year of manufacture
year of manufacture
Is there a way to know the engine's year of manufacture? I tried to search but it's confusing .
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donkeychomp
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Re: year of manufacture
If the engine matches the logbook then it should be the same age as the car..if you are talking of an engine you have bought then I think it might be impossible to get the exact year it was made. Perhaps some parts have dates stamped on them but I kinda doubt it.
If it ticks over...leave it
Re: year of manufacture
I was reading somewhere that from the numbers and letters of the engine numbers , you can know the YOM , brand, etcc...
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donkeychomp
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Re: year of manufacture
get the engine number then ring Suzuki I guess. Why do you want to know?
If it ticks over...leave it
Re: year of manufacture
They have scrap the original engine of the SJ I'm restoring. I'm trying to find an engine of the same year.
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dan_2k_uk
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Re: year of manufacture
Surely you want to get the newest best condition engine you can?
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Re: year of manufacture
As long as it has a good F10a I would be happy. Not sure it's really worthwhile trying to find an engine from the same year as you wouldn't be able to tell looking at it anyway.
Re: year of manufacture
As far as I'm aware that only applies in the US where they have different laws.united1 wrote:I was reading somewhere that from the numbers and letters of the engine numbers , you can know the YOM , brand, etcc...
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1984 Suzuki SJ410 - Blitz
2000 Vitara 4u2 - Calmini 3+3, 33" MTs, 5:83 R&Ps, winch bumper, remapped ECU.
1986 Suzuki SJ413K - G16 conversion
1984 Suzuki SJ410 - Blitz
Re: year of manufacture
If all F10 are the same it's not a problem.ScottieJ wrote:As long as it has a good F10a I would be happy. Not sure it's really worthwhile trying to find an engine from the same year as you wouldn't be able to tell looking at it anyway.
You think they are all the same?
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There's pretty much 2 major variations, but it's just a subtle difference on the head, however unless you know what you are looking at you cant really tell the difference. there might be other tiny differences over the years but you would have to be very clued up on 410s to know.