Engine number

[catboy]

Hi All

Just looked for my engine number and there isn't one.

Any ideas why this is?

 

[harveyp6]

Early engines are on the shoulder behind the LH (passenger side, RHD) cylinder head, later ones stamped into the top of the block next to where the dipstick tube goes in.

 

[catboy]

Checked near dipstick and its blank.

Engine should be out an SD1 Vitesse but without a number who knows?

 

[harveyp6]

Have you checked behind the head?

 

[catboy]

Yep can't see anything

The engine is post p6 as I think there is no breather to the rear

 

[harveyp6]

No number don't sound too good.....

 

[catboy]

Doesn't look like any numbers have been ground off, the area looks perfect

 

[harveyp6]

Doesn't look like any numbers have been ground off, the area looks perfect

If you mean by the dipstick, then most likely the number is behind the head, as the only way the numbers could disappear from the top of the block is if the deck had been skimmed, and even then I reckon you'd see some remnants of the stamped digits.

Pics might help. The early ones with the number behind the head don't have the platform on the block by the dipstick tube IIRC.
I'm not aware of the numbers being anywhere else than those twoplaces.

 

[catboy]

Will try and get a pic tomorrow night

 

[rockdemon]

The early ones with the number behind the head don't have the platform on the block by the dipstick tube IIRC.

42500565 only has it behind the left hand head so You do RC (I'd expect nothing less!)

 

[colnerov]

Hi, are you looking behind the correct head? As Harvey says it's behind the left hand head,
that's the left hand side of the car, not the left as you look at the engine. :wink:

Colin

 

[ghce]

Offside, near side, left side , right side all so confusing (yes I do know which is what) however does the person that is telling me know what is which? I far prefer passenger or drivers side as it leaves less room for misinterpretation and confusion.
It only becomes an issue when discussing continental cars or those that drive on the wrong side of the road (shame on you!! )


Graeme

 

[rockdemon]

A pic of mine so you can see where to look...

 

[unstable load]

Yep can't see anything

The engine is post p6 as I think there is no breather to the rear

No breather is likely a fuel injected engine, Rangie/Disco probably.

 

[harveyp6]

Yep can't see anything

The engine is post p6 as I think there is no breather to the rear

No breather is likely a fuel injected engine, Rangie/Disco probably.

None of the SD1s had that breather pipe, it was on the rocker cover instead.