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Old 02-05-2016, 06:53 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by stelan View Post
A good link to decode the engine serial numbers?, when measuring rhe oil cooler what are the specs?
I didn't find a good chart for the 986s. I ended up finding two threads on Rennlist and picking a bit of info from each:
Mikefocke posted this:
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Back in 2009, Mac posted this

20 is 2.5l engine; 6 is 6 cylinder; 5 is engine version; V is model year; and 00224 is sequential serial number.

Model years: v w x y z

v = 1995
w = 1996
x = 1997
y = 1998
z = 1999
0 = 2000
1 = 2001
2 = 2002
The V-Z didn't quite work for me, so I found this posted by Macster:
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The first '6' is the # of cylinders. The 2nd '6' means it is a normally aspirated engine (except for the Carrera 4 model engine in 1999). This '6' could be could be a '3' (GT3 engine), or '4' (turbo-charged 3.6l engine), or '8' (Carrera 4 N/A engine).

The 'Y' is the year of engine manufacture. 'V' is 1997, 'W' is 1998, 'X' is 1999, 'Y' is 2000, then digits are used starting with '1' which is 2001.

My info is the remanufactured engines retain their original serial numbers.
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