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engine number location

Posted: 27 Aug 2019, 12:18
by vw-island
Hi guys,

I was looking for my engine number its a 2.1 Petro water-cooled 86 engine I believe

I checked at the bottom of the oil stack but it only has 1102 but not which model it is

Cheers in advance as I'm sure one of you will know

Brian

Re: engine number location

Posted: 27 Aug 2019, 18:21
by 937carrera
Welcome

Does it look like this ?

Image

If so it's been rebuilt / reconditioned by VW

Put a picture up for more information

Re: engine number location

Posted: 27 Aug 2019, 19:13
by itchyfeet
937carrera wrote:Welcome

Does it look like this ?

Image

If so it's been rebuilt / reconditioned by VW

Put a picture up for more information


Same question on Facebook, I posted a similar picture.

Re: engine number location

Posted: 28 Aug 2019, 07:49
by ash1293
Out of curiosity do the VW recon numbers mean anything or is it just a unique string of numbers.

Re: engine number location

Posted: 28 Aug 2019, 18:02
by Aidan
week and year, on these I believe Polish built, engines from the late nineties/noughties, usually stamped either side of the VW recycle symbol that 458 is probably week 45 1998, so 1102 week 11 2002

Re: engine number location

Posted: 29 Aug 2019, 14:21
by itchyfeet
Aidan wrote:week and year, on these I believe Polish built

Yes mine had heads with POLAND cast in rather than GERMANY as usual

ImageP1060317 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr

Re: engine number location

Posted: 29 Aug 2019, 16:30
by ash1293
Mine appears to be a VW rebuild from May 2002, but has German heads on it.