AussieHJCruza
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G'day Everyone, it's a while since I've been in the 60 section;
I'm looking at a JDM HJ61 that has already been imported over to Oz, but I would like some advice re. the trans as I'm not real familiar with the A440.
So, she's done 285,000 km, seems to be in good, well maintained condition, however the seller tells me that after about 40 minutes of driving, the transmission seems to start to slip, revs rise and drive seems to decrease. He also tells me that if you stop the engine for 30 seconds or so and restart, it's fine again. Apparently a shop has told him 'they're a sealed unit so the only thing you can do is rebuild it.'
Now, that sounds like a dodgy shop trying to get it in for a rebuild to me, so that's why I'm asking the MUD collective for advice: Has anyone experienced anything like this and is it likely to be caused by a serious problem in the trans, or could it be something simple or just a lack of maintenance? The stop engine and restart fix has me a bit puzzled because that seems to be the type of thing caused by some electrical problem, but the A440 is fully hydraulic.
I guess my question comes down to; has anyone got any idea what could cause this sort of behavior or would I need to allow for a tear down to see what's wrong and possibly a rebuild? If the latter, would I be better off to consider driving till it drops and then put a H55 in?
I'm looking at a JDM HJ61 that has already been imported over to Oz, but I would like some advice re. the trans as I'm not real familiar with the A440.
So, she's done 285,000 km, seems to be in good, well maintained condition, however the seller tells me that after about 40 minutes of driving, the transmission seems to start to slip, revs rise and drive seems to decrease. He also tells me that if you stop the engine for 30 seconds or so and restart, it's fine again. Apparently a shop has told him 'they're a sealed unit so the only thing you can do is rebuild it.'
Now, that sounds like a dodgy shop trying to get it in for a rebuild to me, so that's why I'm asking the MUD collective for advice: Has anyone experienced anything like this and is it likely to be caused by a serious problem in the trans, or could it be something simple or just a lack of maintenance? The stop engine and restart fix has me a bit puzzled because that seems to be the type of thing caused by some electrical problem, but the A440 is fully hydraulic.
I guess my question comes down to; has anyone got any idea what could cause this sort of behavior or would I need to allow for a tear down to see what's wrong and possibly a rebuild? If the latter, would I be better off to consider driving till it drops and then put a H55 in?