junior_tm

well im about to go buy an engine and i would like to know how to i know the engine is not stolen? is there any website where i put the block number in and it tells me if the engine is not stolen?

NOFX

I would suggest you contact your local law enforcement. I've never heard of a website that checks engine/car theft like the sites that check availability of special license plates.

TheJGB3

Usually the VIN# is stamped on the block. If this VIN# tag is missing, most likely the motor is stolen because they would leave it on (if they had nothing to hide).

dynamo

The VIN is not stamped into the block - it's stamped into a little metal plate that is bolted down to the block. The block/serial number that is stamped into the block will not help you determine whether the block is stolen as it is not tracked by law enforcement. Bottom line is, if the VIN plate is not present, something is probably shady. Just my $0.02.

honda.lioness

From researching this yesterday, I do not think the VIN number is written/attached/stamped anywhere on engine blocks made before about 1996.

My 93 Civic's owner's manual says there are only three recordings of the VIN on it: On the driver's doorjamb; on the driver's side of the dash; on the engine compartment firewall, upper middle.

Ej Girl

i thought obd1 motors dont have the vin #'s on there...i could be wrong...what motor are you trying to buy?

junior_tm

well i traded h22a4 to b16a3 but i can barely see the engine code and is kinda shaved and the tranny there is no vin number plate. what should i do??