so it doesn't stall from start off. Otherwise it tows pretty good.
How did you remap yours ? Is it a matter of buying an off the shelf unit and plug and play ? Are you in Australia, where did you get remap done ?

[maxx007at]

I had mine remapped at a local shop here in the Netherlands. They did a custom remap, which imho is always better than those of the shelf boxes.

I am sure that in Australia there are companies too that can do a custom remap for you, but I don’t know which and where as I am not from there .

But even before the remap, mine would just go with releasing the clutch, never had it stall.

[Grzesiek112]

2005 1.9 tdi 250kkm - remap at 80 kkm - ~80kkm towning with any problems - sometimes 1000~1200 kg without trailer brakes.