engine and drivetrain Engine Block Number Meaning

[FrictionTape]

Tried to find in search and online and having limited luck. While cleaning off the block, I came across the following....anything of significance here?

[visionaut]

I believe the second pic shows a Part Number? (format looks right).  Plug it into RealOEM.com archives and see what it brings up.

In the upper pic, that little star symbol in the upper left likely designates the month of manufacture, maybe year...

 

None of these are Engine # (match to VIN), that's back above the starter.

Edited June 30, 2015 by visionaut

[TobyB]

Nope, those are internal casting run numbers.

 

They may have meant something to BMW originally, but

as far as I know, there is no decoder ring today...

 

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[FrictionTape]

Thanks guys!

[Conserv]

I can't recall whether your engine block is original (i.e., numbers-matching) -- I'm thinking that it is original based on an earlier thread. If it is original, what was your car's manufacturing date per BMW Archives? I'm only asking because the one alpha-numeric sequence shown in the first photo, "20F68," shows that your engine block was cast on 20 June 1968.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

EDIT: I see from your Post #22 of:

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/166417-new-here-greetings/page-2

that your car was manufactured July 29, 1968. If this is your car's original engine, the 20 June 1968 (“20F68”) casting date for the engine block is consistent with the car’s manufacturing date.

 

 

 

Edited April 12, 2018 by Conserv

[FrictionTape]

Very cool....thanks for the insights.  And you are correct, it is the original block as it has my VIN stamped on it.  The car was manufactured on July 29, 1968 and was purchased in Germany, then shipped to the US.