Advice appreciated from anyone who drives an older style M/H based on the Fiat ducato 2.5lt tdi
I would like advice from other experienced drivers of this van as to how the engine should perform.
We have owned our van, a 1997 Eura Mobile 585 sport with the above engine for about a year, and have done around 4000miles including a two week trip to France.
We are loving the motor home experience, but I do find the engine a bit under powered especially on hills, as this is the only diesel vehicle I have ever driven I have nothing to compare it with.
I realise it’s not meant to perform like a sports car and has the aerodynamics of a brick but just wondered if it’s performing as it should.
I tend to drive at around 60-65mph but would struggle to go much faster than this anyway unless going down hill, on some hills I have to crawl along in 2nd gear.
Also I notice when I first start the engine there is quite a lot of grey smoke, but it does stop a few yards down the road, is this normal? The van is regularly serviced and the fuel consumptions not bad, I keep checking the oil but it never needs toping up.</SPAN>
I would like advice from other experienced drivers of this van as to how the engine should perform.
We have owned our van, a 1997 Eura Mobile 585 sport with the above engine for about a year, and have done around 4000miles including a two week trip to France.
We are loving the motor home experience, but I do find the engine a bit under powered especially on hills, as this is the only diesel vehicle I have ever driven I have nothing to compare it with.
I realise it’s not meant to perform like a sports car and has the aerodynamics of a brick but just wondered if it’s performing as it should.
I tend to drive at around 60-65mph but would struggle to go much faster than this anyway unless going down hill, on some hills I have to crawl along in 2nd gear.
Also I notice when I first start the engine there is quite a lot of grey smoke, but it does stop a few yards down the road, is this normal? The van is regularly serviced and the fuel consumptions not bad, I keep checking the oil but it never needs toping up.</SPAN>