A442f swap

[groundswiper]

Hey guys need advice please. Been searching the forums all morning. I have a 93 fzj80 with a bad transmission. I have a 95 fzj80 parts truck and it does have the a442f transmission in it according to the door sticker. Can I swap the 95 tranny into my 93 with no issues where the 95 is I believe an OBD2 setup? Also a transmission shop said I may have to reflash my truck to recognize the new tranny? Is that a thing? Thanks for any advice you have

 

[PIP]

To my knowledge there does not exist an OBD2 A442 80 series. The control systems are different, they do not interchange. Like the 442 has a TCU whereas the 343 does not.

Have you looked at the transmission? They do not look the same.

 

[BILT4ME]

Hey guys need advice please. Been searching the forums all morning. I have a 93 fzj80 with a bad transmission. I have a 95 fzj80 parts truck and it does have the a442f transmission in it according to the door sticker. Can I swap the 95 tranny into my 93 with no issues where the 95 is I believe an OBD2 setup? Also a transmission shop said I may have to reflash my truck to recognize the new tranny? Is that a thing? Thanks for any advice you have

What's the build date on the 95?

That may give you more info about OBD2 and for real what the transmission is.

 

[cruiserdan]

If it's a real US market 1995 it will have a 343 in it.

 

[groundswiper]

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To my knowledge there does not exist an OBD2 A442 80 series. The control systems are different, they do not interchange. Like the 442 has a TCU whereas the 343 does not.

Have you looked at the transmission? They do not look the same.

I have looked at it and it looks the same.

 

[groundswiper]

What's the build date on the 95?

That may give you more info about OBD2 and for real what the transmission is.

Build date is 07/94. For tag says a442f? I posted a pic of the door tag

What's the build date on the 95?

That may give you more info about OBD2 and for real what the transmission is.

 

[groundswiper]

If it's a real US market 1995 it will have a 343 in it.

The build date is 07 94. I bought it as a 95.....could it be a94 then? I don't have the title

 

[cruiserdan]

The build date is 07 94. I bought it as a 95.....could it be a94 then? I don't have the title

It is a 1994. The 1994 model year goes through December 1994.

If it's titled as a 95 that is incorrect.

 

[groundswiper]

It is a 1994. The 1994 model year goes through December 1994.

If it's titled as a 95 that is incorrect.

Well I'll be darned haha. Guy sold it to me cheap cause he couldn't get a title for it,said it was a 95. I wanted it for parts so didn't really look into what year it was just took his word. Cool so I'm good to go with swapping that tranny. Thanks a lot for your help I appreciate it

 

[groundswiper]

It is a 1994. The 1994 model year goes through December 1994.

If it's titled as a 95 that is incorrect.

What about me being told I'll have to get my 80 reprogrammed to see the new tranny? I don't think with obd1 that I would have to?

 

[cruiserdan]

What about me being told I'll have to get my 80 reprogrammed to see the new tranny? I don't think with obd1 that I would have to?

Nope.

In any event you can't change the programming in 1990's vintage Toyota computers.

 

[BILT4ME]

It is a 1994. The 1994 model year goes through December 1994.

If it's titled as a 95 that is incorrect.

I thought the cutoff was August.

My '96 is 8/95 build and has the options of a "normal" 96.

 

[cruiserdan]

I thought the cutoff was August.

My '96 is 8/95 build and has the options of a "normal" 96.

Toyota M/Y change-over is a crap-shoot. Typically September but never cast in concrete.


What's the 10th digit of your VIN?

 

[BILT4ME]

Toyota M/Y change-over is a crap-shoot. Typically September but never cast in concrete.


What's the 10th digit of your VIN?

T

 

[cruiserdan]

T

"T" is 1996 M/Y

 

[groundswiper]

Nope.

In any event you can't change the programming in 1990's vintage Toyota computers.

That's what I thought. Thanks again for your help,it's hard up here in the woods of Maine to find people knowledgeable on these rigs.

 

[BILT4ME]

That's what I thought. Thanks again for your help,it's hard up here in the woods of Maine to find people knowledgeable on these rigs.

Did you get the axles and such from that truck as well?

K294

 

[groundswiper]

Did you get the axles and such from that truck as well?

K294

I have the complete truck. It runs and drives but it's rough. Can't get the transfer case to " lock" so I don't know what shape the lockers are in

 

[groundswiper]

So I'm taking my fj to cruiser solutions in New Hampshire. They're gonna sort it out and fix it