engine ID

[joevit]

Can anyone tell me where i can locate the engine ID on my 94 GA. 4 cyl ohc. The engine was change by the previous owner and they put in a 96 engine.

[gmack221]

http://www.babcox.com/editorial/ar/ar40032.htm

if its still a 4 cyl it should be a 2.4L (96)
the link above has alot of the casting numbers & info on the quad 4 motors.

hope this helps

[joevit]

thanks gmack221. that tells me what the block # should be but where on the block is the # stamped? any idea?

[gmack221]

Originally Posted by joevit

thanks gmack221. that tells me what the block # should be but where on the block is the # stamped? any idea?

Can't remember for sure, been a year since i've had mine out, but since i've designed many castings I will tell you the three most likely places the casting number will be, (it will be cast in, not stamped with a metal style punch). There will be a stamped in number somewhere, but that will be a machining number, thats not what they are giving you here, its common to use one casting machined different ways for different applications (less common in engine blocks).

#1 - on the top of triangle used for the passanger side motor mount
#2 - on the verticle face in front of the starter (transmission side)
#3 - on the front side of the oil pan lip (front of car side)

most likely its going to be on a flat surface to reduce wear on the casting tooling (if at all possible), they will want to put it on a side of the motor you can see with the engine in the car.

The head casting number is on the passanger side (motor mount side) that should help identify the motor unless they put another year head on the replacement motor. (hope this helps)

anyone know for sure???