Gazzar Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I'm rebuilding an engine at the moment, new shells, rings, cam etc. Can I stamp a new number on it? In a separate location to the original, which I won't obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Just keep the original serial number, adding a 2nd number could cause untold problems if DVSA/Police ever had to get involved with the vehicle, but you could stamp something like rebuilt with the date it was completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 That's what I was thinking of doing: RECON2020STD ACR CAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romahomepete Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 A bit of useless information that applies to factory recon series engines. LR or their reconditioners always machined the number off. There is a service bulletin that ells dealers to stamp the original engine number on the machined surface. Many didnt bother though. There is also some confusion with log books/V5s where the engine no and the chassis no appear the same. They cannot be as they use a different system but laziness when first registering meant that the chassis number was just copied into the engiune number space. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 One of my 4.6's is a factory recon, no engine number just a little LR plate glued to the front with a part number and serial number which is nothing like an engine number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I had a factory recon 3.9 that had no serial number stamped on it. I needed one for customs so made up my own code/number, stamped it on, got the engine number changed on the log book to match the number I'd created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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