sticker on my old 1.8 block

[shtrkt81@yahoo.com (Eric S)]

Yep,, you had a Factory VW rebuilt!

I can show you a pic of my VW of Canada rebuilt...the
sticker is yellow and I bet looks the same.  Mine is a
1.6 diesel though :-)


Eric
--- treed2@u.washington.edu wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I just remembered this - when I pulled out what I
> assumed to have been my
> original 135,000 mile 1.8 16v to put in the 2.0, I
> wiped away the
> layer of grease and muck caked all over the front of
> the block.. Next
> to the crankcase breather unit that bolts on there,
> I found a yellow
> sticker that read:
> 
> EXCHANGE
> PIECE REMISE A NEUF
> Part No.	027 100 003 HX
> No de piece
> 
> May be used for engine code:
> Peut etre employee pour les moteurs code PL
> 
> 
> Does this mean I had an exchanged (remanufactured?)
> engine? (or
> perhaps just the block)
> I have no mention of this in any of the car's
> records (granted, they're
> not very good.. the "dealer service records" in the
> owner's packet is
> all I have and they only go to 60,000 miles or so)
> 
> Or does a sticker like this come on every 1.8 16v
> block?
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> -Toby
> 
> 
> 
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=====
Eric

81 Scirocco S (TDI project)
81 Caddy LX BAE TD
83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
87 Samurai (VW TD project)
91 Cabby (2.0 Crossflow project)

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