Engine Code?

[Tigerfish 10]

Started work on my engine bay this evening and one of the things that needs sorting is a very minor leaking in places around the rocker cover gasket. When I try and get a replacement, they seem specific and are based on engine number (i.e. > ABV014001 for instance). Where is the engine code? does the plastic or metal rocker cover also make a difference?

 

Thanks

[davidwort 0]

sticker in the boot has it on there if that helps

[robrado974 1]

Engine code should be on the head or the side of the block .There are quite a few different gasket sets ,as they chopped and changed around a lot .

[Tigerfish 10]

Thanks for the replies.

 

I believe the car has had an engine change at some point, so the sticker is probably wrong unfortunately :(

 

Any ideas where on the block/head the number is? I had a look around it last night, but not knowing if I'm looking for tiny letters under years of dirt means I could've looked straight past it. Plus of course, I may have to remove something to see it. This is where I am at now, anything else need to come off to find it?

 

Thanks

[Roger Blassberg 0]

Mine has a label attached to the cam cover, immediately behind the fuel lines.

 

Best wishes

 

RB

[Tigerfish 10]

Thanks for the replies all. Stickers were gone on my cam cover unfortunately. However, did eventually find the code on the block, just below the head/block join above the aux belt. Not convinced that it would prove particularly useful as a definate id for the correct gasket though, as it does seem to depend on a plastic or metal cam cover. I believe they are interchangeable, so buy the gasket based on the cover type rather that any codes I would say. The flat gasket for the metal cover, the "T" cross section gasket for the plastic one.