Engine numbers and new cases

Newt Wolfsburg Wizard

478 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 23 Dec 2012, 2:50 am

#936667

Hi Guys,

I was justpondering what happens when you go to get you car registered and you are using a new case which doesnt have an engine number on it.

Is it as straight forward as being given a number to stamp on it?

Cheers

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 23 Dec 2012, 6:28 am

#936675

depends on the state, i think nsw is you apply for a new one and then stamp it on. might be some other paper work involved as well.
check with your local transport department

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#936686

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2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 23 Dec 2012, 7:36 pm

#936769

barls wrote:depends on the state, i think nsw is you apply for a new one and then stamp it on. might be some other paper work involved as well.
check with your local transport department

In NSW go the right way get a blue slip and have a new number issued as if it a new stamping the examiner should reject it back and then all sorts of issues unfold. I know a lot will not agree but that is how the rules were when I was doing blueslips.

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913 posts · joined May 2009 · 27 Dec 2012, 7:23 pm

#937194

2 options, you can do the illegal thing or the legal thing.... the illegal thing is simple, cheap, and quick.... the legal thing is annoying and cost money.... if ur starting with a brand new case and never are going to put the old engine back on the road, you can stamp the same number on the case and save yourself alot of time and money, but its illegal.... or u can go get a blue slip or more specifically an identification number change, then go to the police, get a police number and head back to the blue slip place to get it stamped and approved..... i only ever got a police number twice, once because i intended to sell the old engine and the second time because a customer preferred to do it that way....

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361 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 1 Jan 2013, 4:02 pm

#937684

my ally bubble top case has a 4 digit number on top from the manufacturer. the blue slip guy i spoke to said if that is the engine number that it came with then that is the one that it will get.
so is the case illegal or not? if not why?
cheers.

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2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 1 Jan 2013, 5:40 pm

#937693

It could be a production code and ALL the cases from that manufacturer would have that number.

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792 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 1 Jan 2013, 6:41 pm

#937696

I was always led to believe that it was illegal to re-stamp an engine # . However , if there is no # to start with and your old case is shagged , is it illegal to stamp the new case with the old # . To me this is stamping a # and not re-stamping a # , ROD.

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 1 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm

#937714

still illegal rod, same reasoning as no chassis number and stamping the old one on something else.

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1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 2 Jan 2013, 7:15 am

#937749

RodPenrose wrote:I was always led to believe that it was illegal to re-stamp an engine # . However , if there is no # to start with and your old case is shagged , is it illegal to stamp the new case with the old # . To me this is stamping a # and not re-stamping a # , ROD.

It is legal if you are a qualified engine reconditioner.

I went through the process many years ago with a car without a VIN. The police just used a 4 digit number that was already stamped on a panel.

If the police give you a number it will start with "N" (for NSW) and end with "P". Or "V" for Victoria etc.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

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