Engine number question

[vecommo]

Just wondering if there's any way of checking an engine number to find out what car it came out of? I would like to know the build date and whether it was a sedan/wagon, exec,acclaim,calais etc etc..
Is there anyone here who can do it? Someone who works at Holden perhaps?

[Dickie Knee]

The old Holden Partfinder system used to let you check engine numbers. The new softwere (Microcat) does not.

Sometimes progress is not always for the better.

A holden service dept may be able to help.

[vecommo]

Oh well, bummer hey? I'll try the Holden dealer but I won't hold my breath.

It's a second hand ecotec V6 a mate bought for his VS, the wrecker says it's a VX engine, but I just wanted to make sure.
The engine number starts with VAxxxxxx, all of the VS's and VT's I've checked start with VHxxxxxx. Does this mean it is indeed out of a VX?

[Dickie Knee]

Prefix VA was used on VX and VY.

[vecommo]

Thanks for that DK.;)

[German Statesman]

Oh well, bummer hey? I'll try the Holden dealer but I won't hold my breath.

It's a second hand ecotec V6 a mate bought for his VS, the wrecker says it's a VX engine, but I just wanted to make sure.
The engine number starts with VAxxxxxx, all of the VS's and VT's I've checked start with VHxxxxxx. Does this mean it is indeed out of a VX?

VH was very common on VS & VTs because we used to say the new Commodores have VH engines in them :p