benthere25

I was on a steep hill climb, hard dirt, I was on a dirt bike track, when nearly at the top of the hill the engine dies, what would cause this….fluids running out of the engine????? I’m lost......HELP please

EWAYota

carbed or fuel injected?

Robinhood150

Were you low on gas? The pickup tube might have been left high and dry.

benthere25

Fuel injected.....gas was about 3/4 full maybe a bit more

benthere25

do fluids not run out of the engine during a long steep hill climb....has this ever happened to anyone.....where is roger brown when you need him...lol....he is the man

celica

I have done some very step hill climbs (in the 50-60 degree range) and haven't had any problems. Mine have been around a mile long at this grade. How long of a hill climb & how steep are you talking?

I am EFI & no problems, but now you have me wondering about oil starvation becuase I do them in 4 low 2nd gear & high RPMs

Matt

Glenn

Did you stall the engine?

Flamedx4

Shouldn't starve for oil on a steep climb.
At 3/4 tank the fuel pickup should be good.
If the battery shifted, you'd know it...
Did you maybe just stall it?
Did it restart promptly?

celica

Nope a good 3000 rpm all the way up. I call the truck my little mountain goat, she will go up stuff that I wouldn't even think of. Yup thats right, the pucker factor.

Matt

benthere25

it's auto v6....i did not stall....oil was just changed....not close to a mile long run, maybe 3-400 yards.....battery could have shifted a bit, maybe....never had an issue with that before and i do a lot of punding...it was steep, i could not walk up it at all and i'm very fit....i really dont know but this scares me....the only back country wheeling places in southern california is the mountains that the tractors go to, to put up electric lines and junk......so there is never a flat ground....sometimes a 2-3 mile up hill grade...if i go rolling down that it.....*^&#^(*^.........if it is not a issue i can fix and it's just a mystery, i will sell that bad boy and start over.....PLEASE HELP...I DONT WANT TO START OVER

benthere25

it restarted with one click.....i was in 4 low with ect power on and in 2nd.......i was going slow up hill.....i did not want to gun it....well my girl was driving and i did not want her to gun it

Jared Ajlouny

well theres your problem!

benthere25

it cant be.....no toyota owner can say their vehicle died due to a chick driving.......if i could i would make mine a tank and give it to her to offroad......she does punish the ˟˟˟˟˟ out of it enough on the street.....hitting every puddle

anthony1

iTrader: (1)

Is this a 5 spd? It'll do that sometime...that's why you need crawler gear

Robinhood150

No, he just said it's an auto.

benthere25

so can fluids run out of the engine in a steep climb???????? maybe power steering low.....what could i doif it happens again....the breaks suck when the truck is off