Help - 4Runner quit accelerating while driving

[mcaz5]

So I'm driving back home late last night on the interstate doing about 80mph. There's a slight incline and I give it gas to hold speed and then accelerate a little hard coming out of the incline (I have a supercharger, it's hard to stay off it sometimes...) And then I start rapidly losing speed and the truck is no longer accelerating. As it is coasting to a stop I pressed on the pedal and it sounded like I could hear something spinning (driveshaft?) but still no acceleration. I even tried putting it in AWD mode and still nothing. Also, the engine starts up fine but idles very rough, idle is also under 500rpm, then shakes and dies. If I start it and give it gas it dies immediately. There was also some drops of fluid underneath when I checked last night. Not a ton but some noticeable drippage. It was oily but didn't smell like gear oil. Going back soon to check it out/have it towed. I have no idea where to start with this one, any ideas?

I should also add that I had just changed the oil before heading out


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[mcaz5]

Wow, turns out it was just some bad gas. Added some injector cleaner and some octane booster and she sputtered for about 20 mins before coming back to life. These things can't be stopped.
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[nissanh]

Is it some unbranded gas?

 

[Unner]

Since you're from my neck of the woods, where did you get gas? That's not cool...

 

[mcaz5]

It was a Kangaroo Express. Not sure if they're a nationwide chain or not. It was 92 octane and I've gotten gas from there several times before without a problem.


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[Unner]

It was a Kangaroo Express. Not sure if they're a nationwide chain or not. It was 92 octane and I've gotten gas from there several times before without a problem.


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They're some sort of a chain, not sure if they're national or not. Hopefully your issues don't come back!

 

[T4R2014]

The supercharger probably makes it pickier on gas. Otherwise I hear these things will run on 80 octane Nigerian petroleum when they get shipped overseas. I try to go for top tier but I feel like it runs better on cheaper gas, which has me puzzled AF.

 

[Unner]

The supercharger probably makes it pickier on gas. Otherwise I hear these things will run on 80 octane Nigerian petroleum when they get shipped overseas. I try to go for top tier but I feel like it runs better on cheaper gas, which has me puzzled AF.

I try and run top tier fuel as well, at least when I'm away from home. It seems to get slightly better gas mileage too. I also seemed to get much better gas mileage running 85 octane out west than I do running 87 octane here.