BatMobile00

What are the engine VIN code differences on a 2000 mustang? Mine is "X" but what is "W" and "6" and what there a "Y" or "H" i think i saw?

BatMobile00

no one knows............?

stang2000

First 3 VIN Position's - World manufacturer identifier
1FA — Ford, USA, passenger car
1FD — Ford, USA, incomplete vehicle

Fourth VIN Position - restraint system type code
L — Active safety belts — all positions, first generation air bags.
F — Active safety belts — all positions, second generation air bags.

Fifth through Seventh VIN positions indicate vehicle line, series and body type
P40 — Two-door coupe.
P44 — Two-door convertible.
P42 — Two-door coupe, GT.
P45 — Two-door convertible, GT.
P46 — Two-door convertible, Cobra.
P47 — Two-door coupe, Cobra.

Eighth VIN position is the engine displacement and number of cylinders code.
V — 4.6L, EFI (DOHC), eight cylinder.
X — 4.6L, EFI (SOHC), eight cylinder.
4 — 3.8L, EFI, six cylinder.

Ninth VIN position is the check digit code (0-9)

Tenth VIN position is the model year code
Y — 2000

Eleventh VIN position is the assembly plant code
S — Pilot Plant, Allen Park, Michigan (USA).
F — Dearborn, Michigan (USA).

Last six VIN positions are the production sequence number

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This is pulled from a 2000 Mustang VIN Reference Guide, so it pertains to all 2000 Mustangs.

mlang381

the x means the engine came from windsor, canada the other code came from romeo, michigan

HYBRED

There's a lot of discrepancy as to whether the engine code denotes a Windsor or a Romeo block. I've heard all 99-00 GT's had Windsor blocks, but I haven't found any evidence of this. An easy check is to count the driver's side cam cover bolts - 11 bolts means a Windsor, 9 (I think) means a Romeo.