coovey
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| posted on 20/3/05 at 11:53 PM |
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Engine age
I bought my 2.0 pinto separate to the donnor car. The SVA requires i prove the age of the engine.
Has anyone had any joy getting prove of engine age?
Cheers
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bob
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 12:11 AM |
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Technical Information Centre
Ford Motor Company
PO BOX 300
Walsall
WS5 4QH
Send them a letter quoting engine number and they will inturn write back with confirmation.
You can phone 09065 533447 (£ a min)
But they will only tell you verbally.
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RogerM
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 12:14 AM |
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Most Ford dealers are much more use for historic data than selling new cars ..... (surely they spelt FOCUS wrong ..... FOC U_P perhaps??????? )
If you speak nicely to the parts department and give them the engine number they will most likely be able to pin it down to a 3 month period, should
be enough for the SVA man). When I needed a paint code for a friends Mk2 Capri I just drove the car down and 10 minutes later, from the chassis number
as the main sticker / plate had been removed on a previous respray), I had the paint code, primer code and even the correct colour breakdown so I
could get it mixed by any paint shop ..... was a perfect match too!
If they can do that with paint an engine number should give them no problems.
Best to ask them as if you are planning a full rebuild or simialr so they think they are going to make some money on the job (assuming they still do
Pinto bits that is).
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wicket
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 11:29 AM |
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The SVA man generally requires manufacturers written confirmation of the engine age based on the serial number stamped on the block, I doubt whether
your local Ford dealer has that information.
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Mr_Stevo
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 02:05 PM |
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Rang the Newcastle test center last week and they said the V5 would do to prove the age of the engine. That's only if you have it of couse
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Marcus
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 08:34 PM |
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Stevo,
I used V5 to prove my engine age. Sent it away to DVLA 2 months before SVA with a change of engine number so it matched my 'new' engine.
They didn't even query it!
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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coovey
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 08:35 PM |
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Thanks Bob will get on to that address
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 08:53 PM |
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Found our local Ford parts dept to be useless when I enquired about engine age, eventually managed to get the phone no for Ford tech dept from
them.Spoke to tech dept who said fax them details and approx 1 hour later had a fax reply with date of manufacture even better got home the following
evening and postman had delivered letter from Ford tech with details. brilliant service and no charge. Thats what I call locost
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tractorboy
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| posted on 21/3/05 at 09:34 PM |
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as in the top reply, write to ford technical department . they replied very promptly on nice ford headed note paper. the guy at the sva was more than
happy with it. in the letter just write the engine number and a brief explination as to why you need the information .
this is the route i used with no problems
cheers scott
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coovey
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| posted on 22/3/05 at 06:39 PM |
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Cheers Guys, posted the letter today
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