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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: GrippyDrifty on June 07, 2006, 10:54:16 PM

Title: Engine VIN#?
Post by: GrippyDrifty on June 07, 2006, 10:54:16 PM

Since I'm selling my car with 220,000 miles on it, I got curious and decided to see if my car has the original engine in it. I found a # on the side of the block(driver's side) and it doesn't match the car's VIN at all.  Just wanted to know if I was looking at the right #. Thanks. If it's the right # my car has a newer engine:)

Title: Engine VIN#?
Post by: sheepdog on June 08, 2006, 12:44:05 AM

I may be wrong but the engine number has nothing to do with the vin#.
They now could include the vin as a security measure like they do for glass and body panels, but there should be a seperate engine #.

Title: Engine VIN#?
Post by: Vladi on June 27, 2006, 08:59:30 AM

Quote from: sheepdog

I may be wrong but the engine number has nothing to do with the vin#.
They now could include the vin as a security measure like they do for glass and body panels, but there should be a seperate engine #.

Correct.