Identifying Your Yanmar Engine: Finding the Model and Serial Number
When purchasing specific parts for a Yanmar Engine, you need to identify the serial number and model number, this will be on a plate in a specific location on the engine. The reason for providing your dealer with these details is because some parts may have slightly different features, dependent on the information and year of the engine. Therefore, you will need to make sure that you have purchased the correct parts in order for your engine to run smoothly.
If you have this specific information when you call, your parts dealer will be able to locate the exact parts diagram for your particular model and variant, allowing them to identify and source the correct parts for your machine.
What does the plate look like?
Depending on the series of engine, the plate may look slightly different, however, you can easily identify the Model and Serial Number.
For example, MODEL is the Engine model and ENGINE No. is the serial number or identification number.
L Series Engine (aircooled) This relates to the L-AE/L-EE/LN/LV/LW
Suitable for a variety of driven machines for many different industries.
The adhesive label is positioned on the cooling air conveyor towards the power take-off.
TN Series Engines (Liquid Cooled)
The Label will be fixed with 4 rivets positioned on the cover’s valve on the fan side.
You can see figure 2 demonstrates the location of the nameplate.
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