Identifying transmission (auto/man) by VIN?

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Jul 25, 2018 | 07:43 AM

car5car

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Identifying transmission (auto/man) by VIN?

Junk yard is pretty far from me, they provide VIN on their website, I need to find X-type with manual.
thanks. I tried to figure it out by getting VINs from Ebay, but I don't see auto/manual vin difference. Red digit is year:
SAJEA51 C93WC 89863Automatic
SAJEA51 D03XD 13065 auto
SAJEA51 D62XC 44879 Auto
SAJEB51 D42XC 74427 manual
SAJEA51 DX2XC 85029 auto
SAJEA51 D73XD 16206 auto

Jul 25, 2018 | 04:37 PM

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The transmission marker is the letter before the 51. The 'A's are all auto with LHD, the 'B' is manual, also LHD.Other transmissions/steering in other parts of the world are:

RHD and auto boxes have a C, manuals, D

FWD and LHD Auto have E and Manual, F.

FWD and RHD Auto have G and Manual, H

Also, the first one, with a W is a 3.0 liter, the X's are 2.5 liter engines

Last edited by astromorg; Jul 25, 2018 at 04:41 PM.