John you will,the swansea hq is a s much use as a used condom.
Thankfully the local offices have a few braincells.
Be quick as theyre starting to shut them soon
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John you will,the swansea hq is a s much use as a used condom.
Thankfully the local offices have a few braincells.
Be quick as theyre starting to shut them soon
I shouldn't have much bother caching my nova from 2.0 Xe to a 1.6 because its still in the same tax bracket?
So just a case of engine number,cc and coverin letter?
pretty much
I'm a bit worried about the reciept. I haven't bought the engine of a business or garage but from a Good friend. Will a reciept from him do?Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
I'm looking to update my engine size, problem is that I had a look for the engine number and it appears to have been attacked with a grinder........
I dread to think why.
How do I stand with this?
Just make on up, similar to these
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engin...ml#post4738390
Yeah but won't DVLA send the v5 back saying that engine is already in use?
Use a unique number like ya date of birth or summat lol
Re the receipt,i wrote one out in the carpark lol
Haha true mental :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
What and they excepted the engine change lol?
Yeah,got me tax disc there and then.
V5 arrived a fortnight later.
use your existing no. its unique to your car, simply state it has had a change in capacity..Quote:
Originally Posted by TWAG
well, thats what i plan to do when i stick the 1800 crank & pistons into my 1600 bottom end.
I am writing to confirm that the engine change for E123 ABC from a 993cc petrol engine to a 2498cc petrol engine with the engine number of 01234567 has been carried out to safe and road worthy standard.
blar blar
Chief Technician
Is this good enough? it will be on headed paper and signed by my boss (foreman)
They may want photos of the engine number on the end of the block. (I had to)
I've just sent my log book back for the 3rd time!! Each time they have wanted more and more. I first sent mine off in August!
Still waiting :'(
Also have the letter include the VIN number of the car.
Okay thanks
Make & Model: Vauxhall Nova
Registration: E123 ABC
Chassis Number: VSX000091J1234567
I am writing to confirm that I have inspected the above vehicle which has had a previous engine change. The capacity has gone from 993cc petrol engine to a 2498cc petrol engine. The work has been carried out to safe and road worthy standard.
Chief Technician
Any better??
This is what the garage did for me.
I asked them to add the reg of the car the engine came from because I didn't want the risk of them sending logbook back again asking for that info.
Plus I owed / scrapped the calibra and have the certificate of destruction for it. So I new I could back it up if they asked.
(fingers are covering my address)
http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5d0b6b5c.jpg
Would recommend taking it to the local office rather than posting off, if there's anything missing or needed the person on the desk will tell you. And if they accept it, Swansea will usually just process it without question.
I think all local offices closed in October. (Mine did)
As above they all closed on the 26th. I would rather go in but obviously I can't.
Did they? Cock. Thats bloody useful then!
Yeah exactly. My dad is self employed converting motorcycles to trikes and he is having loads of issues with them changing the tax class. It used to be a 5 minute inspection. Now it takes about 5 weeks and there is a 10% chance he will need an inspection in derby which is 60 miles away from him! I do feel sorry for him as he has lost costumes because of the poor turn around!
Got my docs back today after sending away to change engine size been waiting 10 weeks so I phoned them the other day said they are waiting on something coming back from somewhere
who knows but now it's logged as a 1998cc
Would that mean if I put turbo in I don't need to change again?
If you put a new engine in the engine number would need changing.
if you fitted a turbo to your 2.0l!?
Then I don't know.
Mine me is a turbo. An nowhere on log book says it is.
Even after many letters, the COD from the calibra the engine came from. Photos of the engine. And engineers report saying its a turbo.
I was lucky didn't have to get engineers report
I thought it would have said 1998 turbo?
I has loads of hassle getting mine back right.
Went to local dvla office twice. (Befor they closed them all)
they sent it off second time after wanting to see pics.
Got it back still listed as 1.4
sent it back again. Month later got a letter asking for engineers report (and they'd sent log book back 2nd time)
so the last time I sent
log book
engineers report
mot certificate
certificate of destruction (from the calibra engine came from
photos of the car with engine in
photos of the engine number
photos of the vin plate
and a letter stating what I've done. The order/ dates I've written to them, what they keep ****ing up on.
All sent by special delivery (£6.00 something)
Thankfully a week later they got it right.
but, no. It don't say turbo on log book. (Kind of wished it did)
They had loads of info and everything said turbo turbo turbo
on it.
Wow glad I didn't have that hassle, I went to my local one last year to change engine size and number and the guy was like we need proof receipts and reports so I just didn't bother then I decided a few months ago I better sort it out and sent them off with my fingers crossed
i must have got lucky
I read this hole thread when I was building the nova and it seems it's all one thing or the other.
You and I got the two extremes of what can/does happen
Never says it's a turbo. Mine doesn't. Cav turbos from the factory don't either. As long as it's a 2lt it's fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin.p
Turbo/Tbs don't affect engine size or capacity, so arnt needed on a V5
Yep. The only place you'd fine 'turbo' is if it was part of the model name, which for Vauxhalls it's generally not (VX220 aside...). Unless whoever registered it first time round got it wrong - which happens, especially with imports lol - or its been updated by a previous owner. Maybe to make it like an ebay listing, nova 1.2 merit sport turbo nozzzz etc lol
I see.
My calibra had turbo on the log book. So I assumed when I moved it to the nova it was going to come back saying nova turbo.
but like you said if it's part of the cars name. Which I guess is was as they say it on boot lid,
(But then so do the cav's !? )
dunno. Don't really care. :D
It's back. It says 2.0l (1998) and I'm driving it. :)
Mine came back first time with the correct engine number and displacement. My cover letter and qc letter obviously did the trick!
How long does it take for them to update their records? I sent my logbook off 5 weeks ago along with a receipt of engine, mechanical report from a MOT tester at my local garage, and accompanying letter stating the changes. II've heard nothing back and DVLA website still shows it as a 993cc whenever I check it, not a 1998cc
Just wondering but I insured my car when it was still logged as a 1.0 however I declared a non standard engine and all the mods. I now want to declare the engine Change to the dvla so do I have to change insurance too?
If it's already insured as 1600 no, but if it's down on there insurance as a 993 then yep.
Sent off paper work over a month ago and have heard nothing, and still showing as 993cc :/
DVLA aren't known for being quick, let alone if there's a Christmas in the way. Maybe try giving them a call?