Hyundai H1 Spares

Hyundai H1 spares are in stock across both generations at our Lenasia South yard — the first-gen Starex (A1, 1997-2007) and the second-gen TQ (2007-present), sold locally as the H1, iLoad, iMax and Grand Starex depending on body and trim. The TQ drives almost all enquiries today: it is the shuttle vehicle of choice for guest houses, schools, church transport groups, tour operators and large families. D4CB 2.5 CRDi engines, 5-speed automatics and sliding-door mechanisms are our highest-volume H1 lines. Quote us your VIN and body style and we will confirm stock within minutes.

D4CB diesel and G4KG petrol — diesel dominates

Two engines power the SA-market TQ H1. The D4CB 2.5 CRDi diesel is the volume seller by a wide margin — common-rail, turbocharged, around 125 kW in current spec — and it powers iLoad panel vans, iMax buses and Grand Starex 9-seaters alike. The G4KG 2.4 Theta petrol is the cheaper option but much rarer, mostly bought by buyers prioritising upfront cost over running cost. We carry both engines, with the D4CB available in current spec and refurbished older spec depending on what you need. Common D4CB issues — injector wear, turbo actuator failure, EGR coking — are the same as on the H100 and Tucson CRDi siblings, and we test for all three before a used engine leaves the yard. Current engine stock sits on our Hyundai engine catalogue. When the turbo is the only failed component — the Garrett GT1749V VNT on the D4CB 2.5 is the most common failure on high-mileage H1 vans — our CRDi turbo stock covers the GT1749V at a fraction of the engine swap cost.

The TQ's transmission is the 5-speed A5GF1 automatic on most automatic-spec H1s and a 6-speed manual M6GF1 on the rest. The auto box is robust if serviced properly but neglected fluid changes cause torque-converter shudder and eventual valve-body wear — both rebuildable, both available used. Our used Hyundai gearbox stock covers both fitments.

Body and trim demand on the H1 has a very specific pattern. Sliding door mechanisms — the rail, rollers and the inside latch assembly — are our highest-volume H1 body request, and it is easy to understand why: a shuttle vehicle that takes ten passengers a day for years on end opens and closes that door hundreds of thousands of times. Replacing the rail and roller set rather than the whole door is usually the right answer. After that come front bumpers (low-speed parking damage in shuttle work is inevitable), headlight assemblies, side mirror units and the windscreen surround. Interior trim, captain's chairs, rear bench seats and seat belts are all stocked from donor units. See current body and lighting stock on our body parts page.

H1 buyers in our experience split into three groups. The largest is shuttle and church-transport operators keeping a single vehicle on the road — they need fast, reliable quoting and a part that will not strand them again. The second is small fleet buyers running three or four iLoads and iMaxes — we are happy to discuss fleet pricing on bulk consumables. The third is families with a Grand Starex 9-seater that has become essential to weekend life — they tend to be the most price- sensitive and the parts most asked about are the AC compressor, the alternator and the starter motor. All three are stocked.

One H1-specific buying note. The original Starex A1 (1997-2007) and the current TQ (2007 onwards) share almost nothing beyond the name. Engines, transmissions, doors, bumpers, dashboard, interior trim — all are platform-specific. When you enquire it really helps to give us the year and either the VIN or whether your vehicle is the older squarer body or the current curved-flank shape. Older Starex parts are getting harder to find but we still stock the high-failure items.

Delivery from Lenasia South to Joburg, Pretoria and the East Rand is fast — usually next working day for in-stock parts. Cape Town, Durban, PE, Bloemfontein and East London run three to five working days. WhatsApp us your VIN and the part you need; we will reply with a quote, stock answer and warranty terms the same business day.