VR6 engine number - ABV000000 ???

[stormseeker 0]

Just occurred to me as I saw a VR6 engine's number somewhere - mine's marked on the log book as ABV000000 - is that right :? Is there an actual serial number stamped on the engine itself anywhere?

 

I thought it was a bit odd when I bought the car, but the HPI check brought up the same engine number too, and I never got round to hunting for a number on the engine itself... :?

[dazzyvr6 0]

must of been the very first vr6 engine :lol: does seem a wiered number though

[Kevin Bacon 5]

The engine number is on the side of the head just above the block, on the pulley side.

 

ABV000000 doesn't sound right or feasible to me, especially as you have a late car. Maybe the DVLA use all zeros if they have no engine number data?

 

Mine's a 94 and has engine number ABV010763, which tallies up with the head stamp.

 

K

[stormseeker 0]

Hmmmmmmmm, I'm wondering if the engine was changed early in the car's life under warranty or something? (Was "owned" by a dealer for the first few months of its life...) :?

[stormseeker 0]

Engine number printed on the sticker at the pulley end is ABV017899-23-5-95 which fits with the car's build date of Jun '95 - still a bit fishy as to why the logbook shows 000000 ??? :? :?: