…glued to the right B-pillar of the car.
Fig. 1.8. Identification plate: 1 – number of the Type Approval of the vehicle of Russia; 2 – manufacturer; 3 – vehicle identification number; 4 – gross vehicle weight; 5 – total mass of the vehicle with a trailer; 6 – permissible load on the front axle of the vehicle; 7 – permissible load on the rear axle of the vehicle; 8 – body code or model type.
Fig. 1.8 shows all the information about the vehicle provided on the identification plate.
Additionally, the vehicle identification number can be found in the lower left corner of the windshield opening…
…and on the floor of the car on the front passenger side (under the sound insulation). To see the number, bend back the cut out part of the sound insulation.
Decoding the identification number, for example, WFODXXGBBD8B00000: WFO – international code of the manufacturer (Ford Motor Company, Germany – European models; SFA – Ford Motor Company Ltd., UK; TW2 – Ford Lusitana SARL, Portugal; VS6 – Ford Espana SA, Spain; X9F – Ford Motor Company, Russia – European models; XLC – NV Nederland Ford, Netherlands; D – body type (D – sedan; P – five-door hatchback; G – station wagon); XX is a constant; GB – country code and manufacturer – Genk, Belgium (EE – Russia, Leningrad region, Vsevolozhsk; GA – Germany, Cologne; GC – Germany, Saarlouis; LU – Italy, Turin; B – model code (Mondeo); D – body type (D – sedan; P – five-door hatchback; G – station wagon); 8 – year of release (2008); B – code of month of issue (table 1.2); 00000 – serial number.
Fig. 1.9. Location of the number and model designation of gasoline engines with a working volume of 1.6 liters (the throttle assembly has been removed for clarity).
The number and model designation of petrol engines with a working volume of 1.4 and 1.6 liters are stamped on the cylinder block boss behind the throttle assembly (Fig. 1.9).
Fig. 1.10. Location of the number and model designation of gasoline engines with a working volume of 2.0 and 2.3 liters.
The number and model designation of petrol engines with a working volume of 1.8 and 2.0 liters (Fig. 1.10) are stamped on the rear part of the cylinder block on the left side (in the direction of vehicle travel).
The diesel engine number and model designation are stamped on the intake manifold.