Hi all,
I purchased my first 80 (pov spec unfortunately as Aus has bugger all Diesel GXLs for normal prices), about 2 years ago.
Upon purchase, the gearbox felt fine, although about a week later, it started playing up. Originally I was unable to downshift into 2nd gear from any gear. Which was really annoying so I sent it to a Toyota Tech to get it fixed. He said he 'fixed it', charged me $2500, and managed to fix that issue but create another one.
Currently, I am unable to shift into 1st gear without shifting into 2nd first - this happens when stopped, and at any speed > 5km/h. Also if I try to shift from 2nd to 1st too quickly, even while stationary, it wont shift at all. - It feels like its being blocked, as in there is no budge and will not engage no matter how hard I push.
I thought I could live with it but its just getting a bit frustrating, and I cannot find any similar scenario anywhere on the internet or forum, any help would be amazing!
Thank you all
I purchased my first 80 (pov spec unfortunately as Aus has bugger all Diesel GXLs for normal prices), about 2 years ago.
Upon purchase, the gearbox felt fine, although about a week later, it started playing up. Originally I was unable to downshift into 2nd gear from any gear. Which was really annoying so I sent it to a Toyota Tech to get it fixed. He said he 'fixed it', charged me $2500, and managed to fix that issue but create another one.
Currently, I am unable to shift into 1st gear without shifting into 2nd first - this happens when stopped, and at any speed > 5km/h. Also if I try to shift from 2nd to 1st too quickly, even while stationary, it wont shift at all. - It feels like its being blocked, as in there is no budge and will not engage no matter how hard I push.
I thought I could live with it but its just getting a bit frustrating, and I cannot find any similar scenario anywhere on the internet or forum, any help would be amazing!
Thank you all