How can you tell you have a real jdm engine

jcastro · 07-11-2012, 05:18 PM

I cant find any info on this.

pandrade · 07-11-2012, 06:26 PM

you could try geting your cars vin and the numbers on your block take thoes to a dealer or some one who has acces to toyota records and they could maby look it up for you

cre · 07-11-2012, 08:03 PM

There is no VIN tag on the engine. The engine has a serial number but I've never met anyone who could use it for any sort of reference. What's it matter anyway? A healthy engine is a healthy engine and a beat to shit engine is a beat to shit engine no matter where it came from.

pandrade · 07-11-2012, 09:47 PM

i always thought you could use the motors serial since dealers need to keep record if there has been work done( for warrenty) guss not

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A healthy engine is a healthy engine and a beat to shit engine is a beat to shit engine no matter where it came from

theres nothing that could make this statement any more true or better

cre · 07-11-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pandrade

i always thought you could use the motors serial since dealers need to keep record if there has been work done( for warrenty) guss not

That's done solely by VIN.... unless the dealer felt like adding more to the service notes. Honestly, a lot of dealers don't even add to the vehicles service history records after such a large number of years.... that's all assuming that a dealer/Toyota service center did all the work in the car's past to begin with.

It's not unlike the part numbers you'll find all over the car if you start taking things apart. There's a part number on every piece inside the climate control but no one outside of big T can find them in their system them and I'm sure only certain departments can do anything with them. The only people big T corporate thinks needs to be able to lookup and order or identify the little day/night flip switch/lever in the rearview mirror is the factory.

They may have records somewhere with info regarding which engine (by serial number) went into which chassis (by VIN) but if they didn't even bother to scan the '88 TSRM in to the Toyota tech library I'm sure those other records (which are probably asked for a LOT less frequently, if ever) are in mothballs in some massive warehouse with the Arc of the Covenant.

Toyota DOES record this information on newer Toyotas, but I don't believe they started that much before 2000.

pandrade · 07-12-2012, 01:21 AM

ohh ok gotcha

jcastro · 07-26-2012, 04:11 PM

lot of good info i was just wondering because it gets me mad when i see ppl selling them on websites like ebay and they might not even be true jdm engines

cre · 07-26-2012, 09:42 PM

JDM is worthless when it comes to the 7M. There's no significant difference in the engine and just because it's low mileage doesn't mean it's worth a lick since it's over 20 years old and could have spent half of that time sitting as the rings rust to the cylinder bores. Buy it wherever you can get it cheapest and plan on a complete rebuild.

07-11-2012, 05:18 PM	#1
jcastro 3" Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Centro Posts: 113	How can you tell you have a real jdm engine I cant find any info on this.

07-11-2012, 06:26 PM	#2
pandrade 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: fort myers florida Posts: 345	you could try geting your cars vin and the numbers on your block take thoes to a dealer or some one who has acces to toyota records and they could maby look it up for you __________________ 1987 7m-gte R-154, SS braided clutch line, full 3in exshaust,aluminum radiator,full throttle gen 2 whith GM 3 inch mass air flow,13lbs flywheel, and more to come

07-11-2012, 08:03 PM	#3
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	There is no VIN tag on the engine. The engine has a serial number but I've never met anyone who could use it for any sort of reference. What's it matter anyway? A healthy engine is a healthy engine and a beat to shit engine is a beat to shit engine no matter where it came from. __________________ If something breaks or you need to contact a member of the administration please post HERE. Unless it's a private or administration matter please post it on the forum. It benefits no one else if car related questions aren't posted for future users and takes away from the time I'm able to spend helping on the rest of the forum. If you're so inclined I'm always more than happy to accept tips via PayPal. Tip Jar --->

07-12-2012, 01:21 AM	#6
pandrade 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: fort myers florida Posts: 345	ohh ok gotcha __________________ 1987 7m-gte R-154, SS braided clutch line, full 3in exshaust,aluminum radiator,full throttle gen 2 whith GM 3 inch mass air flow,13lbs flywheel, and more to come

07-26-2012, 09:42 PM	#8
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	JDM is worthless when it comes to the 7M. There's no significant difference in the engine and just because it's low mileage doesn't mean it's worth a lick since it's over 20 years old and could have spent half of that time sitting as the rings rust to the cylinder bores. Buy it wherever you can get it cheapest and plan on a complete rebuild. __________________ If something breaks or you need to contact a member of the administration please post HERE. Unless it's a private or administration matter please post it on the forum. It benefits no one else if car related questions aren't posted for future users and takes away from the time I'm able to spend helping on the rest of the forum. If you're so inclined I'm always more than happy to accept tips via PayPal. Tip Jar --->

07-26-2012, 04:11 PM	#7
jcastro 3" Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Centro Posts: 113	lot of good info i was just wondering because it gets me mad when i see ppl selling them on websites like ebay and they might not even be true jdm engines

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