Apparently the “turbo” version has a bigger, deeper torque converter with a couple more clutch plates and is from 93 onwards, this is what my transmission guy has told me.
I ended up buying a...
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Apparently the “turbo” version has a bigger, deeper torque converter with a couple more clutch plates and is from 93 onwards, this is what my transmission guy has told me.
I ended up buying a...
That’s interesting, I am wondering if that is the case with what I have, a non turbo bell housing on a turbo gearbox.
I’m tempted to put the box in just to see if it will fit......
So after some more research it appears that I may have a non turbo automatic behind my motor.
The gearbox currently in the truck has a non ribbed bell housing and I have been informed that a ribbed...
My truck is 24V so there shouldn’t be a problem in that sense. I’ll drop the pan and give everything a tidy up and check over before putting the new box in. Interesting about the bell housing sizes,...
Yeah new one is out of a 24v Safari, the old guy converted it to manual and sold me the auto for cheap.
My main concern was his Safari was a 1997, guess it’s 1996 build 1997 registered, but he said...
That seems to make sense. I’ll see what happens when I bolt it all up and go for a drive, hopefully it works a bit better than the old one!,
Would those wires being bridged allow to lock up to work sooner or is there another purpose to bridging them?
By looking at this picture I would assume that I can plug the new gearbox in without any...
These are the plugs I am talking about. The last 2 photos are of the gearbox that’s in the truck at the moment, 8 wires and the 2nd photo is of the newer gearbox plug, 7 wires, and where the wires...
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Cheers for that. I’ll have a look and see if I can get the numbers.
The boxes themselves are identical, it’s just the one plug that’s different, as well as the plugs coming off the shifters.
Makes...
Gidday,
Does anyone know the differences between autos on the GQ Safari/Patrols?
I’m looking at swapping my broken auto from my 1990 factory turbo Safari for one out of a 1996 factory turbo?
Both...
Gidday,
Been using the info on this forum for some time and decided to join up.
Live in Fiordland New Zealand.
Own a 1990 LWB factory turbo auto Safari.
Have plans to set up for mild off road....