Engine Numbers!!

[The MoffMeister]

Hi guys just a quick question for you people in the know.

I have had a bran new engine installed in my car due to the other one having a fault with the valves, the piston hit the bottom of the valve and disentergated (sp), i am due to pick it up tom after the mechanic put the clutch in the wrong way round

So really what im asking is, i know every engine have it's own serial number, but can you have duplicate engines that seat would keep in stock (unlikely i know), as i have a funny feeling that they may of just rebuilt the engine instead and tried to say its a new engine!!

So, if its a new engine will it be a new engine number that i would have to register with the DVLA

Or

Would it be the same code and the dealer may of swapped over the serial numbers etc etc

Knowledge here would be grateful

Many thank's

Rob

 

[goble]

They Normaly Come Stamped With The Code And Number On Them E.g If It Was A Bam Unit That Was In There Then It Would Of Been A Bam Ordered And Fitted,just Ask To See The Old Parts And If There Not Exchange Keep Them

 

[The MoffMeister]

Ok cool but surely the engine numbers will be different or wont they??

 

[goble]

The Dealer Should Inform U If It Is Different Or Stamp It The Same As Before If The Block Come Down As A Blank

 

[The MoffMeister]

ah i see now so could be blank and they re stamp it so to speak, that case i wouldnt have to do anything then..

Thanx for the help goble!!

 

[F2 Stu]

pretty damn quick turnaround!

 

[roly]

i've got your original engine number at work so we can compare that with the new one and work out what they've replaced

 

[ArosaRacer]

engines are 4 day order from vw/audi, one day is spent at dordon near tamworth while TNT put order and picking slips on it then its sent down on a TRUCK to dealers


(Notice i said TRUCK after the abuse hgv boys were given)


Anyway good to see stretch mobile back out to play!

 

[The MoffMeister]

Ok cheers ben we'll see what happens, they told me to come back in 1000 miles so they can look over it and then confirm its been a new engine and put it in my service book or something!!

Stu was a quick turnabout i phoned them up asking for progress report and a loan car and the guys says.. sorry you cant have a loan car, so i was like annoyed and ready to say something, then he turns around and says it'll be ready in half an hour

Gaz, you would of thought it would of been good to have the stretch mobile back on road wouldn't you???
Well picked it up from garage got at least a whole 1/8 of a mile, engine management light comes on car starts to stutter and running on 3 again, so i brown my pants as this is what happened last time when it went bang

Brought it back and bloke goes well it could be a coilpack thats failing under load, (a previous phone call i said there was a coilpack failed, thanx to ben) so either they didnt check it or didnt realise

Anyway im back in the V6 Red ibiza, (well really its a 1.2 but sounds wicked at 5000rpm ) till tommorrow so i'll see what happens then...

 

[goble]

1 little question . have you seen the old parts and are you paying for it or is it warranty???

 

[The MoffMeister]

Its warranty goble, havent seen old parts but did see pics of what happened inside engine etc!! messy!! why you ask??

 

[Triple D]

Glad to see you got it all sorted under warranty stretch, bet that was a bit of a relife for you wasnt it as for sticking the clutch in the wrong way around how can you? one side of the drive plate says FLYWHEEL SIDE on it, and the cover can only be bolted up one way, it does make you wonder what type of monkies they have working there sometimes doesnt it

 

[The MoffMeister]

sure does but hey mistakes are made, must of been a day release from mcdonalds!! lol

 

[F2 Stu]

c'mon pics of busted valves please

 

[The MoffMeister]

have asked for them stu he said he'll mail me them so watch this space...