Where to Check the Car Engine Number?
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The engine number can be found on the outer surface of the engine block, on the vehicle's nameplate, or the engine compartment nameplate. It can also be checked on the car purchase invoice, the factory certificate (which includes the engine number), the operation permit for commercial vehicles, the vehicle purchase tax payment certificate, the registration records at the public security authority, 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. 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 represents information such as the manufacturer, specifications, performance, features, technology, purpose, and batch of the engine, including fuel type, number of cylinders, displacement, and static brake power. Engines installed in passenger cars or multi-purpose vehicles are marked with the professional manufacturer's name, model, and production number as required. It's 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 multiple engines can share the same model. The engine number, however, is the production number of the engine, unique to each individual engine. Composition of the car engine number: Front part: Includes the product series code, generation symbol, and regional or corporate code, which are selected by the manufacturer as needed but must be approved and recorded by the industry standard 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 within the same series due to improvements or other reasons, the manufacturer selects an appropriate symbol. The rear and tail parts can be separated by a hyphen (-).
