Hello all, I thought I would come here as I am in need of assistance.
I am from Sacramento and I recently was taking a trip down to Los Angeles in my fj62 with my girlfriend. On our way back up we were driving well into the night, so my girlfriend started driving. Long story short I was asleep and the transmission was overheating for I don’t know how long and it made my 62 shut off on the highway and now it will not start. The transmission was steaming and atf was hemorrhaging out. ATF leaked all over the starter so I have a strange feeling that my have something to do with it. The car will act like it wants to turn over but only will go once. Will low atf levels make your 62 not start? Will overheating your trans cause any issues that I am not aware of? Any delays or fuses that could have blown? Keep in mind the car feels like it wants to start but it feel locked up or something.
List of what I have done so far:
Cleaned battery terminals
Charged battery
Cleaned ground on starter and all starter contact electrical contact points
What I plan on doing:
Draining and refilling with fresh atf, will be doing a flush after I get car running
Possibly removing starter and getting it tested
Getting new battery
I am from Sacramento and I recently was taking a trip down to Los Angeles in my fj62 with my girlfriend. On our way back up we were driving well into the night, so my girlfriend started driving. Long story short I was asleep and the transmission was overheating for I don’t know how long and it made my 62 shut off on the highway and now it will not start. The transmission was steaming and atf was hemorrhaging out. ATF leaked all over the starter so I have a strange feeling that my have something to do with it. The car will act like it wants to turn over but only will go once. Will low atf levels make your 62 not start? Will overheating your trans cause any issues that I am not aware of? Any delays or fuses that could have blown? Keep in mind the car feels like it wants to start but it feel locked up or something.
List of what I have done so far:
Cleaned battery terminals
Charged battery
Cleaned ground on starter and all starter contact electrical contact points
What I plan on doing:
Draining and refilling with fresh atf, will be doing a flush after I get car running
Possibly removing starter and getting it tested
Getting new battery