Thread: SDV6 / 3.0TDV6 Engine Number Location?

I'm in Adelaide and took my v6 petrol to Lonsdale. After an hour tryingvro find it, i had to take it to sovereign and get them to photo it. My wife had a similar problem with her Volvo c70. Must be an SA thing.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Never seen one successfully removed without evidence of tampering.

Best to order new ones from dealer.

Takes 5 minutes with a right angled O ring pick, easy and would save potential stress down the trackWP_20190901_09_05_21_Pro.jpgWP_20190901_09_06_22_Pro.jpgWP_20190901_09_09_05_Pro.jpg

Got this all sorted through PCB Landrovers. They dropped the starter off to get to the engine number, take photos and clean it up.

I spoke to a different guy at the inspection place when I went back. They definitely don't accept the top plate as evidence. He said they had a car with a stolen engine and top plates changed, found after it had been through inspection and now they only accept the block number.

Ah well all done and wasn't too expensive. Gave me an excuse to have all the gearbox, diff and transfer case fluids changed at the same time and PCB gave it a general look over and found a few other bits to be fixed next time it's in. So a worthwhile exercise in the end.

Well that is about the only place in the world that happens.

Can you imagine what it would be like in NSW where you have rego inspections every year. Each year the starter would have to be dropped out just to get your roadworthy.

Maybe some people in SA need to get with the programme.

Now I understand why my 3.5 V8 in my 101 has a one off engine number stamped in the top passenger side of the block near the bell housing - with the 101 exhaust manifolds on it the engine number cannot be read so, now that I understand the SA process, it explains the second "SA police type" engine number stamped near the bell housing.

This number is nothing like the correct number, but is easy to read and saves having to pull the exhaust manifold off to read the number.

Garry

It would just be Regency Park on another power trip.

The irony is that the mechanic could just send any old photo he had, no guarantee it’s of that vehicle!

Originally Posted by Tombie

It would just be Regency Park on another power trip.

The irony is that the mechanic could just send any old photo he had, no guarantee it’s of that vehicle!

Mine was at Lonsdale - but the same power trip applies!

I remember when I had my Wrangler done (at Lonsdale also), the guy could not find an engine number anywhere (I purchased it in Melbourne).
In the end, he found a casting number somewhere near where the engine number was supposed to be, and went with that.
The engine number was forever different on the rego paperwork to the Jeep data.
Sigh!

It's a bit frustrating but it's not really the end of the world. In SA you only need an identity inspection when buying a car from interstate. If you transfer the vehicle in the same name, not needed. If you buy a car in SA, not needed. The inspection is a no booking needed free inspection.

No annual pink slips. No roadworthy certificates. It's typically a painless process.

Definitely not the end of the world here

Pull up, Police office has a quick look, show him the number on the intake. Pay the fee and gone.

No naffing around and no comments about the depth of tint