Finding Engine Number

[bigcheez2k3]

Insurance company are asking for my engine number, I guess so they can confirm it's a 1.9 XUD that's been swapped into it, but I'm having trouble locating it. I read this thread http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-10685.ht...+number%22

Which would tell me it's here I should be looking, but doesn't seem to be anything there on my engine.

[adamm306]

it looks like its there faintly just very rusty try cleaning it up a bit

[cully]

sand it down the numbers will apear as if by magic

[bigcheez2k3]

Cheers. I'll give it a go, have already had a go at it with the wire brush to get it looking like that.

[mr_fish]

I had a similar issue with the DVLA for an engine change. But I was lucky to have a small metal tab just up from the starter, towards the diesel pump (in behind the injector lines) stating the number. Do you have one? Can't quite see from your pictures.

[karl1989]

brake cleaner is good for cleaning stuff try some of that

[bigcheez2k3]

Got it cleaned up today, can pretty much see it although still a little faint.

What should an engine number look like? Would it be DHY followed by 7 numbers?

[Dum-Dum]

If anyone is really desperate to know I'm trained in the forensic recovery of engine/chassis numbers.

[Mal]

That's not the engine number, it's on a plate above that part. Silver piece in this photo just up from the yellow and black screw driver

[bigcheez2k3]

I don't think I have that, or I can't see it.

[Dum-Dum]

It should be on both, sometimes the plate is on the end of the belt cover. some don't have the plate