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Mar 9, 2010 | 11:56 AM

#381

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Mar 9, 2010 | 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by speed_bump,Mar 9 2010, 03:52 PM

Everything I've read has been talking about engine serial numbers. I haven't found an explanation of how the two are related.

Mar 9, 2010 | 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TopGear,Mar 9 2010, 03:57 PM

Everything I've read has been talking about engine serial numbers. I haven't found an explanation of how the two are related.

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Mar 9, 2010 | 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WhrDLMI,Mar 9 2010, 03:54 PM

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Mar 9, 2010 | 12:04 PM

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How could it depend on only 4 digits? There were certainly more than 9999 engines made in 2002

Mar 9, 2010 | 12:05 PM

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Mar 9, 2010 | 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TopGear,Mar 9 2010, 03:48 PM

Anybody have any insight for me?

I'm supposed to be figuring out if my engine serial number is before or after approx. F20C 1102 5386

There is no 8 digit sequence of numbers in a VIN, so I'm confused.

The engine serial isn't reflected in the VIN as such. I'm sure Honda has a record of which serials went in which cars, but there's no direct way to get one from the other.