So I guess the search feature is temp offline?

My girl just bought a 96 DX with a 00 front end, the guy claims the motor was swapped out with a year 98. So he says 180k on the body, and only 80k on the motor.

I know the VIN is supposed to be on a sticker on the left side of the valve cover, but it's missing from there.

Is there any other VINs on the motor, perhaps stamped onto the block?

 

what kind of motor??? d16y7??

 

Yes d16y7 which I know comes in the DX but also the LX?

I really want to find a VIN on the motor so I can run a Carfax report and see if it really was pulled from a Vic with 80k.

 

Should be one on the back of the block by the trans, if it runs fine and has good compression whos cares though?

 

look behind the exhaust manifold above the oil pan and there should be a vin tag there.

 

thanks, you guys are awesome.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by portaman03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes d16y7 which I know comes in the DX but also the LX?

I really want to find a VIN on the motor so I can run a Carfax report and see if it really was pulled from a Vic with 80k.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i know you got your answer, but will carfax even say if the motor is removed?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by team_exceed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i know you got your answer, but will carfax even say if the motor is removed? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Not sure what you mean, but if I run the Carfax on the engine VIN, it will tell me about the donor car. Meaning, how many miles are on it, if the donor car was salvaged, etc.

 

UPDATE*********

I jacked up the car today and looked for the VIN stamp where you guys suggested.

I can't find anything!

I am starting to get nervous, because we bought the car and now the motor might be stolen?!

Can somebody PLEASE post pics of where the engine VIN is, so I can see if I am looking in the wrong places.

The motor is dirty as hell too, so is it possible to be covered up? Or should it stick out like a sore thumb?

HELP!

 

was the motor and tranny swapped or just the motor

 

mine is on the tranny and looks like the vin plate on the dash

 

I think he said he swapped the motor and tranny.

Can somebody please post a pic of the VIN location?

arggg lol

 

fark.

 

there shud be a vin on the tranny and if u look closely there shud be a vin tag at the botton of ur block right by ur downpipe.

 

If you get a service manual it should tell you where all the vin tags are on the car and engine.But yea like koda said,if it runs well it shouldn't matter.Just give it a tuneup and it should be fine.If you can't find any vin tags on the engine and the engine is stolen then I don't think you have much to worry about considering it can't be proven stolen if theres no vin number to be read.Then again it might be illegal to have a engine with no vin plates.I don't know but it shouldn't be a problem.There should be some numbers under where it says D16y7,maybe those could help?

 

on tranny

above oil pan behind exhaust