Need help with 1993 4 runner

Hi everyone new to the page I have a 1993 4 runner it cranks and runs fine no issues when I put it in Drive it runs fine in first gear but when it shifts into second I loose all power and it dies doesn’t do it every time sometime it will shift into another gear and then die I’m no mechanic but my friend is and we’ve checked fuel pressure it’s fine it started doing this after I let the tank run might near out cause it was spitting and sputtering some I just thought it was old fuel in the tank thanks for any help you can give

 

I don’t have a remedy for you, but welcome to the forum. Someone will chime in soon, be patient.

 

Cheapest thing to try yourself is a Transmission solenoid swap. Drop the pan. You will need fluid, gasket, filter, about 5 quarts of OG Toyota ATF fluid, and a solenoid kit from eBay. This should all be under 200 bucks for all of it..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nEfuGWGrm4&feature=share

 

Thank you I’ll give that a try

 

Please make sure you get the right tranny fluid it’s regular old school Toyota Dex, NOT the IV and NOT the WS.. Just FYI...✌️

 

Is it throwing any codes?

 

I had a '95. I had an issue with power consistency - it would crank and run just fine but lose power randomly (at low RPMs).
Have you checked your spark plugs, distributor, and MAF?

 

Not thrown any codes I haven’t checked spark plugs or distributor that’s the next thing I’ll check after I try the solenoids

 

What is the fuel pressure and how consistent is it when you change the engine speed? You said you ran it dry in the tank so guess what any sediment in there went for a ride through the strainer and into the fuel filter which is behind one of the torsion bar anchor housings and is a right pisser to remove which means it doesn't get changed as often as it probably should.

The auto trans and the ECM do swap some information so that might have something to do with the gear change and power loss but I am not super familiar with the automatic transmission equipped 4Runner's!

 

Check the #2 Vehicle Speed Sensor. That's on drivers side just above the gear selector input shaft. It tells the computer the input speed into the transmission and helps configure shift timing.
Let me tell you from experience that little sensor can convince your engine to do stupid stuff. Convince you and a good transmission mechanic that the tranny is fried. Check the Tps also.

 

"Check the #2 Vehicle Speed Sensor" Please show where is the #2 sensor located.