Intermittent "Check Engine" light when towing |
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WillThrill
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Topic: Intermittent "Check Engine" light when towing Posted: 11 Aug 2016 at 11:38am |
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I have had similar issues while towing. Our GMC Envoy XL with the L6 engine has towed the 177 well, but we got intermittent and erratic errors codes. It was usually some sort of timing-related issue but not always. I've never had a check engine code come up except while towing, so I'm guessing that either the additional load on the engine or something electrical is somehow creating the issue. Having a code reader is, IMHO, a must for anyone towing. Ours was $20 I think, but it is a simple one that doesn't have Bluetooth capability or any cool features. I just used it to cancel the bogus codes as they happened.
We had the 177, which allows the entire kitchen and refrigerator to slide out about 16", until recently, and even though I'm a 6'2" guy, I didn't have a problem at all showering in the Pod. I just sat down on the commode. Standing while showering is more challenging in the wet bath I think. The 177 was perfect for myself, my wife, and our young daughter, but we knew that once our little son comes along that it would just be too tight. We sold it very quickly, and I'm still getting calls about it. To be honest, as much as we loved our 177, I really think that we'll have to upgrade to a bigger RV if and when we get another one. I've heard of families of five sleeping in one, but we don't want to try that, especially since our RV trips are usually several weeks long at least.
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"Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien
2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
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techntrek
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Posted: 11 Aug 2016 at 10:38pm | |
I didn't see the OP's posts when they were first made, but I'll insert my own thought now in case the problem is still occurring. Since it relates to the cylinder head temperature probe (maybe) and it occurs after a stop, I wonder if the engine is being shut down while it is still too hot. Looking at my oil temp (via an OBDII gauge) compared to the dash engine temp gauge, the oil can still be very hot even though it appears from the dash gauge that the engine is back to normal. The coolant is, but the oil isn't. There are some gas stops I won't even shut the engine down because I would have to wait too long (I want the oil to be below 230).
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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