Can anyone please tell me where the vim stamp is located on an 02 tl-s. Thank you.

 

Sorry, I'm looking for it on the motor

 

Left side of motor near timing belt to front of engine.
Why are you looking?

 

because i bought the car a month and a half ago. and its got 164000 miles on it. the motor look to be in prestine condition and im not thinking it the same motor that came with the car, especially with the condition i got the car in. so i would like to match it up just to make sure. can you send me a pic of where yours is so i can just hop right to it

 

This is from a guy named assclowns car
he just installed a turbo



You see the label beside that orange dipstick pull,
that's the engine code so it will tell you exactly whats up with that engine and where its from.
call acura 1800 number and they can help you too.

 

that cover could be a replacement though right?

 

cover could be from either car.
but the number should match the car vin or the number acura has as the engine vin for that car
acura 1-800 382 2238 x5

engines can be steam cleaned to look nice for a number of reasons
look at bolt heads for timing covers- look ever touched?

 

okay, thank you for the help. i really hope its all good though. i mean the motor is strong and there is no seeping at all anywehre and ive put about 2k on the motor since i got it and nothing.

 

Was it from a used car lot? They will often clean them to look good for suckers, uh I mean prospective buyers....... j/k

 

the block VIN should be right above where the starter is.

see in my pic, above the clutch/flywheel there is a green stripe on the top left part. that's the VIN.

 

assclown your the man, thank you so much, and it is a match

 

Fuck yeah assclown your my hero. Looked it up and my Engine is original too

 

and i think the tranny is on the opposite side. not sure i'll have to check back. which reminds me i'd like to see if the auto tranny i had in there was the original haha, if that's the case that auto tranny lasted 180k miles

 

quick ck for warranty replaced trans--blue paint on bolt heads of main bolts thru trans

pzhoward just got a rebuild on original at 198kmiles!
and diy'd first time egr port cleaning-it was plugged--surprise!!

 

so if it has been rreplaced the bolt heads will be blue or if it hasnt they will be blue.

 

they will be blue if the trans has been replaced.

i personally dont care, i'm just gonna double check the VIN on the tranny and see if it matches. it's all going to a junk yard anyway here soon.

 

acura head tech told me they are supposed to transfer the vin plate over to the warranty trans,,so its supposed to go with that car,,records all match
BUT
Many techs are lazy and dont do it

 

a/c dont trash your old trans--off it to a ziner for cheap,,let someone rebuild it and get started in that biz!!

 

Double thread. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1#post12329183

 

whaddaya know my tranny was not original

 

if i call this number will they tell me more honestly if i need to take the car in for any of the recalls or would i be better off with the dealer

ass clown thanks for the pics of the bolts, gonna go check it our right now, keeping my fingers crossed dor it to be original

 

Why does it matter if the tranny is original? Know one gives a damn about those

 

haha i cared because i have 178k on the clock, i've had the car for four years and since 115k and was wondering if my transmission was unique and had lasted that long haha.

my best guess is the tranny went out, the lady fixed it sold the car, bought a lexus and i bought it. all in all i'm still glad i replaced it before i started having problems.

 

I know a dude who has a TL-P with 203,000 miles on the original tranny

 

Correction - 150K miles on a '99 but hey... who's counting?!

 

99 with a 4 speed? you still did well,, 150 on an acura trans of that vintage!