Replacement Engine
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Bentonville, AR
Well, this may be overkill on this subject, but for what it's worth...
As Jake Raby has reported, the engine number is etched on a sloping panel on the crankcase, per the attached pic. On my engine, the numbers are hard to read, but come out as:
M96/03 663 09588
- The M96/03 is the code for the 3.6 liter 996 engine
- After this, there are 8 digits, of which the last 5 are the specific serial number of the engine.
- The digits "663" stand for: the first "6" = six cylinders, the second "6" = normally aspirated engine, and the "3" = 2003 year of production, as I have reported earlier.
The above deciphering comes from page 559 of "Porsche 996 - The Essential Companion", see attached chart.
The above is in agreement with what Macster has reported earlier in this thread.
...Rickker
As Jake Raby has reported, the engine number is etched on a sloping panel on the crankcase, per the attached pic. On my engine, the numbers are hard to read, but come out as:
M96/03 663 09588
- The M96/03 is the code for the 3.6 liter 996 engine
- After this, there are 8 digits, of which the last 5 are the specific serial number of the engine.
- The digits "663" stand for: the first "6" = six cylinders, the second "6" = normally aspirated engine, and the "3" = 2003 year of production, as I have reported earlier.
The above deciphering comes from page 559 of "Porsche 996 - The Essential Companion", see attached chart.
The above is in agreement with what Macster has reported earlier in this thread.
...Rickker
M96/7064301466
Engine is in my 03 Turbo with AFAIK with the orignal engine. (Car had just 9500 miles on it when I bought it June this year.)
Sincerely,
Macster.
