BigBrother-84 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hi Gentlemen! Let's say the prefix section is different (not same year, not same vehicle), but part number and Change Level are identical: D8OZ-3C511-C E2SZ-3C511-C E4TZ-3C511-C Can we assume this is the same OEM Ford part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 No. Not a safe assumption at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 No. Not a safe assumption at all. «Nice trial man, but still a defeat.» Thanks Gary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 «Nice trial man, but still a defeat.» Thanks Gary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 «Nice trial man, but still a defeat.» Thanks Gary! Ford's part numbering is quite good if you understand it. I found when working at a Dodge, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and small imports dealership that the concept Ford used and M-B used are similar. Ford's middle section identifies the type of part, block, head, crank, manifold, gasket etc. First portion, the decade (C = 60s, D = 70s, E = 80s, F = 90s) then the actual year in the decade from 1 - 9, then the vehicle family it originated on The last part is revisions, and can get long, initial is A and it goes up from there, sometimes with numbers. MB, PNs are xxx xxx xxx xx First group is chassis or engine 110 can be an M110 engine part or a body/chassis part for an old 4 cyl car Second group is a class identifier, transmissions are 260 Third is specific part, like a countershaft Last is updates 01-99 Again, once you have the code, you can look at a part number and know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Ford's part numbering is quite good if you understand it. I found when working at a Dodge, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and small imports dealership that the concept Ford used and M-B used are similar. Ford's middle section identifies the type of part, block, head, crank, manifold, gasket etc. First portion, the decade (C = 60s, D = 70s, E = 80s, F = 90s) then the actual year in the decade from 1 - 9, then the vehicle family it originated on The last part is revisions, and can get long, initial is A and it goes up from there, sometimes with numbers. MB, PNs are xxx xxx xxx xx First group is chassis or engine 110 can be an M110 engine part or a body/chassis part for an old 4 cyl car Second group is a class identifier, transmissions are 260 Third is specific part, like a countershaft Last is updates 01-99 Again, once you have the code, you can look at a part number and know what it is. That’s why I was hoping that a same identical part (let’s say 3c511-c) could have be used in different vehicles (a 1978 Toronado as well as a 1984 Truck). But it would be to simple… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 That’s why I was hoping that a same identical part (let’s say 3c511-c) could have be used in different vehicles (a 1978 Toronado as well as a 1984 Truck). But it would be to simple… i woke up yesterday hoping to speak French but it never happened. e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 i woke up yesterday hoping to speak French but it never happened. e I admit that French can appear much harder to understand than Ford numbering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I admit that French can appear much harder to understand than Ford numbering. Oui! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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