Eeco Transmission, Identified Before It Ships
A delivery tool rather than a family car, which means the parts that wear are the unglamorous ones — clutch, bushes, brakes and rear suspension carrying load every day — worth knowing when we're choosing between Suzuki Eeco second-hand parts, matched to your car
Used, aftermarket and reconditioned parts. Not supplied by Suzuki Auto South Africa.
What we need before we can price transmission
Suzuki fields three quite different automatics locally — a conventional torque-converter automatic, a CVT, and the AMT automated manual used on the budget cars. The AMT is a manual gearbox with an actuator bolted to it, so its parts have nothing in common with either of the others despite all three being sold as "auto". Getting that wrong is the most expensive mistake on this page.
The decision in front of you is usually whether a repair, a reconditioned unit or a good used gearbox represents the best value on a car of this age. To get you a straight answer on it we need whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it.
The car
Suzuki Eeco, year of manufacture, and the derivative if you know it.
The code
VIN or registration number. A photo of the licence disc works just as well.
The problem
What has failed, or what you need replaced. A photo helps for anything cosmetic.
Pick the part your Eeco is missing
Whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it will settle most of these. Pick the component and we'll confirm the rest.
Complete Gearbox/Transmission
Complete manual and automatic gearbox units for Suzuki models, tested before they leave the yard
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Differential Assembly
Complete differentials for Suzuki models, including the front and rear diffs under the ladder-frame Jimny
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Torque Converter
Torque converters for Suzuki automatic gearboxes, quoted with the box where a failure has contaminated the fluid
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Valve Body
Valve bodies and solenoid packs from Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Transmission Pump
Oil pumps that build line pressure inside Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Clutch Disc
Clutch friction plates for manual Suzuki models, normally quoted with the cover and release bearing as a kit
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Pressure Plate
Clutch covers and diaphragm springs for manual Suzuki gearboxes
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Flywheel
Flywheels and ring gears for Suzuki manual models, machined or replaced when the friction face is heat-scored
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Internal Clutches
Clutch packs and steel plates from inside Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Planetary Gears
Planet carriers, sun gears and annulus rings from Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Ring Gear
Crown wheels for Suzuki final drives, always supplied as a matched pair with the pinion
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Pinion Gear
Pinion gears and their bearings for Suzuki differentials, supplied matched to the crown wheel
View pinion gear →Eeco derivatives we supply transmission for
The Eeco reached South Africa as the Eeco panel and passenger van, launched in South Africa in 2023, running a 1.2-litre four-cylinder driving the rear wheels. Transmission fitment splits on the generation long before it splits on trim. Panel-van and passenger derivatives differ behind the front seats — glazing, partitioning and rear seating are not interchangeable, so state which body you have before we quote anything from the B-pillar back. Find your derivative below, then send the code from the VIN plate with your enquiry.
- Suzuki Eeco 1.2 Panel Van
- Suzuki Eeco 1.2 Passenger Van
Not sure which derivative you own? Send the VIN with your enquiry and we'll confirm compatibility before anything is dispatched.
Read this before you buy transmission for a Eeco
Owners are often caught out by how much rides on the generation code, and the Eeco ran the Eeco panel and passenger van, launched in South Africa in 2023 here.Panel-van and passenger derivatives differ behind the front seats — glazing, partitioning and rear seating are not interchangeable, so state which body you have before we quote anything from the B-pillar back.
Engines that went into the South African Eeco:
Suzuki fields three quite different automatics locally — a conventional torque-converter automatic, a CVT, and the AMT automated manual used on the budget cars. The AMT is a manual gearbox with an actuator bolted to it, so its parts have nothing in common with either of the others despite all three being sold as "auto". Getting that wrong is the most expensive mistake on this page.
Send whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it across with the enquiry and we will match the transmission to your car before anything is packed, never after.
Locally, the Eeco is mostly a delivery tool rather than a family car, which means the parts that wear are the unglamorous ones — clutch, bushes, brakes and rear suspension carrying load every day. That is the wear pattern we source against, and it is why we ask what the car does rather than only what it is.
Before you order Eeco transmission
Does transmission fitment change across Eeco generations?
Yes, and on transmission it is the first thing we check. The Eeco sold here as the Eeco panel and passenger van, launched in South Africa in 2023, and panel-van and passenger derivatives differ behind the front seats — glazing, partitioning and rear seating are not interchangeable, so state which body you have before we quote anything from the B-pillar back. Give us the year or the code and the rest follows quickly.
Which Eeco engines were sold here, and does it affect transmission?
a 1.2-litre four-cylinder driving the rear wheels. Transmission fitment often follows the engine family rather than the nameplate, so the code on the block is worth reading before you order.
Could transmission from another model fit my Eeco?
It can. Built around the same rear-drive 1.2 layout as the Super Carry. That gives us somewhere else to look when transmission is slow to turn up under the Eeco name, though we still confirm the match against your VIN first.
Not a Eeco-specific question? The explainer and reference links for transmission live on the Transmission page for the whole Suzuki range .
Other systems on the Eeco
Need transmission for your Eeco?
Send us whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it and we'll confirm the right transmission for your Eeco before we quote a price.