Engine stall in crosswinds with Safari Snorkel

[Ivan Agerton]

Hey guys! Quick question.. I have a 2006 LX 470 with a safari snorkel installed. On three occasions the engine has stalled out on me (symptoms are similar to running out of gas). After the first stall the dealership replaced my mass flow sensor; seemed to do the trick until the next high altitude pass crossing.. Engine stalled again... the third time I was driving through a small town and stopped at a light... engine started to get rough so I increased throttle and saved it. City driving etc I have no problems. After thinking about conditions the only thing I can come up with is crosswind.. All three situations a high cross wind was noticeable ( I was also stopped in all three situations). Could it be that a crosswind will starve the intake of air? I have the standard scoop installed.. Is there a different head I can put on the snorkel that will allow 360 air intake? Anyone else experience this?

Thanks!!

 

[Hedgepig]

Never had that problem. Don't forget that there is plenty of suck on the stroke so i'd be surprised. If you put your hand over the snorkel you can feel how much suction there is.....plenty. Think I'd be looking elsewhere for the problem. Next time you get into the cross wind turn the snorkel head (by undoing the pipe clip) and turn into the wind. By high altitude passes......how high in feet?. My truck is diesel which could make a difference I guess

 

[Hedgepig]

PS - when I cross deserts/dusty areas I run at over 50mph with the head facing backwards - the engine still works fine....that would be similar to your crosswind at 50mph, albeit the engine isn't at tick-over, there seems to be no shortage of power. Take a look at Donaldson heads

 

[Ivan Agerton]

Altitude is about 7000 feet. It was a hot day, almost 100f. But, Missoula is at about 3200feet so Im not sure what to think.. I live at sea level.. I recently had the 90,000 service and I believe the fuel pump was replaced.. another thread shows this as a possible issue

 

[ENGINE er]

I would look at the evap system/coal cannister. It could cause the engine to stall, and if its hot and combine that with the altitude and its working overtime.

 

[MEXUS]

I have a 2007 LX 470 with Safari snorkel. I live at 7000 feet and have not had this problem. It was 95 degrees here the other day.

 

[re_guderian]

Lots of reading here regarding '06-'07 engine cut out. Start here, search more..

https://forum.ih8mud.com/index.php?threads/739113/

 

[TeCKis300]

There's been several similar incidents reported for '06 models recently - typically hot day, high altitude, and coming to stop.

Several members seemed to have success remedying the problem with a new fuel pump.

Curious, how many miles on your cruiser?