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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 04:26 PM
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How do engine serial numbers correlate to the vehicles vin. i.e how would you be able to know that that engine is the original engine by seeing the engines serial number.
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Old Jan 3, 2017 | 05:18 PM
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I believe the engine serial is the vin

You can decode your vin here https://www.clublexus.com/how-tos/a/...decoder-363376

Heres location of the serial tag http://st.club-lexus.ru/files/l_sb_0085_08_685.pdf
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Old Jan 4, 2017 | 11:12 AM
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thats what I was thinking but its not the same. The engine serial is a different sequence of numbers on my year model. it starts with 3GRXXXXXX, Those last six numbers are not in my vin.
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Originally Posted by mr3gs300
thats what I was thinking but its not the same. The engine serial is a different sequence of numbers on my year model. it starts with 3GRXXXXXX, Those last six numbers are not in my vin.
Did you ever figure out how to compare both numbers? I’m still trying to figure this out, maybe a build sheet?
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