From an oiling perspective, it's not going to matter unless your driveway is absurdly steep and you idle the engine for extended periods while parked on the incline. However, if you have a manual transmission, pointing down could save you if the battery goes dead.
Hill Parking: Nose Up or Nose Down
I’m curious if anyone has any opinions regarding parking on a hill and how this may affect oiling. I have a steep driveway and sometimes park uphill and sometimes downhill. It seems to me that because the motor tilts more to the back than level that parking uphill would be better. I’m also wondering if parking downhill may have been detrimental towards the demise of my transmission?
Love to hear your thoughts
Love to hear your thoughts
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Hey, I can dump the clutch in reverse!From an oiling perspective, it's not going to matter unless your driveway is absurdly steep and you idle the engine for extended periods while parked on the incline. However, if you have a manual transmission, pointing down could save you if the battery goes dead.
I had an f350 missing like 4 teeth on the flywheel. Everytime I cut it off, it was a game of flywheel roulette. I got really good at finding little slopes in parking lots because you didn't need to bump start it, you just needed to bump it enough to get the flywheel turned off that one bad spot. Finally got motivated to pull trans and was actually able to just replace the ring gear using nothing but torches to heat the broken one until it slid off, and then heat the new one until it slid on. A first for me.
When you park your car on an incline/hill, be sure to engage the parking brake first, then place the transmission into park.
I don't know how you can even back into a steep driveway. Mine is fairly mild and I scrape the stock splitters unless I cut a big angle.
I always prefer parking facing downhill. My logic was that front main seals are easier to replace than rear main seals. I grew up with many Toyota 22RE and anyone who has had one knows that the front main seals are nearly a maintenance item.
I always prefer parking facing downhill. My logic was that front main seals are easier to replace than rear main seals. I grew up with many Toyota 22RE and anyone who has had one knows that the front main seals are nearly a maintenance item.
That’s good advise. I do park down hill too. Something I learned in the military. Always be ready to roll…I don't know how you can even back into a steep driveway. Mine is fairly mild and I scrape the stock splitters unless I cut a big angle.
I always prefer parking facing downhill. My logic was that front main seals are easier to replace than rear main seals. I grew up with many Toyota 22RE and anyone who has had one knows that the front main seals are nearly a maintenance item.
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