Hyundai i20 Ring Gear
Ring Gear for the Hyundai i20 — new, used and aftermarket stock, quoted once we know which i20 you are running
What Are Hyundai i20 Ring Gear?
The ring gear is the toothed outer ring the starter pinion bites into to crank the engine. Before anything else, we need to know whether your Hyundai is a manual or an automatic — Hyundai offered both on nearly every model sold here, and on a manual the ring gear is part of the flywheel while on an automatic it sits on the flexplate behind the torque converter. Two different parts, two different prices, two different jobs. Chewed teeth are almost always a symptom rather than a cause: a starter whose Bendix has gone lazy slams into the ring gear instead of meshing with it, so replacing the ring gear without sorting the starter buys you the same failure twice.
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i20 Ring Gear: what actually decides fitment
The i20 reached South Africa as PB, then GB, then the current BC3, and that alone changes what fits.The PB and GB are different cars underneath despite the shared badge, so a part listed simply as "i20" is not automatically the right one — the generation code decides it.
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Find the generation code on your i20 — it appears on the VIN plate and on the original registration paperwork.
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Confirm the engine family. The i20 ran Kappa 1.2, Gamma 1.4 and Kappa 1.0 T-GDi (N Line) in this market.
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Send both to us with the ring gear you are after , along with manual or automatic, the number of gears, and the engine it is bolted to. We match it before we quote, not after.
Sourcing note: the i20shares its Kappa and Gamma engine families with the Kia Rio — which widens where we can look when local stock is thin.
In South Africa the i20 is mostly a high-mileage commuter hatch that spends its life in stop-start city traffic, which is why wear items move faster on an i20 than on almost anything else Hyundai sells here. That is the wear pattern we stock and source against.
Hyundai i20 Ring Gear FAQs
Will ring gear from another i20 fit mine?
Not automatically. The i20 sold in South Africa as PB, then GB, then the current BC3, and the PB and GB are different cars underneath despite the shared badge, so a part listed simply as "i20" is not automatically the right one — the generation code decides it. Send us the generation code off your VIN plate and we will confirm it either way before anything is dispatched.
What should I send you when asking about i20 ring gear?
The VIN is the single most useful thing — a photo of the plate is fine. Failing that, the generation code and the engine code off the block. The i20 ran as PB, then GB, then the current BC3, so the generation is what narrows the search.
Is my Hyundai a manual or an automatic? Why does that decide the part?
Because the ring gear lives in two different places. On a manual it is part of the flywheel; on an automatic it sits on the flexplate behind the torque converter. Hyundai offered both on nearly every model sold here, so until we know which one you have we cannot price it. Two different parts, two different jobs.
What does a worn starter ring gear sound like?
Grinding on start, the starter spinning without engaging, and a crunch as the pinion catches a damaged tooth. The tell is that it only happens from certain parking positions — that means the wear is on one arc of the ring and the engine has stopped with those teeth facing the starter.
Can the ring gear be replaced on its own, or does the flywheel go too?
On older Hyundais with a heat-shrunk ring, a competent machinist can press the old one off and fit a new one. Where a dual-mass flywheel is fitted, replacement generally means the whole flywheel. Send the engine code and we will tell you which of the two you are dealing with before you commit to anything.
What does a Hyundai ring gear cost in South Africa?
It depends entirely on whether you need a standalone ring or a complete flywheel. Request a free quote with your engine code and we will price both routes — a good used flywheel with a sound ring gear often comes in under a new ring on its own.
Should the starter be replaced at the same time?
Almost always, yes. The starter is usually what chewed the ring gear in the first place — a tired Bendix or a lazy solenoid slams the pinion into the teeth instead of meshing with them. Fitting a new ring gear behind the old starter buys you the same failure again, and the labour twice.
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Get your i20 ring gear matched properly
A part number from the old unit, or simply your VIN, is enough for us to identify the right ring gear for your i20.