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How to Identify the Year of a Subaru EG33 Engine

As is true of every automobile engine manufactured since 1981, the EG33 engine in your Subaru has a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) stamped on it during production. This VIN is a type of serial number and it is unique to your particular vehicle. Besides serving as an ID number, the VIN has important information about your car encoded into it, including the production year of the vehicle. The most efficient way to identify the production year of your Subaru is to locate the VIN number on the engine and decode it.

Instructions

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Locate the VIN number on your EG33 Subaru engine. The VIN number can be found stamped on the machine pad on the front portion of the engine block. It will begin with a "1."

2

Write down the VIN number. Copy every digit precisely, reading from left to right. Your Subaru VIN will consist of 17 digits.

3

Circle the 10th digit of the VIN. Start with the first digit on the left and count to the right. The 10th digit of the VIN on a Subaru represents the year of production. The EG33 engine was used in the 1990s as Subarus stock, six-cylinder engine. Therefore, if the 10th digit of the VIN is "6," the production year of your EG33 engine is 1996.