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#1 ·
How can I find out what engine code my vehicle has?

I mean I/we have the VIN and the engine number, but I can find no reference to an engine code of which I need to locate engine spares that fit the frst time around.

And yes I know I can apply to an online motor factor but there is a problem in that, in fact there's a few but primarily the parts listed under the title input give several options, all different. Where in investigating further I come across the request the buyer ascertains the part is correct before ordering, where how can the buyer ascertain a part is correct before purchase if all they have is the VIN, engine serial number and vehicle registration that bears no apparent relationship to the numbers supplied alongside the parts, the engine code?

Honestly I have ordered parts for many different machines in the past, even teaching myself to use manufacturers parts identification sysetms of which they did make readily available - it ensured genuine parts were fitted to maintain manufacturers good names, but I have never had the problems I am having with identifying parts for Renaults.

And yeah I know why I neglected my Clio, it was in part through exasperation at parts identification, where it is my desire not to neglect the Kangoo, so this parts identification issue has to be addressed.
 
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And I have just tried to read the engine number, but due to the ' lightly done ' dot matrix stamping renault appears to do into the engine paint only most of the number is gone - high heat area under the exhaust manifold and I buggered up the nuts getting the manifold shield off for nothing

So unless I can find out what the engine code is I am stuffed as far as identifying engine parts, where you'd think what the engine is should be recorded somehere in the VIN or at least the engine serial number from the V5 should be able lead to what the engine is, but nah, it appears to be not that simple with Renault, unless I am missing something.

It always was in the past one would go part hunting armed with chassis number and engine number to get the right parts first time around, where I would have thought in this day and age it would be even simpler - oh it is, one just has to supply their registration number, but it's not when that registration number corresponds to a number of parts all of which are different to bring me to where I am now, effectively stuffed, where none of the recorded vehicle identification numbers appears to help.

Oh and this current need is for the purposes of the cambelt change - identifying the correct water pump.
 
#6 ·
Well that's a possible positive, but I will have to verify it first as to whether it's accurate, but I tried the vehicle registration number in a second hand engine seller's website to be told my engine code is E7J 780.

And that need to verify for Wikipedia states the E7J was only used in the Kangoo up to 1999 and my vehicle is a 2002 model and going by images my engine externally looks more like a K series engine - of which I know is a developed E series, where of the parts that caused this need to identify my engine there are perhaps understadably different parts for an E series and a K series lump.

If I can find no solution to this issue I will be contacting or rather visiting Renault on Monday in the hope they can tell me what it is.
 
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K4J has 16 valves, mine has 8 valves, so should be according to wiki a K7J engine and externally, it looks the same as this

So that's it, it is quite possibly a K7J maybe even a K7J 700

But interesting I need to do the valve clearances as well as I suppose that might not have been done either - no harm to check.

The Kangoo is not just an A to B vehicle it is also going to be a project as I used to get a great deal of enjoyment out of restoring and customising cars.
 
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Possibly but what's the difference between a 700 and a 701 and would it affect something like the fitment of a water pump?

All this is the problems I face in trying to keep my motoring affordable as with the correct identities I can hunt for bargains and if I can't find genuine parts at affordable to me prices, my next port of call is and only is OE spec parts or in some cases, depending on the part; re- manufactured parts taking note of who re-manufactured the part. And yes it takes time and sometimes a lot of head scratching but I programme the work that needs doing to my vehicles, all to keep motoring affordable.
 
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