Engine Identification
To identify an engine by the manufacturer's code, follow the four steps designated by the numbered blocks.
V.I.N. PLATE LOCATION:
Top of instrument panel visible through windshield.
(1) MODEL YEAR IDENTIFICATION:
10th character of V.I.N.
1990 - L
1989 - K
1988 - J
1987 - H
1986 - G
1985 - F
1984 - E
1983 - D
1982 - C
1981 - B
(2) ENGINE CODE LOCATION:
8th character of V.I.N.
Fig. 1 Engine Identification - 1990:
(3) ENGINE CODE: In the "CODE" column, find the engine code determined in Step 2.
(4) ENGINE IDENTIFICATION: On the line where the engine code appears, read to the right to identify the engine.