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I've been offered a series 3 Li 150 engine. The engine number post is flat (no innocenti or stars logos) but the Li 150 and numbers are present. The owner has an old logbook with the engine number on it. He says he's had the engine since 1970. Is this a problem or is it ok?

It's not a problem if you want an engine and use as it is. I wouldn't be restamping it though as you have no evidence it's that engine. I am sure a far more intelligent gentleman than myself will soon give you the official and proper answer on here shortly

gizmo wrote:It's not a problem if you want an engine and use as it is. I wouldn't be restamping it though as you have no evidence it's that engine. I am sure a far more intelligent gentleman than myself will soon give you the official and proper answer on here shortly

Thank you for offering your advice, it's already stamped!

It's not a problem from a legal point of view. There's a good chance that the motor has a less than honest history, but the police, DVLA etc are interested in the VIN; the engine number is about as interesting to them as the colour. In other words it should match the V5, but that's about it.

As we're all aware, scootering has a significant element tea-leaving, although it's diminishing I think as people get older.

Egee wrote:

gizmo wrote:It's not a problem if you want an engine and use as it is. I wouldn't be restamping it though as you have no evidence it's that engine. I am sure a far more intelligent gentleman than myself will soon give you the official and proper answer on here shortly

Thank you for offering your advice, it's already stamped!

Apologies, I should have put my glasses on and read it properly

dickie wrote:It's not a problem from a legal point of view. There's a good chance that the motor has a less than honest history, but the police, DVLA etc are interested in the VIN; the engine number is about as interesting to them as the colour. In other words it should match the V5, but that's about it.

As we're all aware, scootering has a significant element tea-leaving, although it's diminishing I think as people get older.

I thought that I'd read somewhere that engines were so plentiful and interchangeable and that the main concern was the frame number. As I said it had been with the seller since 1970, I think? At least he had an old trifold logbook!