A240

This family of 4-speed automatic gearboxes 240 (А240 - 245, А246Е etc.) has been used since 1985 on famous and reliable Corolla as well as on Corona, RAV4 models with engine capacity up to 2 liters. The А246 unit without any significant updates is still used on Corolla and RAV4.This line of gearboxes also includes А140-series intended for higher torque. The A140E unit had been used since 1983 up to 2004 on more powerful Camry (with the engine capacity from 2 liters) assembled in the USA and Japan.

At the same time, a bit more sophisticated and highly-priced version named А540 was produced for even more powerful engines of Camry and Lexus. The modern line generation of this transmission family ( A245E/ A246E /247Е) hit the market in 2003. The А247Е model has a bit more improved hard parts aimed to endure higher torque from 2-liter engines. In 2003, the valve body was modified one more time: the unit received a linear solenoid of main pressure, the filter with a pan, as well as a significant improvement of the software part.

Despite the fact that this gearbox is not complicated and has a low price, the family of these 4-speed gearboxes is not so popular as more "sophisticated" Aisin analogs of "U" series. The market rivals of this gearbox are not German ZF4HP16 - 4HP18, competing with U240, but Jatco's 4-speed RE4F03 - RE4F04 units.