Of course, a car enthusiast who is going to purchase an iron horse wants to know absolutely everything about his future car, including the year of manufacture, mileage, factory body color code, whether it was in an accident, etc. Often, being interested in certain issues, drivers are faced with a problem - determining the year of manufacture of a car and engine.
Instructions
Step 1
Carefully inspect all the numbers that are on the motor (engine), as well as on the stickers from the manufacturer, which can be found under the hood of the vehicle. It is by these figures that you can easily determine whether the car has undergone repairs and some alterations.
Step 2
Find the VIN number. By this number, you can find out in which country the car was made, how old it is, what type of engine is used, as well as what year the engine was manufactured.
Step 3
Go to the avto.ru website using the Internet after you have determined the VIN code of the car. Enter the car make and code in the appropriate fields. Click on the "OK" button and wait until you see a window with full information about your vehicle, country of manufacture, place and time of release.
Step 4
There is another way to determine the model year of a car's engine. To do this, you need to look under the hood and look at the cylinder block, which is located in the support area right next to the pallet. In this case, the inscription looks like a bas-relief located in a small rectangle.
Step 5
If neither the first nor the second option helped you or for some reason is unacceptable for you, take the following steps. Determine the VIN number as shown above. Pay attention to the numbers and letters of this very code. The last two letters VIN are the engine model and the numbers that follow the letters are the engine number.
Step 6
Use special sites and find the engine year of manufacture according to the data. Knowing its brand, it is best to use the websites of official representatives.
Step 7
Contact a technical center to provide information about the engine and the car, if you yourself were unable to obtain important information. Rest assured, professionals, just by looking at the engine, will be able to determine very close to the reliable year of manufacture, as well as the duration of the engine's operation in the future.
