dailysleaze Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The manual says it's supposed to be on the right side of the block below the oil breather, but there's nothing there. Could it be anywhere else? The insurance company are getting a bit interested. The V5 says has a 16L number, so presumably that's the original 300Tdi and someone's been a bit naughty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 yeah that pic is definitely right side, but try the front left, top of engine block, just below head, under the exhaust manifold. You might be surprised there is a good chance it ends in 16L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 It's a long time since I looked, but I'm pretty sure thats where it's stamped on my TGV. I will try to remember to have a look tonight. I have a vague idea it might have been placed somewhere else on the Argentinian built engines, but then again I may have dreamed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 I think i'll need to hunt around a bit. It took me about 15 minutes just to get into a position where I could see the area above to confirm that I wasn't going crazy. The bit where it's supposed to be on mine is black and smooth. Can't feel anything. I would expect the same place as a 300Tdi would be a good place to start, but it's under an air con compressor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Or maybe you could take 10secs to look where i suggested....ill give you a hint, thsts where it is on mine and yes it ends in 16L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 and yes it ends in 16L Mine doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Or maybe you could take 10secs to look where i suggested....ill give you a hint, thsts where it is on mine and yes it ends in 16L I will do, i'm just not in the same place as the vehicle at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Mine doesn't. Yep and why i said good chance and not definitely will. Given his engine number is not in the "normal" location and neither is mine and given he thought his could be dodgy i was using a bit of logic and trying to rest his mine that a genuine 2.8tgv engine number can end in 16L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I just checked mine and it's stamped right where the photo indicates it would be. directly above the boss for the fuel pump. It's bloody hard to see though under the mud and rust, it doesn't appear the flat was machined before it was stamped. It would be very easy to miss it, with everything that's in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 yeah that pic is definitely right side, but try the front left, top of engine block, just below head, under the exhaust manifold. You might be surprised there is a good chance it ends in 16L And this is where I found it. The area was painted white, so pretty easy in the end. The hard bit now is working out if a B is an 8 or if a 0 is a D. The number really doesn't match the manual, which says it's in the form B61 536265 B60 536265 I've got a string of 7 letters/numbers, then the 6 numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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