You may also find the engine code on a sticker attached to the cylinder head. How to Identify VW Engine Size by Block Number. Find out what year the model of Volkswagen is. nick Research the engine code, stamped on the rear top section of the motor. The engine code is found on the drivers side front on the engine block. At first VW used a styraight number for the engine number . Step 1. How to Determine the Size of a VW Engine.
1.8 Liter Models: You'll need to remove the decorative engine cover. Im looking for help so that i may order the correct rebuild parts.
Information from a 5/73 USA service bulletin issued 5/73: Engines with the re-manufactured symbol, a letter, a number and ending with X, indicates a VW Exchange engine. Locate the engine casting number.
Be sure the number is easily read before recording it. I normally rebuild type 4 engines, and a friend of mine has dropped of a early VW engine from a Canadian built over snow machine, what stands out it the generator support is part of the engine case casting.
Exchange engines. Step 2. Step 2. However, over time the numbers become very hard to read. The engine number is stamped just under the alternator/oil filler stand (under the "zunfolge 1432," which means firing order 1432 in German). Before Oct., 1968 the X was not stamped onto the block. Write down the casting number. A better way to determine engine type is by using Engine Codes, but since you will inevitabley hear references to VW Engines by “type”, here is a stab at a guide for deciphering those references. Step 1.
Type 1 “Upright” Engine: Sizes 36HP, 40 HP, 1300cc, 1500cc (single port), 1600cc (single port), 1500cc (dual port), 1600cc (dual port) the engine number is 122-4153. many thanks. These engines are normally marked with a VW recycle symbol and an X at the end.