Volvo AWD 850 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 11/2004 850 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Question about towing. 850 1995

posted by  Erwin on  Thu Apr 11 02:54 CST 2002
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Thu Oct 23 10:39 CST 2014
[RELATED]

I have to say that I was surprised to see in the owner's manual what the towing capacity of my '95 855t is. I don't have the book in front of me know but I think it's around 3,000lbs.

I'll never get close to that but I have a question about towing my trials bike and trailer, a combined weight of about 500lbs plus my gear in the car which is about another 100.

The manual recommends the transmission be used in the "3" position. I find that cruising at 70 puts the rpm in the range of 3000-3500 which doesn't seem to be the thing to do for my 7-hour (one way) trip.

Can anyone tell me if towing this light load, tranny in "D" and staying out of boost for long periods will harm the tranny, the cat or the turbo?

I'll be running Mobil 1 10W30, have flushed the transmission and of course use premium gas.

Thanks,
--
Happy Motoring, Erwin in Memphis, '95855t






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New Question about towing. [850][1995]
posted by  Erwin  on Thu Apr 11 02:54 CST 2002 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.