I don't tow a camper but I tow a 700 to 900 lb (guess) trailer Lon distances with no trouble at all.Wondering what you all have since we are limited to 2K lbs.
Pics?
Only complaint I have is the gas mileage is horrible in the mountains ( avg was 13mpg @65mph), but I can't complain too much considering the car chugged along without much hassle.
It doesn't help your mpg's any using 5W20 instead of 0W-20, especially in the middle of winter...
At similar tow weight & speeds I can get 17-18 MPG with my 2.5L through a pass that often has headwinds.
At similar tow weight & speeds I can get 17-18 MPG with my 2.5L through a pass that often has headwinds.
I didn't say it would "drastically change MPG's", I said the 5W-20 "doesn't help your mpg's".
When sledding in the winter there's gonna be cold starts, warm-up/defrost idling and trailer maneuvering, all of which will lower mpg's (in addition to towing two heavy sleds up a mountain not to mention the windage of such a wide and aerodynamically dirty load.
No, you're not going to magically get 20 mpg with different oil but 0W-20 will return slightly better numbers and the more cold starts you do, the more true this will be.
True... I have never towed any of my snowmobiles on my side-by-side trailer. It does have far more windage. Mine would exceed the tow rating of the CX-5 anyway. I leave that to the beater Explorer.