Series I or II

[paddyj]

How do I know if I have a series one or a series two engine? It's a VN V6 executive 1991. I'm getting a new thermostat and apparently the gasket is different depending on the series.

Thanks,
Paddy

 

[stocky]

it would probably be a series 2 engine. do you have a photo of your engine bay?

 

[paddyj]

Thanks,
Don't have a picture now but I can post one in the morning. Is there some way I can tell by just looking at the engine?

Paddy

 

[geta]

if the hose from the top of the radiator goes to the front of your engine, its series 2. Being 1991, it should be series 2 unless someones dropped a series 1 engine in it later :S

-dave

 

[mouce]

If the fuel rails are black and round then it's a series 1, if they are large chunky and silver/grey then it's s2

 

[kowan]

If it has a 8 bolt hole in the flex plate its a S2
If it has 6 bolt holes S1

I would't pull the gearbox off to look though LOL

 

[fitzy2005]

How do I know if I have a series one or a series two engine? It's a VN V6 executive 1991. I'm getting a new thermostat and apparently the gasket is different depending on the series.

Thanks,
Paddy

see if some body can take you down to get ur thermostat gasket, that way take ur old one

 

[fitzy2005]

gaskets dont cost, so buy two if worse coems to worse

 

[paddyj]

Ok the fuel rails are black and round. When standing in front of the car, the top radiator hose goes down the left side of the engine and into the back, lower radiator hose goes straight in to water pump.

What's a flex plate?

Yeah I got a series 2 gasket a lunch time, it was only 95 cents so I'll just get a series 1 gasket tomorrow and compare them when I do the change. I didn't realise they were so cheap because I was quoted 9bucks over the phone.

Is there any power/performance difference between I and II, why did they release another series?

Paddy

 

[GroopA]

If the radiator hose is going around to the back of the engine, you got a series 1.
Prick of a location to chuck the thermostat. never could figure out how to get to it without ripping off the throttle body inlet manifold?