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Tatey

posted on 28/5/12 at 01:26 PM Reply With Quote
Ford Engine Age Letter

I've been emailing Ford to find out the age of my engine for emissions for IVA (it is pre 95) however they have emailed me back saying I need the chassis number from the donor vehicle and it's not possible for them to verify the age of the engine from the engine number alone. I bought the engine on it's own and I really don't think it will be possible for me to find this info out. Has anyone else had this issue and if so how did they get round it?

Thanks
Tatey

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big_wasa

posted on 28/5/12 at 01:32 PM Reply With Quote
Nope, I just sent them the engine number and they sent a letter back with the date. This was last year.

Mine was a zetec.

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Daddylonglegs

posted on 28/5/12 at 01:45 PM Reply With Quote
Who have you been emailing? The best thing is to send a letter to:

Ford Technical Information Centre
PO Box 300
Walsall
WS5 4QH

I did that and just explained why I wanted it and gave them the engine number. Got a letter back within about a week





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Tiger Super Six

posted on 28/5/12 at 02:14 PM Reply With Quote
This is what I sent - made easy for you, you only need to copy and paste and then put your address on it.

Ford Technical Information Centre,
PO BOX 300,
Walsall ,
West Midlands ,
WS5 4QH.


DATE


Dear Sirs,
Re: Duratec Engine Information

I am currently in the process of changing the engine in my kit car from a Ford Pinto to a Ford Duratec. As part of this process I need a letter from Ford confirming the Engine Number and the exact cylinder capacity (cc) of the particular engine to provide to the DVLA.

I can confirm my engine number as ……………………………………………………………. and would ask that you provide a letter to my above address reconfirming this engine number and its exact cc.

Thank you very much for your time in this matter and I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,





Mark

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perksy

posted on 28/5/12 at 02:46 PM Reply With Quote
When i wanted the letter for my old Zetec Westy i just sent the serial number off the engine and Mr Ford sent a nice letter back free of charge with all the info needed
Didn't have to provide the chassis number

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coyoteboy

posted on 28/5/12 at 03:04 PM Reply With Quote
I'm surprised they do this free of charge to be honest, it's going to take someone some time to faff about and it's not like it's legally required of them. I'm hoping Audi will be equally helpful.
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sjmatthews

posted on 28/5/12 at 03:06 PM Reply With Quote
Does this help?...

http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-manufacture-dates.html





I'll be in the garage dear!

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Fishface

posted on 20/6/12 at 12:32 PM Reply With Quote
i used that template which somewhere kindly gave me on here and I got a letter from ford a few weeks back. Excellant service and free, shocking
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knight19770

posted on 26/7/17 at 02:59 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Guy's , Where do i find the engine number on my Blacktop?
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Angel Acevedo

posted on 26/7/17 at 04:51 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fishface
i used that template which somewhere kindly gave me on here and I got a letter from ford a few weeks back. Excellant service and free, shocking


I don´t think it´s free nor shocking...
If I was an Engine manufacturer, and they ask me this, I would provide on the basis that there´s one more Acevedo Engine on the road...
So there´s one less engine from my competition..
So... If all goes bang, or a refurbish is needed, gess who is selling spares??
My opinion only...
And some of us will provide free advertising while talking to our peers regarding choice of engine and so, and so..





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loggyboy

posted on 26/7/17 at 05:55 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Angel Acevedo
quote:
Originally posted by Fishface
i used that template which somewhere kindly gave me on here and I got a letter from ford a few weeks back. Excellant service and free, shocking


I don´t think it´s free nor shocking...
If I was an Engine manufacturer, and they ask me this, I would provide on the basis that there´s one more Acevedo Engine on the road...
So there´s one less engine from my competition..
So... If all goes bang, or a refurbish is needed, gess who is selling spares??
My opinion only...
And some of us will provide free advertising while talking to our peers regarding choice of engine and so, and so..


It used.to be free, but this is an old thread. Its about £25 i believe now.





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obfripper

posted on 26/7/17 at 07:38 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by knight19770
Hi Guy's , Where do i find the engine number on my Blacktop?


It should be on the exhaust side of the block on the edge of the bellhousing mating face.
If you took the engine out of a donor car, it will be the same as the last 7 digits of the chassis number of the donor car.

If you have the donor reg or full vin you can bring up the donor build details on the ford etis website.
https://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do
If for iva it may be worth asking the test centre if this lookup is acceptable proof for engine age.

Dave

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ChrisJ15

posted on 14/8/17 at 08:34 AM Reply With Quote
I sent a letter to these guys and they sent me a letter back with no charge:

Ford Technical Information Center,
PO BOX 12060
Colchester,
Essex.
CO1 9PF

I did have the reg and VIN of the donor car though.

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gremlin1234

posted on 14/8/17 at 07:40 PM Reply With Quote
I think the last part of the ford vin and then engine no. are always the same, (unless an engine swap etc)
so if the engine no. and doner vin agree that would be good enough proof of age.

the etis site is good, but I don't know how far back it goes

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ChrisJ15

posted on 15/8/17 at 11:06 AM Reply With Quote
That was the case with mine, 7 digit engine number is also last 7 digits of VIN.
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