Engine numbers

Hi recently had a discovery td300 engine fitted in my defender and didn't note the new engine no now only no I can find is HRC2553/B which I've now been told is probably a casting no can somebody tell me where I should be looking please

tam cochrane said:

Hi recently had a discovery td300 engine fitted in my defender and didn't note the new engine no now only no I can find is HRC2553/B which I've now been told is probably a casting no can somebody tell me where I should be looking please

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Tells you where to look in the guide that I posted in the Intro Thread.

http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/engno.htm

No had a look nothing there

tam cochrane said:

No had a look nothing there

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Do you mean nothing there in the guide, or on your engine?

Turboman said:

Do you mean nothing there in the guide, or on your engine?

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On the engine

tam cochrane said:

On the engine

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look behind the injector pump there and horizontal flat section which is the top of the cam gallery

tam cochrane said:

On the engine

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Try looking for flats elsewhere on the block with a number stamped on them. The engine may have been reconditioned, and restamped by the reconditioner. Degreaser, and a lighted mirror on an extendable stick, can be helpful.

If there isn't a number anywhere, it may have been ground off, not sure what to suggest in that case.

Ok thanks snyway

jamesmartin said:

look behind the injector pump there and horizontal flat section which is the top of the cam gallery

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No can't see anything

tam cochrane said:

No can't see anything

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Can you post a pic of the number that you originally found, so that we can eliminate it from the enquiry?

Having said that, it doesn't sound like any Landrover engine number I have seen.

Turboman said:

Can you post a pic of the number that you originally found, so that we can eliminate it from the enquiry?

Having said that, it doesn't sound like any Landrover engine number I have seen.

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It's on the drivers side low down hrc2553/B can't really get at it to take picture

tam cochrane said:

It's on the drivers side low down hrc2553/B can't really get at it to take picture

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Is it stamped, or a raised number in the casting?

Turboman said:

Is it stamped, or a raised number in the casting?

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Raised

tam cochrane said:

Raised

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Casting number.

Ok will it cause me bother with dvla if i export car

tam cochrane said:

Ok will it cause me bother with dvla if i export car

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I am no expert on export.

Would have thought it likely, see if anyone pops up that knows about it.

Turboman said:

I am no expert on export.

Would have thought it likely, see if anyone pops up that knows about it.

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Great thanks

I suppose it depends where you are exporting too?
But would suggest your V5C ( log book) numbers need to match that on the car or you could face problems.

J

tam cochrane said:

No can't see anything

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Find the number it will be there but not always visible at first.
Ask the garage to write you a letter that they fitted engine xxxx into car with xxxx registration and then send this to DVLA. For a number change. Do check the chassis number too and make sure it matches.
DVLA actually don’t care about export when you send the slip off the V5C (or even online now maybe?)
It’s the new country of registration that might care when your numbers don’t match, or are not there then you could face a lot of problems.

J