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[jaysmini30]

i no my cars a 998 as it starts with 99h.

but what is the secound part of the code mine doesnt mach anything i cant find it any were on any site

my full code is 99he20

its the which i dont understand could some one tell me what its meaning is i went on other sites to find out but noone can tell me and iv looked at loads of engine codes and it doesnt mach on other sites either any info is helpful cheers jay

[Dan]

The last section is the serial number of the engine, it doesn't refer to anything in the build. It is however part of your car's identity and a number you should not really broadcast. I've deleted it from your post.

[charie t]

The last section is the serial number of the engine, it doesn't refer to anything in the build. It is however part of your car's identity and a number you should not really broadcast. I've deleted it from your post.

Bit over top on security there Dan?
how many actually tally up to the car the engine is in?
According to numbers i have its an A+ 998, with flat top pistons from a metro and running on unleaded if thats any help to you

[jaysmini30]

hey cheers about blocking it i had no idea

and cheers if its a metro engine has someone fitted it to my mini then ?

[mini_legend]

Its good to have deleted it as if the number is then cloned or put on someone elses log book, then you are in a bit of a mess comes MOTs etc. My clubby estate has had a clubby saloon 1098 put in it at some point, but not on the log book !

[charie t]

then you are in a bit of a mess comes MOTs etc.

Errr why? engine size has no impact on the MOT test. It is 1 998 to another 998, how many engines have been swapped and the engine code plate is missing? or a MED engine with their own codes fitted, have the log books been updated? Its not really a cloning issue unless you get something worth cloning, say a 970 or cooper s engine
If the codes i have are correct, yes it has been replaced because it was originally fitted in a metro

[Dan]

Bit over top on security there Dan?
how many actually tally up to the car the engine is in?

No. If someone wants to clone a car (and you have no idea if they would clone this car or not, all kinds of normal cars get cloned for all sorts of reasons) they now have the engine number. It won't be hard to search the OPs posts and find a photo of the car with it's reg. Wait long enough and if the admin and mods don't remove this kind of info then eventually the OP might also post the VIN and you have a full set. If you don't think there are bots released into the internet by spam companies to do this kind of thing you are kidding yourself. The internet is not a secure place, all important data should be kept secure and we as the forum have some responsibility to our members. We post disclaimers in the rules and everything anyone posts is at their own risk but we still choose to make our members security a priority.

[charie t]

Bit over top on security there Dan?
how many actually tally up to the car the engine is in?

No. If someone wants to clone a car (and you have no idea if they would clone this car or not, all kinds of normal cars get cloned for all sorts of reasons) they now have the engine number. It won't be hard to search the OPs posts and find a photo of the car with it's reg. Wait long enough and if the admin and mods don't remove this kind of info then eventually the OP might also post the VIN and you have a full set. If you don't think there are bots released into the internet by spam companies to do this kind of thing you are kidding yourself. The internet is not a secure place, all important data should be kept secure and we as the forum have some responsibility to our members. We post disclaimers in the rules and everything anyone posts is at their own risk but we still choose to make our members security a priority.

still maintain bit over top, but if that the rules, thats the rules

[mini_legend]

then you are in a bit of a mess comes MOTs etc.

Errr why? engine size has no impact on the MOT test. It is 1 998 to another 998, how many engines have been swapped and the engine code plate is missing? or a MED engine with their own codes fitted, have the log books been updated? Its not really a cloning issue unless you get something worth cloning, say a 970 or cooper s engine
If the codes i have are correct, yes it has been replaced because it was originally fitted in a metro

it won't fail an MOT on engine size, but if they check your code agaisnt your log book, and it comes up on the system there is another mini with the 'same' engine code you are in a mess