The end of the mighty ECHO

[Valkie2]

Well, I have done went and dun it.

I broke my Echo.

Towing a 8x4 trailer up a steep hill on a hot day, I cooked it and appear to have blown a head gasket (or worse)

I cannot drive more than 10-15 minutes without it overheating and there are bubbles in the radiator.

No oil in the water, no water in the oil, just bubbles in the radiator and overheating.

Looks like the poor old dear is off to the wreckers, cant be bothered fixing it.

paid $2000.00 for it 3 years ago, driven 68000 klm so I figure I got my moneys worth.

Sad to see the old dear gone, now I gotta find another car.

[campbeam]

I feel your anguish. Tough lesson but it should not have happened if the trailer was relatively empty.

Best not to say anything if it was filled with whatever.

You are going to need at least a Camry for towing an 8x4 trailer.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/toyota/camry/towing-capacity/2002

[Valkie2]

On 12/13/2023 at 11:08 PM, campbeam said:

I feel your anguish. Tough lesson but it should not have happened if the trailer was relatively empty.

Best not to say anything if it was filled with whatever.

You are going to need at least a Camry for towing an 8x4 trailer.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/toyota/camry/towing-capacity/2002

It were empty, but the poor old dear had 300,000 klm on her, it was a stinking hot day and the air con was working flat out.

 

She had never even hinted at any overheating issues, so I assumed it wqs good to go.

 

Oh well, such is life.