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Can Someone Help Me With A VIN Check?

UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
Looks the company that sold me the drivetrain for the hot rod pulled the old switch-a-roo on my engine. The VIN stored in the ecu does not match the VIN they told me I was buying. Interesting huh? So before I call them screaming and cussing, I just want to make sure it's worth cussing over. They advertised my engine as running great and having 43k miles. With my luck, the one I have has 243k on it.

What's worse is that the carfax they sent me back in 8/2014 has a third VIN on it (I just now noticed this). I know it, I'm screwed.
 
TRD270

TRD270

Emptying Pockets Again
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SaSaSandy
Not sure what information you need, but PM the VINs and I can give you the vehicle info
 
UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
Ah, inbox full?

VIN of the engine from the ebay auction: 2G1FP32G622163084

VIN of the ecu that I just had tuned: 2G1FP22G212138451

VIN of the CarFax the ebay seller sent me: 2G1FP32G622116427


Non of this really matters at this point. I purchased the engine over a year ago. I'm just trying to get an idea if I got taken or not.
Thanks for your help.
 
TurboMinivan

TurboMinivan

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Lehi, UT
UNSTUCK said:
VIN of the engine from the ebay auction: 2G1FP32G622163084
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2002 Camaro Z28. Clear title. Last known odometer reading: 163,885 miles on 03/31/2014.

VIN of the ecu that I just had tuned: 2G1FP22G212138451
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2001 Camaro Z28. Salvaged on 11/05/2013 due to water damage. Last known odometer reading: 141,835 on 06/24/2013.

VIN of the CarFax the ebay seller sent me: 2G1FP32G622116427
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2002 Camaro Z28. Salvaged on 01/30/2014 due to "severe damage" in a crash on 01/14/2014. Last known odometer reading: 24,872 on 02/01/2010.

I'm just trying to get an idea if I got taken or not.
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Hope this helps.
 
UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
Thanks a ton Dempsey for the information. Let me know what I owe you for it. Pretty disappointing though. I'm not sure what to make of it. Seller said it had 43k miles on it. I took the timing chain cover off last night. I was surprised how clean it was and how good the sprockets look. I need to find out how much slop is allowed in the chain, that should give me a good idea of the wear on the engine. I'll be taking a valve cover off as well to see what it looks like in there.
 
P

Pile of parts

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South Jordan
Do us a favor and post which seller it was. Sorry to hear about how they treated you, but at least they would lose a chance at anyone's business from this forum.

Hope all checks out well for you, regardless of the miles.
 
UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
I just learned there is a number etched into the block that will tell me which VIN it belongs to, so I should be able to narrow it down a bit and go from there. Then I'll talk to the seller and see what they say.
 
UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
I pulled the engine to do a small frame mod so I was able to find the VIN stamped on the block. It is the VIN ending in 116427! So good chances are it is a low mileage engine. From what Ive seen of the inside of it, I would say it's low miles. :)
 
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