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[Chris1992]

hi guys, i recently bought an engine off fleebay but the plate with the engine number is missing, is there any way of finding out what it was? not a big deal but id like to get another made up

[BronkoMini]

Has it been weakly stamped where the plate is supposed to be?

[Midas Mk1]

Dont worry about it, when blocks get machined they get removed :)

[BronkoMini]

So what happens when you get the car mot'd? As I took mine of to get the block skimmed.

[Mini Manannán]

Mine didn't have an engine number either. I made a number up, luckily we don't have to go through annual MOTs...

[Chris1992]

theres no number on the block where it used to be... ok lol, so do you recon ill have problems with MOTs? 

[AVV IT]

As far as I'm aware, the engine number doesnt get checked at the MOT, they're only really interested in the reg number and the VIN/chassis number. You can assign your own engine number if you wish, the main issue is to make sure that your engine number matches the engine number listed on the V5. If you do choose to assign a new number, then you will need to declare the change of engine to the DVLA, for which they now usually require confirmation that a genuine engine swap has taken place i.e. a copy of the receipt/invoice from the garage that did the swap, or an engineers report (on headed note paper) that confirms the engine swap and the new engine number, if you did the work yourself.

[Chris1992]

As far as I'm aware, the engine number doesnt get checked at the MOT, they're only really interested in the reg number and the VIN/chassis number. You can assign your own engine number if you wish, the main issue is to make sure that your engine number matches the engine number listed on the V5. If you do choose to assign a new number, then you will need to declare the change of engine to the DVLA, for which they now usually require confirmation that a genuine engine swap has taken place i.e. a copy of the receipt/invoice from the garage that did the swap, or an engineers report (on headed note paper) that confirms the engine swap and the new engine number, if you did the work yourself.

 

hmm seems like a,lot of hassle... if you think it will get through MOTs ok then i dont think ill bother lol

[AVV IT]

It is a legal requirement to inform DVLA of a change in engine though. Not that anybody is likely to check until you come to sell, at which point it could well reduce the value and put some buyers off due to the hassle of getting it declared.

[Chris1992]

It is a legal requirement to inform DVLA of a change in engine though. Not that anybody is likely to check until you come to sell, at which point it could well reduce the value and put some buyers off due to the hassle of getting it declared.

 

ah right i see, i plan on doing everything i need to do in terms of informing the right people when i switch the engines (DVLA, insurance, etc). but when i inform DVLA/insurance will they want the engine number as proof then?

[AVV IT]

As I mentioned above DVLA now tend to want some kind of written confirmation that a genuine engine swap has taken place, as opposed to you just sending off the V5 stating the new engine number. Insurers generally won't be interested in engine numbers, they tend to only be interested in the size of engine.

[Chris1992]

As I mentioned above DVLA now tend to want some kind of written confirmation that a genuine engine swap has taken place, as opposed to you just sending off the V5 stating the new engine number. Insurers generally won't be interested in engine numbers, they tend to only be interested in the size of engine.

 

ok cheers for that... might have a small problem then...

[blacktulip]

adrian flux want engine numbers if they have been swapped.