Thread: vin meaning?

see one of the VIN decoder sites such as Land Rover VIN Checker Land Rover One Ten: Land Rover One Ten Blog

J means it is 4.6L Petrol V8

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

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


maybe

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 works for the 4.6 but still mistakes the 4.0 for a 2.5 diesel

Cheers, Paul.

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?

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...

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

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

Originally Posted by PaulP38a

Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands 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