QuestionHI MIKE, '93 TOYOTO 4RUNNER, V6 TWO WHEEL DRIVE.
JUST PURCHASED FOR EX WIFE SO I DONT KNOW ALOT ABOUT IT. NEW LONG BLOCK UNDER WARRENTY WITH WHAT APPERARS TO BE A REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK. JUST BEFORE TAKEING IT IN THE EX PARKED ON A VERY STEEP HILL, FRONT END FACEING UP. NEXT MORNING TRANNY WONT WORK. I WENT TOO LOOK AT IT AND FOUND NO FLUID.
FILLED THE FLUID AND TRIED TO CYCLE IT THROUGH BUT I CANT GET IT TOO WORK PROPERLY. CURRENTLY THIS IS WHAT IT DOES.
WANTS TO DRIVE FORWARD IN EVERY POSITION EVEN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE, NOW WITH FLUID IN IT WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE IN REVERSE IT WILL GO FORWARD BUT THEN AS THE RPMS GO UP IT WILL STOP AND TRY TO
GO BACKWARD OR MABY CYCLE BETWEEN FORWARD AND REVERSE. SHE COMPLAINED OF NO POWER PRIOR TO THIS AND WITH THE PARKING ON THE HILL I WONDER IF THE TQ CONVERTER HAS DRAINED OR WAS NOT PROPERLY FILLED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. ALSO THERE ARE NO REVERSE LIGHTS IN REVERSE, ELECTRICAL MABY?AND WITH THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE OFF THEN I CAN PUSH THE TRUCK BACKWARD WHERE IT WOULD BE WANTING TO DRIVE FOWARD IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WHY YOU CAN
AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, BILL
AnswerYou may have some internal falure.
Usually a low fluid condition just refuses to move, doesnt give you the wrong gear scenario you have.
put the park brake on and let it run.Keep checking the trans level.If the torque converter was empty, it will fill in time.
Just have to wait and see.
Mike
