gearbox

Hey folks, recently I became a lucky owner of 1995 L300 with 4D56 engine, manual shifter on the steering column. It has run 241k km by now. I notice that the van often does not want to go into 1st or 2nd gear, but not every time. Usually it happens after it has warmed up. If I force it, it...

Hi all, I have a weird issue. My mechanic has not enough knowledge about 4x4 vehicles and is a bit confused. He doesn't speak English either. So, I am trying to get some pointers. The vehicle has 150k Kilometers and was just serviced before I bought it. I just drove 400km with it during the...

Grant mentioned in a thread that the 6 speed gearbox from the diesel Hyundai H1 can fit the 4D56 on the L300. That applies to the H1's 5 speed gearbox too? Is the H1's 5 speed gearbox the same as the L300's with the 5th gear nut problem...

Hey all ! This past roadtrip ( to the erupting volcano in iceland! ) I noticed a new oddity: About 3 separate times during the 1000 km road trip my yr2000 4x4 L300 turbo diesel 4D56 slipped out of 4th and into neutral all on her own. This happened when driving not under load so no active...

I read an article somewhere on the internet about a serious issue in the L300 gearboxes. There was a guy who made a guide about converting auto gearbox to a manual if i remember correctly. He also addressed a very serious issue in the L300 manual gearbox about the 5th gear retaining nut coming...

Hi all, me and my partner are a German couple travelling with our Delica through Northern America. Since approx 1000 miles we have some transmission issues (manual). The 4th gear goes to neutral resp. is kicked out. We`ve been to some transmission specialists in Vancouver, but they weren`t able...