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Old 06-10-2013, 02:50 PM
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Towing with bad valve seals?

I have an 2005 x5 4.4i and I have been getting smoke at idle - bad valve seals.

My question: what damage can I do if I tow my boat to the landing and back. its only about 15 miles and no hills.
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Old 06-10-2013, 03:43 PM
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No more damage than if you drove the same 15 miles without a trailer. I wouldn't worry about accelerating the wear on the seals, they took tens of thousands of miles (since new) to get to the state they are in.
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