Engine Codes

[ianglanister]

This may be a re post for novas but i am unsure,
I have recently bought a Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS 8 valve. now once everything gets sorted(you will know from my post in general about my new car) i will be doing a full major service along with head gasket but how will i work out what my engine code is i know of the c20xe etc but how will i tell what mine will be? thanks ian:thumb:

[Jack]

It'll be stamped on the engine.

Is it injection?

[ianglanister]

single point injection my mechanic said, where abouts on the engine? thanks ian

[pikey1986]

somewhere on the block i think

[ianglanister]

cool thanks will have a look now...

[ianglanister]

cant find it but unsure where abouts to look and plus the front is covered in oil due to rocker cover gasket gone. cheers

[pikey1986]

try the vin plate

[Southie]

Is it not on the head. Have a look at the front of the engine on the oil cap side. It should be stamped on there.

[Will F]

c14ne?

[sparkie1401]

if its SPi (single point injection), its most likely a C 14 NZ

you should find the code in 1 of 2 places

on the eng. block where it meets the gearbox belhousing, there is a flat angled section, its starts with the code and follows with the engine number


or

there is usually a flat edge at the top of the block, where the cylinder head is fitted, its like a little tab usually front right looking in, around the dizzy /coil pack area

top as in top, not top at the block front

[Stanley]

Try this.

The engine pictured is a C14SE (mutipoint injection) so dont worry if yours looks slightly different.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e188/stan_the_man08/C14SE_codelocation.jpg

[ianglanister]

cool thanks for all the replies will have a look after my food cheers again

[sparkie1401]

well done stan the man thats what i was trying to describe in my reply

"pictures speak a thousand words" lol

also stan has reminded me

it will be

C14SE if its MPi

C14NZ if its SPi

pretty certain its too new to have a carb set up

[ianglanister]

ye my mechanic said its single point injection so will be the c14nz i think. are they by anychance the same as the nova's/corsa's? or anything like that

[John]

some of the later astras were x14sz.