Repair and Diagnosis: Application and ID
To identify any engine by the manufacturer's code, follow the four steps designated by the numbered blocks.
V.I.N. PLATE LOCATION: 1983-90: Top left side of instrument panel, visible through windshield.
MODEL YEAR IDENTIFICATION:
1983-90 - 10th character of V.I.N.
1990 - L
1989 - K
1988 - J
1987 - H
1986 - G
1985 - F
1984 - E
1983 - D
ENGINE CODE LOCATION:
1989-90 - 8th character of V.I.N.
1983-88 - 4th character of V.I.N.
1990 ENGINE ID.:
ENGINE CODE:
ENGINE IDENTIFICATION: