Finding N52 engine number

krusty · 02-07-2015, 01:11 PM

Z4 coupe 3.0si

On my registration papers, there is an ENGINE Number specified ... which is an 8 digit number like 77234234

1. Does anyone know: Where can I find this number on the engine itself?

2. Do more recent cars (later builds) necessarily have higher engine numbers? Or do different digits convey different meaning?

Vanne · 02-08-2015, 08:25 AM

There you go mate.. Easy peazy.

No idea how the numbers stagger.

krusty · 02-08-2015, 12:13 PM

Splendido! Many thanks.

Summary:
* For the E86 and facelift (2006-2008) E85, just stand at the front nose, and shine a torch down between the 2nd and 3rd cylinders from the front.

* For the original E85 (2003-2006):

The Engine Number on earlier E85 Z4s (2003-2006) is at a different location:

That video claims that it shows the location for the E86 too, but the latter claim appears to be wrong: it is just for the early E85.

02-07-2015, 01:11 PM	#1
krusty Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 291 Posts Drives: Z4 coupé Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Finding N52 engine number Z4 coupe 3.0si On my registration papers, there is an ENGINE Number specified ... which is an 8 digit number like 77234234 1. Does anyone know: Where can I find this number on the engine itself? 2. Do more recent cars (later builds) necessarily have higher engine numbers? Or do different digits convey different meaning?
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02-08-2015, 08:25 AM	#2
Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	There you go mate.. Easy peazy. No idea how the numbers stagger.
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02-08-2015, 12:13 PM	#3
krusty Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 291 Posts Drives: Z4 coupé Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Splendido! Many thanks. Summary: * For the E86 and facelift (2006-2008) E85, just stand at the front nose, and shine a torch down between the 2nd and 3rd cylinders from the front. * For the original E85 (2003-2006): The Engine Number on earlier E85 Z4s (2003-2006) is at a different location: That video claims that it shows the location for the E86 too, but the latter claim appears to be wrong: it is just for the early E85.
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