VIN -> DOHC or SOHC

**mungewell** · #1: 05-10-2013, 10:21 AM

I know all the LGT's are DOHC, but what about the others in the Subaru line?

I'm looking for an engine to swap into my LGT, given a VIN is possible to determine whether the car has DOHC or SOHC without actually viewing the car.... obviously a look under the hood would be the quick way.

I did find this VIN decoder:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle...baru/VIN_Codes

So for example '4S4BP61CX57309677' which is in an insurance write-off auction (http://www.sgi.sk.ca/salvage_bid/all_search.html) doesn't say, and the best picture isn't clear.

**ResidentRedneck** · #2: 05-10-2013, 08:59 PM

thats a sohc.

**apexi** · #3: 05-10-2013, 10:14 PM

Cars101 also has a subaru vin decoder you could try

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/vin.html

**GEE-OTTO** · #4: 05-11-2013, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mungewell

I know all the LGT's are DOHC, but what about the others in the Subaru line?

I'm looking for an engine to swap into my LGT, given a VIN is possible to determine whether the car has DOHC or SOHC without actually viewing the car.... obviously a look under the hood would be the quick way.

I did find this VIN decoder:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle...baru/VIN_Codes

So for example '4S4BP61CX57309677' which is in an insurance write-off auction (http://www.sgi.sk.ca/salvage_bid/all_search.html) doesn't say, and the best picture isn't clear.

Thats a Outback LL Bean Edition 2.5i w/ a 4EAT

**mungewell** · #5: 05-15-2013, 11:40 AM

Well someone got a deal, it went for $1,151.54.... no Subaru's in this weeks auction :-(

Since I'm obviously in the market for a replacement engine, I've been looking around for a better VIN decoder - any one have one. It seems that there's 'encoded' information and 'infered' information, with the SOHC/DOHC information not being encoded....

Also been reading up on Franken Engines, lots of possibilities for someone willing to 'play'.

**GEE-OTTO** · #6: 05-15-2013, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mungewell

Well someone got a deal, it went for $1,151.54.... no Subaru's in this weeks auction :-(

Since I'm obviously in the market for a replacement engine, I've been looking around for a better VIN decoder - any one have one. It seems that there's 'encoded' information and 'infered' information, with the SOHC/DOHC information not being encoded....

Also been reading up on Franken Engines, lots of possibilities for someone willing to 'play'.

Thew FSM is the only decoder you need

How do you think i knew that was a LL bean edition OB