The Toyota A442F 4-speed automatic transmission was assembled in Japan from 1992 to 2007 and was installed on diesel versions of the well-known Land Cruiser 80 and 100 SUVs. In the Aisin range this automatic transmission is known under the index AW450-43LE.
Specifications
| Type | automatic transmission |
| Number of gears | 4 |
| Type of drive | all wheel |
| Engine volume, l | up to 4.2 |
| Torque output, Nm | up to 450 |
| Recommended oil | Toyota ATF D-II |
| Oil capacity, liter | 15.0 – 13.0 |
| Partial replacement, liter | 6.0 |
| Maintenance | every 80 000 km |
| Gearbox lifespan, km | ~500 000 km |
| Weight, kg | 158 |
Gear ratios Toyota A442F
Using a 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser 80 with a 4.2 liter diesel engine as an example:
| Main | 4.1 |
| 1st | 2.950 |
| 2nd | 1.530 |
| 3rd | 1.000 |
| 4th | 0.765 |
| Reverse | 2.678 |
Using
The transmission was installed on:
- Toyota Land Cruiser 80 (J80) in 1992 – 2007;
- Toyota Land Cruiser 100 (J100) in 1998 – 2007.
Disadvantages of the Toyota A442F gearbox
- This is a reliable but not very common automatic transmission, and donor units are hard to find;
- Such gearboxes usually come in for repair badly worn, after more than 300,000 km;
- A quality rebuild is not cheap and a workshop can be hard to find;
- The set of gaskets and oil seals also needs replacing every 10–15 years of service;
- After all, most of the failed gearboxes suffered from a low oil level.
