engine and drivetrain Odd Engine Vin

[Cru Jones]

While working on my car I took notice of the engine vin for the first time. As you can see below it appears to not be the standard VIN (at least that I'm accustomed to seeing via the handbook or via Google image search). When I try to find out what car that VIN is from it only comes up with an E30 535i.   Anyone have any ideas? Perhaps some person just stamped some random number on it at some point? In case you can't see it well from the photo the VIN is 209062/4. 

 

[73touring]

Thats your gearbox number. Your engine number is on the block. Very close to where your looking but better viewed from the exaust side. Will have a + either side of the number.

Can be hard too see unless wiped down

[Cyclone101]

Thats your gearbox number. Your engine number is on the block. Very close to where your looking but better viewed from the exaust side. Will have a + either side of the number.

Can be hard too see unless wiped down

 

This, but the engine number is on the part where the starter motor mounts to, on the intake side.

[76dailydriver]

Your not alone. My vin at bmw west comes up as a 1988 318i and then i tell them it's a bmw 2002. Which confuses them evenmore.

[73touring]

Right you are havent looked for a while. Doubt its changed

[73touring]

Your not alone. My vin at bmw west comes up as a 1988 318i and then i tell them it's a bmw 2002. Which confuses them evenmore.

Same with me a e30 325i convertable. Getting a replacment door key and barrel was a long winded affair.

[Conserv]

A 7-digit VIN confuses decoders designed for more modern cars.

You must use a VIN decoder designed solely for these old VIN's, such as that offered by the BMW 2002 Club of Columbia:

http://www.bmwclasicos.com/vin.php

Or you must choose the "Archives" option on decoders such as those offered by Real OEM. And if your "parts guy/gal" tells you your 2002 is something other than a 2002, you need to find a new parts guy/gal, e.g., Blunt or Maximillian!

Steve

Edited May 9, 2014 by Conserv

[76dailydriver]

The dealer should, if they have not already, start using this. Some of these new parts guy really get spun when you mention 1973 bmw 2002 in the same sentence.

[Cru Jones]

Thats your gearbox number. Your engine number is on the block. Very close to where your looking but better viewed from the exaust side. Will have a + either side of the number.

Can be hard too see unless wiped down

 

Thanks. I knew something was off. Was hoping it was me looking at the incorrect number vs VIN being sketchy.

[Cru Jones]

This, but the engine number is on the part where the starter motor mounts to, on the intake side.

 

Check that tonight and the number I see (see below) is still an odd number. Doesn't pull up anything on the link posted earlier in this thread or on realoem (when in the 'Archives' section). On realoem it pulls up a 325E. 

 

[Cru Jones]

Part number for engine seems to be 121 021 00 02 0 & has 8B66 cast into it.