X3: white smoke while pushing heavy trailer in reverse
Hi,
I own a 2004 X3 3.0 manual + sport package (17500km) - love it so far!
I also have the BMW class II hitch (3500lbs) installed...
Last weekend I had to push, uphill and in reverse, my tent trailer which weight 2500lbs. After about 10 minutes of going back and forth to have it properly positioned, some white smoke that smelled like burnt rubber started to come out of somewhere under the engine, more toward the front wheels, I'd say between the front wheels and the front doors.
It was definitely not the tires, they did not spin. The engine did have to work hard in reverse to have the trailer move up.
Absolutely no signal came up in the dashboard. The engine temp did not move.
[Edit: no signals came up in the dash after after I noticed the smoke- while pushing in reverse I obviously did not look at the dash...]
Does anyone have any clue on what could be the cause of this?
Thanks,
Colin.
Hi,
I own a 2004 X3 3.0 manual + sport package (17500km) - love it so far!
I also have the BMW class II hitch (3500lbs) installed...
Last weekend I had to push, uphill and in reverse, my tent trailer which weight 2500lbs. After about 10 minutes of going back and forth to have it properly positioned, some white smoke that smelled like burnt rubber started to come out of somewhere under the engine, more toward the front wheels, I'd say between the front wheels and the front doors.
It was definitely not the tires, they did not spin. The engine did have to work hard in reverse to have the trailer move up.
Absolutely no signal came up in the dashboard. The engine temp did not move.
[Edit: no signals came up in the dash after after I noticed the smoke- while pushing in reverse I obviously did not look at the dash...]
Does anyone have any clue on what could be the cause of this?
Thanks,
Colin.
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