[Lance1736]

Hi all
My first post here . I have a 2010 Jimny Auto and would like to fit a M18a engine . Will this engine mate to the Auto ?
Any help would be appreciative .

[Gwagensteve]

Yes it will bolt together.

The m18 produces far more torque than the torque limit of the auto (which is basically 110nm) run the biggest cooler you can and a trans temp gauge. It will get HOT.

[Lance1736]

Thanks for your reply . I am going to run a large cooler . Have you done this exercise yourself ?

[Gwagensteve]

No, but I am familiar with the maximum torque rating of the auto and how hot they run. I am aware of others who have run an m18 with an auto.

[Lance1736]

Hi Hillbilly2
What was wrong with my question about the M18a into an Auto Jimny ?
I was only really asking whether the auto and manual have same bell housing pattern or is the block different for a manual and auto .

[henno]

Lance1736 wrote:

Hi Hillbilly2
What was wrong with my question about the M18a into an Auto Jimny ?
I was only really asking whether the auto and manual have same bell housing pattern or is the block different for a manual and auto .

That's not Hillbilly referring to you, that is just Steve quoting him in his signature. Hillbilly was referring to Steve in another thread.

[Gwagensteve]

Ah- my signature strikes again with the newbies!

Yes it will bolt up.
I really can't stress how hot these autos run compared to the AW-4 used in the vitara. They run hot even with a g13bb at 110nm

Two cars with the same gearing and tyres on the same track will see the jimny auto up to 50 degrees hotter than the AW-4

[Lance1736]

Ok thanks for the info . I guess Hillbilly strikes again .

[ZUZUKI]

The auto seems to be more than a bit fragile - it will easily cook itself, if you do some steep (but a long way from seriously steep) trails and forget to shift to low range.
When it does cook, it's basically a chuck away job - find a s/hand box, as the cost of rebuilding it will likely be more than the car is worth.
Rgs, Michael