Idlethunder
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My first attempt to tow with the ecodiesel yesterday did not go well. For reference the 2023 JTRD currently has a little over 51k miles, EOC stage 2 tow with transmission tune on 35x11.5 Wildpeak at4w tires and stock height. I bought it in February with 41k and tuned it in April or May. Have put 6,500 flawless miles on it since.
The travel trailer I was towing was new and empty. 16' single axle with an overall weight of 2,790 pounds and hitch weight of 295. The ambient temperature was 102 and the Jeep was up to temp when I got on the highway. Within 5 miles the dash lit up and went into limp mode. I was able to drive a couple of miles to park and read codes with JScan. Active with Warning Lamp code was P00AF-00, then as active I had 3 more instances of P00AF and one for third brake light B16B7-15 which has been out for a while. After checking codes I turned around went home and unhooked the trailer.
Immediately after disconnecting, I had no trouble with boost pressure. Going hard on the throttle I got low 30s turbo boost on iDash without clearing the code. After a lot of reading on the forum last night, it is strange that my p00af came up so quickly on a flat highway at 65mph with such a small light weight trailer. This was my first time towing with it and I have had no trouble at all with the turbo or actuator.
I was planning to add my experience to one of the current P00AF threads but I didn’t find another where the code came up so quickly. Most others had been on the road much longer and seemed to usually happened pulling a hill. Today while trailerless, I hammered the throttle with the code still active and it ran fine. When I started the jeep to leave the office after work, the cel is gone.
I sent an email to EOC but doubt they will be any help. I am reaching here, but EOC doesn’t recommend towing with the +50HP street tune and they advise against towing on the +80 race tune. Tonight I backed off from the +30 tow to the optimized stock tune and I’ll try again tomorrow.
If anyone has a suggestion, something I should look for or monitor, please let me know. Right now, if I have a problem tomorrow on the optimized stock tune, I think my best action will be to put the exhaust back to stock with the stock ECU and let the dealer take a look at it. I'd rather not do that but this issue is not something I am familiar with.
The travel trailer I was towing was new and empty. 16' single axle with an overall weight of 2,790 pounds and hitch weight of 295. The ambient temperature was 102 and the Jeep was up to temp when I got on the highway. Within 5 miles the dash lit up and went into limp mode. I was able to drive a couple of miles to park and read codes with JScan. Active with Warning Lamp code was P00AF-00, then as active I had 3 more instances of P00AF and one for third brake light B16B7-15 which has been out for a while. After checking codes I turned around went home and unhooked the trailer.
Immediately after disconnecting, I had no trouble with boost pressure. Going hard on the throttle I got low 30s turbo boost on iDash without clearing the code. After a lot of reading on the forum last night, it is strange that my p00af came up so quickly on a flat highway at 65mph with such a small light weight trailer. This was my first time towing with it and I have had no trouble at all with the turbo or actuator.
I was planning to add my experience to one of the current P00AF threads but I didn’t find another where the code came up so quickly. Most others had been on the road much longer and seemed to usually happened pulling a hill. Today while trailerless, I hammered the throttle with the code still active and it ran fine. When I started the jeep to leave the office after work, the cel is gone.
I sent an email to EOC but doubt they will be any help. I am reaching here, but EOC doesn’t recommend towing with the +50HP street tune and they advise against towing on the +80 race tune. Tonight I backed off from the +30 tow to the optimized stock tune and I’ll try again tomorrow.
If anyone has a suggestion, something I should look for or monitor, please let me know. Right now, if I have a problem tomorrow on the optimized stock tune, I think my best action will be to put the exhaust back to stock with the stock ECU and let the dealer take a look at it. I'd rather not do that but this issue is not something I am familiar with.
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