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Engine: Application and ID


To identify an engine by the manufacturer's code, follow the four steps designated by the numbered blocks.





VIN PLATE LOCATION:

Top of instrument panel or left windshield post visible through windshield.





(1) MODEL YEAR IDENTIFICATION:

1981-90 - 10th character of VIN

1990 - L
1989 - K
1988 - J
1987 - H
1986 - G
1985 - F
1984 - E
1983 - D
1982 - C
1981 - B





(2) ENGINE CODE LOCATIONS:


6th and 7th characters of VIN.




Engine Code Identification:





(3) ENGINE CODE:

(4) ENGINE IDENTIFICATION: