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by Crazedlpfan on January 17th, 2005

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How can I identify the cubic inch displacement of my engine with the VIN number?

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  • by rat9771 on June 12th, 2005

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    The 8th VIN number does tell the engine size in all American and most foriegn cars.

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  • by corey on October 11th, 2007

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    Here's a good VIN decoder:

    http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vinDecoder.asp

    A good place to learn about VINs is wikipedia.org. Search for VIN and you'll be taken to the article there.

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on August 19th, 2007

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    The simple answer is that you usually can't. If it's not in your owners manual and you don't feel like consulting a Haynes/Chiltons manual, you can do some quick 'net research on your particular model AND TRIM LEVEL of your car.

    Actually you CAN do it, but it's not really worthwhile and usually involves using the VIN to get info you probably could have gotten easier than searching for a vehicle-specific VIN decoder.
    If you insist on doing it through the VIN you should know that the 8th digit is for DOMESTIC vehicles, and only since '81. Unless it's a Hummer; they use the 4th digit.
    True, SOME imports use the 8th digit, but not all. The 4th-8th digits are reserved for model-specific info which may or may not include actual engine identification!

    Using the VIN is a difficult/convoluted way to find your displacement unless you truly don't know the model and trim level of your vehicle. I didn't need a VIN decoder to find, with a few minutes research, that my Honda had a 1590cc engine.
    Maybe these will help if you insist on using the VIN, but honestly, there are easier ways.
    http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm
    http://www.amsoil.com/products/vin_code_lookup.pdf

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  • by MUDTech on August 19th, 2007

    MUDTech

    The 8th digit of the VIN tells you what engine is in your vehicle. What kind of vehicle do you have anyways?

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on January 17th, 2005

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    The simple answer is that you usually can't. If it's not in your owners manual, and you don't feel like consulting a Haynes/Chiltons manual, you can do some quick 'net research on your particular model AND TRIM LEVEL of your car.

    Actually, you CAN do it, but it's not really worthwhile and usually involves using the VIN to get info you probably could have gotten easier than searching for a vehicle-specific VIN decoder.
    If you insist on doing it through the VIN, you should know that the 8th digit is for DOMESTIC vehicles, and only since '81. Unless it's a Hummer; they use the 4th digit.
    True, SOME imports use the 8th digit, but not all. The 4th-8th digits are reserved for model-specific info... which may or may not include actual engine identification!

    Using the VIN is a difficult/convoluted way to find your displacement unless you truly don't know the model and trim level of your vehicle. I didn't need a VIN decoder to find, with a few minutes research, that my Honda had a 1590cc engine.
    Maybe these will help if you insist on using the VIN, but honestly, there are easier ways.
    http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm
    http://www.amsoil.com/products/vin_code_lookup.pdf

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  • by dwille1979 on June 11th, 2005

    dwille1979

    The 8th digit in the VIN tells what engine was put in the car.

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