vin meaning?

[dbs]

I've seen a couple of 2001 p38s with a Vin of sallpamj and I think it identifies them as Japan delivered. Can anyone confirm if that is what the J stands for?

[PaulP38a]

see one of the VIN decoder sites such as Land Rover VIN Checker Land Rover One Ten: Land Rover One Ten Blog (http://landroveroneten.com/cgi-bin/vin_checker.cgi/)

J means it is 4.6L Petrol V8

[dbs]

thanks for that, but now I'm even more confused. according to that site sallpamd is a 2.5 or a 1.8 petrol motor and as I understood it p38a delivered in australia have that vin. Also the majority of 4.6 that I've looked at are a d not a j...

that's if I've read it right
:(

[Scouse]

It might have something to do with the compression ratio:
D = low
J = high


maybe

[PaulP38a]

Used that page to check my 3 Landies.
2001 Freelander TD4
SALLNABE11Axxxxxx
all correct

1999 Rangie 4.0
SALLPAMB3XAxxxxxx
B should be 4.0 V8 low comp

2000 Rangie 4.6
SALLPAMD3YAxxxxxx
D should be 4.6 V8 low comp

maybe there is a better page out there?
Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands (http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html) works for the 4.6 but still mistakes the 4.0 for a 2.5 diesel

Cheers, Paul.

[dbs]

That makes sense. In that case I guess I'll be looking for a J
unless anyone can give me a good reason to go D...

Higher compression better power but does this open up the possibility of issues with the motor that aren't seen in a low compression motor... anyone want to weigh in with their experiences?

:)

[Hoges]

there does not seem to be any evidence of increased frequency of problems with HC version of the 4.0/4.6 V8 engines which were delivered as standard to the USA (see NAS specs)and arrived here very late in the production cycle... IIRC in the 4.0 version in last of the Disco 2 V8s but not the P38 as a 4.6...

[PaulP38a]

Go for it. I think many 2001 and most 2002 4.6 models were high comp.
After driving a high comp 4.6 Thor, I'd have no hesitation in buying one. Pity Andy sold that one to a lucky bloke in Qld, should have sold it to me :twisted:

They are all at least 10 years old so it is largely pot luck whether you get a good one or not.

[dbs]

Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands (http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html) works for the 4.6


this one makes the most sense... D is listed as 4.6 where as the J is listed as 4.6 Injected.

J it is then

:D

[PaulP38a]

this one makes the most sense... D is listed as 4.6 where as the J is listed as 4.6 Injected.


All P38's are injected.

I'm with Scouse on this... D is a low comp 4.6 (per my 2000 4.6 HSE), J is a high comp 4.6 (someone here will have one)

[noosa100]

That 4.6 High Compression Thor that Paul mentions is a very sweet motor indeed. I certainly enjoying driving it as much as I can.

[philmoon]

hmmn seems wrong mines a 4.6hse and it reckons its a 2.5td lol