Where is the car engine number located?
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The engine number can be found on the outer surface of the engine block, on the vehicle's nameplate, or on the nameplate inside the engine compartment. You can also check the engine number on the car purchase invoice, the factory certificate, the operating license for commercial vehicles, the vehicle purchase tax payment certificate, the registration record with the public security authorities, or the vehicle insurance card. The simplest and most direct method is to check the vehicle's administrative green book or the vehicle registration certificate. The engine number is like a person's ID number, representing each vehicle and storing very important information about the car. The engine model is an identification code assigned by the engine manufacturer in accordance with relevant regulations, corporate or industry practices, and the attributes of the engine. It is used to indicate information such as the manufacturer, specifications, performance, features, technology, purpose, and batch of the engine, including fuel type, number of cylinders, displacement, and static braking power. Engines installed in passenger cars or multi-purpose passenger vehicles are all marked with the professional manufacturer's name, model, and production number as required. It is important to note that the engine number is not the same as the engine model. The engine model refers to the specifications and size of the engine within the manufacturer's range, and engine models can be the same. The engine number, however, refers to the production number of the engine, and each engine can only have one unique engine number. Composition of the car engine number: Front part: Includes the product series code, generation symbol, and regional or corporate code. Manufacturers can choose the appropriate letters as needed, but they must be approved and filed by the industry standard's regulatory body. Middle part: Consists of symbols for the number of cylinders, cylinder arrangement, stroke, and cylinder diameter. Rear part: Composed of symbols for structural features and usage characteristics. Tail part: Distinguishing symbol. When differentiation is needed due to improvements or other reasons within the same product series, the manufacturer selects an appropriate symbol. The rear and tail parts can be separated by a hyphen (-).
