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Davidarnol

Member Since: 04 Aug 2017
Location: Scotland
Posts: 21

Engine type on VIN number

Had a look at the VIN number of my 02 MY DEFENDER, normally a TD5 engine would be shown as the number 8 on the Vin code (also the 8th character along the VIN code) my VIN shows a number 5 which does not match with any Landrover engines on the VIN decoders, any ideas why this is, it certainly looks like a 15P TD5 engine!

17th Aug 2017 2:21pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

vin pos 1-3 SAL=Solihull England

vin pos 4-5 DH = DEF 110
DV= DEF 90

vin pos 6 body type A= 2 door pick up , HT

vin pos 7 engine type

vin pos 8 Gear box type 7 = 5 speed Manual i.e. R380

Certainly looks like a 15P TD5 engine! 2002 defender will fitted with 15P engine at LR

17th Aug 2017 4:14pm

Davidarnol

Member Since: 04 Aug 2017
Location: Scotland
Posts: 21

My vin is -

SAL - as above

LD - Def 110

B - Defender heavy duty

A - hard top

5 - engine type ???

7 - R380 RH gearbox

2 - model year 2002

Etc, etc, etc

Or am I getting it wrong?

17th Aug 2017 4:41pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

if your vin shown 5 for engine type both my engines are 15p and vin shown 5 under engine type

17th Aug 2017 4:46pm

NickEJ

Member Since: 24 Nov 2012
Location: Ljubljana
Posts: 152

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Galway Green

Try taking the acoustic cover off to see if you still have a paper label on top of the engine. Mine's still there and it will definitively give you the engine type.

17th Aug 2017 9:55pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

Or engine number is on the left hand side of the engine (turbo side) about half way along the block below the exhaust manufold. It's almost inline (just infornt) with the pipe from the breather from the rocker cover to the turbo inlet hose. It's about halfway down the block.

18th Aug 2017 9:50am

Djcla

Member Since: 29 Jul 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 469

Hpi check should give you engine number and it tells you if it's 15p at least the total car check app I use does. This was you don't even need to get up lol

22nd Aug 2017 5:19pm

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