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codes, which reveal information about a particular engine. For clarity, an example of a Vauxhall/Opel engine
identification code is 'C20LET'. See that engine's node for explanation of the engine and how the
designation relates to its specification.
The standard form of such an identification number (for petrol engines, as opposed to diesel engines) is as
follows:
ABBCCDE
Where:
A = Exhaust emission standard ahered to by the engine in question (in this case, they are European
Community directives pertaining to emission limits). One of the following:
'C' = EC 91/441/EEC
'X' = EC 91/441/EEC (stage 2)
Where there is no letter, the engine adheres to EC directive ECE R 83 A.
B = Engine capacity in cubic centimetres (cc). This is a two digit number - e.g. '20' means 2.0 litres, '35'
means 3.5 litres.
E = Specific vehicle version. This is often not used, and little information exists on the meaning of all the
variants of this segment of the code. Some of them are:
'H' = High output/supercharging
'V' = Volume model
'R' = Increased output
'T' = Turbo
As an example, one of Vauxhall/Opel's recent engines, the X25XE (going through the identification in part
order):
In addition to this, if one were to search out the engine number of the particular engine (as found stamped on
the engine block, usually in front of the clutch housing), one would likely find an extended version of the
code as described above, with further details in the form:
ABBCCDEFFGGGGG
ABBCCDE are as described above.
FF = Country of manufacture. One of the following:
'01' = Resselsheim
'02' = Bochum
'08' = Ellesmere Port
'14' = Kaiserslautern
'19' = Aspern
'20' = Hungary
'25' = Holden
'31' = Brazil
'0S' = Szentgotthard