Many customer do not know how to identify their JCB engine name plate. Here we'd like to briefly introduce how to identify a JCB engine.
Please check as below engine name plate. JCB engine serial number is 17 digits.
Above engine serial number is SD320/40519U0285019
S | D | 320/40519 | U | 2850 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 Engine Displacement
S = 4.4 litre series
D = 4.8 litre series
2 A = naturally aspirated engine (JCB Tier 2)
B = turbocharged engine (JCB Tier 2)
C = turbocharged and intercooled (JCB Tier 2)
D = turbocharged mechanical fuel injection (JCB Tier 3)
E = electronic common rail fuel injection (JCB Tier 3)
F = turbocharged and aftercooled (JCB mechanical Tier 3)
H = turbocharged and aftercooled electronic common rail fuel injection (JCB Tier 4i)
3 Engine part number
4 Country of manufacture
U = United Kingdom
5 Engine serial number
6 Year of manufacture
The last three parts of the engine identification number are stamped on the cylinder block at position B:
U 00001 12