Workshop Reference

VW ENGINE CODE LOOKUP

Find what's in front of you. Pick a family and look up the prefix stamped on the case — displacement, factory bhp, years and the vehicles it shipped in.

Code sheet

Type 1 Codes

Beetle, Bus (pre-72), Karmann Ghia, Type 3 — upright air-cooled engine prefixes.

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Code sheet

Type 4 Codes

411/412, 914, Bus (72+), Porsche 912E — Type 4 engine prefixes.

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Code sheet

Porsche 356 Codes

Pre-A, A, B and C/SC pushrod and four-cam Carrera engine numbers.

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Code sheet

Subaru Boxer Codes

EA, EJ and FA/FB flat-four families — Subaru ID and VW conversion planning.

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