No engine number

[Dualist]

I know I'm a very long way off iva and stuff but I've noticed that I have no engine number :( And as I brought the engine as it was with no car/donor what do I do.?

As the engine is modular (wankel if you didn't know) a friend said buy a new front plate (as that's where they are supposed to be) and make up and stamp a new number on it and I may get an age related plate if I have the receipt. Is that possible.?

[Shorty]

I don't think you can just make one up. I'm in the same boat and have a zetec but can't make out the engine number.
As far as I'm aware, the engine number must be real in order to prove where the engine came from ( donor), engine age for tax reasons and to prove not stolen.
I'm not 100 percent. ..

[TheArf]

That makes 3 of us as I can't make out the last number on mine but i am going to try a wipe of acid over it, apparently this might bring the number out, wish me luck.

Arfon

[Shorty]

Yeah I tried that. It did improve it but there were some parts I just couldn't see.
Definitely worth a try

[Dualist]

Ah balls :(
I'll try cleaning down a bit more and see if I can uncover something.

[Stot]

You could try some image processing on a photo after acid etching to try and show the numbers up. Sometimes the camera pics up colour difference that our eyes just dont see and by adjusting contrast levels you can offen get things to show up.

Cheers
Stot

[MikeB]

add another to the list. lucky I have the the donor chassis number where I think a bit of it includes the engine number so I can date it.

[davedew]

If you are using a Ford donor and you know that the original engine is in it. Then the last seven digits of the chassis are the engine number. Would start with two letters. For example mine was MU*****

HTH

[MikeB]

Thats what I was going to use, I have the donor chassis number plates but can't find the engine number for love nor money.
I will write to ford with that number so get a date l letter
Not sure what to say at IVA though if the engine number is not visible, it would be covered up by the alternator if it was where its meant to be

[davedew]

If it was me and I couldn't find the number on the engine, but I knew what it was from the VIN I would just re-stamp the number into the block where it should be.

Providing all the bits were purchased above board so to speak you have done nothing.

[MikeB]

:) that seems a very sensible suggestion

[alga]

Even the new crate engines from Ford come without a number stamped, the shop that puts it in is supposed to stamp the end of VIN on it.