Engine number - Wikipedia Engine number For engine position numbers on aircraft, see Aircraft engine position number. Engine number is recorded in Vehicle License of China Engine number may refer to an identification number marked on the engine of a vehicle or, in the case of locomotives, to the road number of the locomotive. The engine number is separate from the Vehicle Identification Number ( VIN ). Contents 1 Automobiles 2 Trains 3 See also 4 References Automobiles Every vehicle engine is marked with an engine number by the factory. The engine number includes coded information, which can be decoded to reveal information such as year of manufacture, country of manufacture, and engine type. Trains The term is also used in train terminology. In this instance, it refers to the road number assigned to motive power by the operator, as opposed to a constructor 's or builder 's number ( equivalent to a vehicle VIN number ). See also Aircraft engine position number Builder 's plate Number plate References Jump up ^ Clymer Repair Manuals ( 1991 ). Small Diesel Engine Service Manual, Edition 3. Intertec Publishing Corporation, Primedia Business Directories & Books, Intertec Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978 - 0 - 87288 - 448 - 9. Jump up ^ Seume, Keich ( 1996 ). Aircooled VW Engine Interchange Manual : The User 's Guide to Original and Aftermarket Parts... MotorBooks / MBI Publishing Company. p. 11. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7603 - 0314 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Engine Number Guide '' ( PDF ). Perkins Engines Company Limited. 2009. Jump up ^ Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen 's magazine, Volume 60. 1916. pp. 428, 435. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 11. This automobile - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This rail - transport related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engine_number&oldid=748101483 '' Categories : Auto parts Engine technology Rolling stock Automobile stubs Rail transport stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2016, at 09 : 56. About Wikipedia

Question: where do you find the engine number on a car
Answer: on the engine