Andrew0311
3️⃣ Silver
Hey folks, need some advice or input from the T3G family.
I was out hunting in central nevada the last few days, on the morning of my 3rd hunt around 5:30 am roughly 38 degrees my 2018 Automatic OR stalled while headed up a dirt hill. Light on the dash was very brief almost didn’t give me enough time to read but it said “high ATF Temp and low oil pressure”
naturally, I panicked bc I was out there alone, and it was 3 days into my 5 days hunt. I waited about 10 min and started the truck back up and took it back to town. I checked the oil which was dark and smelly but not outside of what I would think is normal.
I went back out about 3 hours later, (against my better judgment maybe, but I was hunting lol)
It stalled again 1 hour into driving dirt roads, as I was climbing up a small dirt hill. One that the truck would normally not even consider a challenge.
took it to the dealer today who states they don’t recommend flushing the trans bc it’s a “lifetime fluid” (never in a million years would I belive that a fluid can last the life of the truck but you tell me is this a thing?)
they state it was likely the fuel pump and did the recall swap on it.
anyone experience something like this? I was cruising the dirt trails slow so I get the lack of airflow but to over heart 1 hour into driving and at such low ambient temps ?
thoughts?
I was out hunting in central nevada the last few days, on the morning of my 3rd hunt around 5:30 am roughly 38 degrees my 2018 Automatic OR stalled while headed up a dirt hill. Light on the dash was very brief almost didn’t give me enough time to read but it said “high ATF Temp and low oil pressure”
naturally, I panicked bc I was out there alone, and it was 3 days into my 5 days hunt. I waited about 10 min and started the truck back up and took it back to town. I checked the oil which was dark and smelly but not outside of what I would think is normal.
I went back out about 3 hours later, (against my better judgment maybe, but I was hunting lol)
It stalled again 1 hour into driving dirt roads, as I was climbing up a small dirt hill. One that the truck would normally not even consider a challenge.
took it to the dealer today who states they don’t recommend flushing the trans bc it’s a “lifetime fluid” (never in a million years would I belive that a fluid can last the life of the truck but you tell me is this a thing?)
they state it was likely the fuel pump and did the recall swap on it.
anyone experience something like this? I was cruising the dirt trails slow so I get the lack of airflow but to over heart 1 hour into driving and at such low ambient temps ?
thoughts?
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