We're making our way back to California today though not exactly as we had planned. The 200 will be boarding a tow truck this morning en route to a Toyota dealer in Colorado while we fly back from SLC. The 200 performed marvelously throughout my solo trip to Moab and the modified Kokopelli route, Dome Plateau, Top of the World, and the ladies' run on Chicken Corners.
Unfortunately, what did not handle was a modest water crossing on Kane Creek Canyon road (yeah, just the road, not the trail). We drove the crossing just like pretty much every other water crossing and the dashboard lit up about half way through. The truck started to lose power and I had just enough momentum to get it out of the water and to a safe spot on the side of the road. The truck powered down on its own.
I immediately started to pop open the air box and then we noticed motor oil pouring out of the bottom of the truck. I was hoping that the Fumoto valve somehow popped open but it was tight. The oil was coming from somewhere higher. Oops.
Fortunately,
@mcgaskins was not far behind and he and his wife stopped to help. He took a closer look under the truck and verified the oil was coming from up higher. After some quick strategizing, we decided to tow the truck back to Cruise Moab HQ using recovery straps. There were a couple exciting moments along the way back due to some switchbacks but we made it just in time for dinner
After consulting with the Slee team, we decided to just enjoy the evening and to have the vehicle towed to a dealer. We're not expecting to hear good news about the motor.
On the bright side, this event did land me the 8-ball award of most damaged vehicle at Cruise Moab.
.. Since I moved up in tire size, I don't think I have cracked 11
