Can you get a blown up motor or just a block with a readable number and slap it in for the idiots to have something to write down? Then put yours back in?
I was allready on that.. found something in spain that looks like a really nice block. same casting number, the seller is hopefully coming back to me tommorow. I just need the build-up of number, I will change some digits and i'm good.
I allready found someone who can put the number in the engine..
but I doubt it has a good readable number as I have 2 friends with the same engine and they also cant see any number on their engines..
I was talking to the jeep importer in germany this afternoon, checked 3 VIN numbers (mine and of my two friends) and all three didnt showed a engine number..
At my data it says the engine is changed, theirs it just say nothing.
This guy in germany also told me to put something on, as he also thought it was stupid bureaucracy. He told me the new 2024 wranglers are like "W212134" and he told me to make something with M,N or P as that should be around 2006/2007 with 6 random numbers behind it.
But I see so many different examples online. litteraly checked all the youtube movies of engine numbers, I know almost everything about this freaking numbers now.
Correct me if I'm wrong!
1996-2002
For the 2.5 and 4.0 engines it worked like this:
1. 1st digit – the year (for example 4 = 1994)
2. 2nd and 3rd digit – the month (01-12)
3. 4th and 5th letter – the engine type (MX = 4.0L) (HX = 2.5L)
4. 6th and 7th digit – the day of the engine month (01-31).
For example 601HX23 = January 23, 1996, 4 cylinder
and the last 8 digits of the VIN were used.
2003-2006. cant find anything. only thing I found was a tag of a 2005 rubicon 4.0L 6 cylinder:
It looks like the 8 last digits of the VIN are on there..
This is the only thing I found on these 2.4L Chrysler engines.
It looks like it says "55" but that metal plate is in the way..
Anyway that doesnt match with the VIN. The 5 does as it was a 2005 but after that it should be a "L,P or W" (plant location according to this website)
https://www.4-wheel-parts.de/en/inf...umber-year-2005-2006-2007-2008-2009-2010.html
The 2.4 Cherokee engines have the last 8 Digits of the VIN number:
Chrysler PT cruiser 2007 2.4 engine has also last 8 digits of the VIN:
Wrangler JK 2007-2018, is completly random...
Wrangler 2010:
Wrangler 2015: (looks like my 3 years old engraved that)
Wrangler 2017: (same as last digits of VIN)
other Jeeps:
Compass: (same as last digits of VIN)
Patriot: completly random.
so lets say i did my homework but it makes NO sense. If only I have a "build up" of the number of that freaking 2.4L engine.
I knew I should've bought that 6 cilinder.
Off course i can make something up, but what if this guy is like "yeah, thats not the correct number" I only got one shot.
or maybe I just think to much, If nobody knows, so how should they know..
Lets hope this spanish guy comes back with good news tommorow.
(btw. all these images I found on the internet. So I dont want to bring anyones data out in the open, it was allready there.
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