Hyundai

Hyundai Manual or Automatic Gearboxes: Which One Fits Your Model According to the Engine Code?

Across the Hyundai range covered here — from the Getz to the ix35, the i20 to the Tucson, the Santa Fe to the Grand Starex — the transmission is almost always a 5- or 6-speed manual gearbox, whether paired with a CRDi diesel unit or a GDI, T-GDI or MPI petrol engine. Automatics and dual-clutch gearboxes remain a minority in this catalogue: the vast majority of listed parts are reconditioned manuals, and this is where getting the engine code right becomes critical, as the same model can be fitted with several different units depending on the year and market.

CRDi Diesel: D4, D4B, D4C Families and the Codes That Are Not Interchangeable

Diesel accounts for the bulk of the volume, with engine codes such as D4FB (1.6 CRDi, various power outputs), D4FA (1.5 CRDi and 1.5 CRDi VGT 110), D4EA, D4EA-F, D4EA-V (2.0 CRDi depending on generation and power output), D4FD and D4FE (1.7 CRDi from 116 to 141 hp), D4HA (2.0 CRDi 136 hp and 185 hp), and also D4CB and D4BH for the 2.5 engines. The classic pitfall: the 1.5 CRDi can point to D4FA or D4FB depending on the exact variant; the 2.0 CRDi covers D4EA, D4EA-V, D4EB and D4HA depending on the vehicle generation. Mixing up these codes leads to ordering an incompatible part, even if the engine capacity is identical.

Petrol and Turbos: GDI, T-GDI and the Growing Range of 1.0 Units

On the petrol side, engine codes G4FD (1.6 GDI), G4FJ (1.6 T-GDi), G3LC, G3LE, G3LF (1.0 T-GDI depending on the variant and mild-hybrid level) and G4LA (1.2) cover the majority of listed petrol engines. The turbo catalogue — 34 parts in total — is particularly extensive for CRDi engines and the 1.0 T-GDI, whose variants G3LC, G3LE and G3LF are not interchangeable with one another. Bare engines and transfer cases round out the offering for older models or light commercial vehicles such as the H100 and the Grand Starex. For every family, the engine code stamped on the block remains the only reliable criterion before placing any order.